Cycling at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
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Venues | Road race around Lake Mälaren |
Date | 7 July 1912 |
Competitors | 123 from 16 nations |
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, one cycling event was contested on Sunday, 7 July. This event was a time trial which also counted as an individual race. For the only time in Olympic history, no track cycling events were held.
Amateur definitions
In cycling, where, according to the agreement made by the national associations affiliated to the Union Cycliste Internationale, every amateur was to be provided with a certificate issued by the Union or by one of the said associations.
The amateur regulation was as follows:
The competition is only open to amateurs with a license from the Union Cycliste Internationale or any affiliated to the above-mentioned Union. A certified copy of such license shall accompany each entry.
Medal summary
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual time trial |
Rudolph Lewis (RSA) | Frederick Grubb (GBR) | Carl Schutte (USA) |
Team time trial |
Sweden (SWE) Erik Friborg Ragnar Malm Axel Persson Algot Lönn |
Great Britain (GBR) Frederick Grubb Leonard Meredith Charles Moss William Hammond |
United States (USA) Carl Schutte Alvin Loftes Albert Krushel Walter Martin |
Participating nations
A total of 123 cyclists from sixteen nations competed at the Stockholm Games:[1]
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
References
- ↑ "Cycling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ Including one German cyclist, who competed for Russia.