The men's track time trial was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 16 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. Twenty-seven cyclists from 27 nations competed, with each nation limited to one competitor. The event was won by Patrick Sercu of Belgium, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial and first medal in the event since 1948. Giovanni Pettenella's silver medal put Italy on the podium for the event for the fourth consecutive Games, while Pierre Trentin's bronze was the first medal for France in the event since 1948.
Background
This was the ninth appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and every Games since 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. The only returning cyclist from the 1960 Games was fourth-place finisher Piet van der Touw of the Netherlands. Patrick Sercu was the 1963 sprint world champion.
Cambodia, the Republic of China, Malaysia, and Thailand each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their ninth appearance, having competed at every appearance of the event.
Competition format
The event was a time trial on the track, with each cyclist competing separately to attempt to achieve the fastest time. Each cyclist raced one kilometre from a standing start.Official Report, vol. 2, p. 258.
Records
The following were the world and Olympic records prior to the competition.
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date Time Round Friday, 16 October 1964 14:00 Final
Results
Rank Cyclist Nation 200 m 400 m 800 m Time Patrick Sercu 17.40 29.59 55.62 1:09.59 Giovanni Pettenella 16.65 28.77 55.40 1:10.09 Pierre Trentin 17.83 30.72 57.00 1:10.42 4 Pieter van der Touw 16.54 29.41 56.27 1:10.68 5 Jiří Pecka 17.20 29.51 56.32 1:10.70 6 Lothar Claesges 17.24 29.92 56.44 1:10.86 7 Wacław Latocha 18.39 30.90 56.99 1:11.12 8 Roger Gibbon 16.49 29.21 56.54 1:11.19 9 Viktor Logunov 16.77 29.02 56.19 1:11.36 10 Katsuhiko Sato 16.53 28.87 56.27 1:11.68 11 Jan Ingstrup-Mikkelsen 17.92 30.44 57.44 1:12.03 12 Carlos Alberto Vázquez 18.59 31.61 58.23 1:12.18 13 José Mercado 17.27 29.87 57.54 1:12.83 14 William Kund 18.60 31.25 58.21 1:12.89 15 Stefan Kirev 17.89 30.81 58.16 1:13.06 16 Richard Paris 19.42 31.86 58.61 1:13.27 17 Roger Whitfield 18.13 30.55 57.99 1:13.29 18 Ferenc Habony 18.15 31.52 59.80 1:14.48 19 Eduardo Bustos 18.38 31.48 59.81 1:15.05 20 Oscar Almada 18.65 32.50 1:01.51 1:17.17 21 Preeda Chullamondhol 18.40 31.59 1:01.45 1:18.06 22 Tan Thol 19.68 33.27 1:02.15 1:18.20 23 Muhammad Hafeez 20.09 33.79 1:02.73 1:18.50 24 Ng Joo Pong 19.55 33.48 1:04.16 1:20.68 25 Trần Văn Nen 19.22 34.75 1:05.40 1:21.58 26 Dalbir Singh Gill 20.29 34.48 1:04.82 1:21.62 — Shue Ming-Shu
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