Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

The men's tandem at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.

This track cycling event consisted of multiple rounds. The event was a single elimination tournament, with a third-place race between the semifinal losers.

The Dutch entrants for this race were Bernhard Leene and Daan van Dijk. They beat the Austrian team in the first round, and competed against the German team in the semi-final. After two rounds, the Dutch team fell, and the race was restarted. This second time, the Dutch team won with a small margin.

In the final, the Dutch team faced the British team, John Sibbit and Ernest Chambers. The British team led the race until the final corner, when the Dutch team overtook them.Description of the race

Match round Source:

Round 1

Match 1 Rank Nation Cyclists Time (last 200m) 1 Q Bernhard Leene Daan van Dijk 12.0 seconds 2 August Schaffer Franz Dusika

Match 2 Rank Nation Cyclists Time (last 200m) 1 Q Ernest Chambers John Sibbit 13.2 seconds 2 Henri Lemoine Hubert Guyard

Match 3 Rank Nation Cyclists Time (last 200m) 1 Q Hans Bernhardt Karl Köther 12.4 seconds 2 Ludwik Turowski Stanisław Podgórski

Match 4 Rank Nation Cyclists Time (last 200m) 1 Q Adolfo Corsi Francesco Malatesta N/A – ByeCanada withdrew.

Semifinals

Semifinal 1 Rank Nation Cyclists Time (last 200m) 1 Q Ernest Chambers John Sibbit 12.2 seconds 2 Adolfo Corsi Francesco Malatesta

Semifinal 2 Rank Nation Cyclists Time (last 200m) 1 Q Bernhard Leene Daan van Dijk 12.2 seconds 2 Hans Bernhardt Karl Köther

Medal matches

Gold medal match Rank Nation Cyclists Time (last 200m) Bernhard Leene Daan van Dijk11.8 seconds Ernest Chambers John Sibbit

Bronze medal match Rank Nation Cyclists Time (last 200m) 1 () Hans Bernhardt Karl Köther 12.2 seconds 2 (4th) Adolfo Corsi Francesco Malatesta

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