This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's 1 km time trial as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
The track time trial was already at the 1896 Summer Olympics, but it was the only time the event was held over one-third of a kilometre rather than one kilometer. The men's 1 km time trial was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics and was discontinued after the 2004 Summer Olympics. Strangely, the list of Olympic records from the UCI starts in 1980.
Progression TimeCyclistsLocationTrackDateMeet1'14"2* Amsterdam (NED), Olympic Stadium August 1928 1928 Summer Olympics1'13"0* Pasadena (USA), Rose Bowl 1 August 1932 1932 Summer Olympics1'12"0* Berlin (GER), Olympic Cycling Stadium 8 September 1936 1936 Summer Olympics1'11"1* Helsinki (FIN) 31 July 1952 1952 Summer Olympics1'09"8* Melbourne (AUS) 6 December 1956 1956 Summer Olympics1'07"27* Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome 26 September 1960 1960 Summer Olympics1'03"91* Mexico City (MEX), Olympic Velodrome 17 October 1968 1968 Summer Olympics1'02"955 Moscow (URS) Indoor track 22 July 1980 1980 Summer Olympics1'02"712 Atlanta (USA) Open air track 24 July 1996 1996 Summer Olympics1'01"609 Sydney (AUS) Indoor track 16 September 2000 2000 Summer Olympics1'01"224 Athens (GRE) Indoor track 20 August 2004 2004 Summer Olympics1'01"186 Athens (GRE) Indoor track 20 August 2004 2004 Summer Olympics1'00"896 Athens (GRE) Indoor track 20 August 2004 2004 Summer Olympics1'00"711 Athens (GRE) Indoor track 20 August 2004 2004 Summer Olympics * Not listed by the UCI as an Olympic record
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