Cycling Track at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Dates 1 – 3 August 1932
Medal Events 4

The program was the same as in 1928, with the kilometre time trial, match sprint, tandem match sprint, and team pursuit. The track events were held on a temporary 400 metre wooden track built within the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Probably the “velodrome” with the largest capacity ever (75,000+), it was mostly empty during the track competition, as attendance was sparse. The four track events were won by four different nations – Australia, France, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Sprint, Men Olympic 1 – 3 August 1932 9 9
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men Olympic 1 August 1932 9 9
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men Olympic 1 – 3 August 1932 10 5
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Olympic 2 – 3 August 1932 20 5
39 (39/0) 9 (9/0)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Sprint, Men Jacques van EgmondNED Louis ChaillotFRA Bruno PellizzariITA
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men Dunc GrayAUS Jacques van EgmondNED Charles RampelbergFRA
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men FranceFRA Great BritainGBR DenmarkDEN
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men ItalyITA FranceFRA Great BritainGBR

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
France FRA 1 2 1 4
Netherlands NED 1 1 0 2
Italy ITA 1 0 1 2
Australia AUS 1 0 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 1 1 2
Denmark DEN 0 0 1 1