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Sprint, Men

Date	9 August 1920
Status	Olympic
Location	Garden City Velodroom, Wilrijk, Antwerpen
Participants	37 from 11 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

The match sprint was the first event contested. In the first round 37 sprinters were only reduced to 24. Three British riders advanced to the semi-finals, with two of them, Thomas Johnson, and Harry Ryan, winning their heats to advance to the final where Maurice Peeters of The Netherlands joined them. Ryan had actually been runner-up in the world sprint championships when they were last contested in 1913. In the finals, Peeters rode in second place for one lap, but at the bell took the lead. Johnson was gaining on the last turn when Peeters rode him up the bank a bit, forcing him wide. The English protested this action, but it was rejected and Peeters was awarded the championship.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	Gold
2	Thomas Johnson	GBR	Silver
3	Harry Ryan	GBR	Bronze
2 h1 r5/6	George Thursfield	RSA
2 h2 r5/6	Fred Taylor	USA
2 h3 r5/6	Charles Lanusse	FRA
3 h1 r5/6	Albert White	GBR
3 h2 r5/6	Jerry Halpin	AUS
3 h3 r5/6	James Walker	RSA
2 r4/6	Harold Bounsall	CAN
3 r4/6	Georges Perrin	FRA
4 r4/6	Henri Bellivier	FRA
2 h1 r3/6	Anthony Young	USA
2 h2 r3/6	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN
2 h3 r3/6	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL
2 h4 r3/6	Christopher Dotterweich	USA
3 h1 r3/6	Lempereur	BEL
3 h2 r3/6	Georges Paillard	FRA
3 h3 r3/6	Ernest Binard	BEL
3 h4 r3/6	John Slaets	BEL
4 h1 r3/6	Norman Webster	CAN
4 h2 r3/6	Piet Ikelaar	NED
4 h4 r3/6	Thomas Lance	GBR
2 h8 r2/6	Franco Giorgetti	ITA
3 h1 r1/6	William Taylor	CAN
3 h2 r1/6	Pietro Martinelli	ITA
3 h3 r1/6	Jack King	AUS
3 h4 r1/6	Tjabel Boonstra	NED
3 h5 r1/6	Jean Michel Majerus	LUX
3 h6 r1/6	Sammy Goosen	RSA
3 h7 r1/6	Vittorio Cavallotti	ITA
3 h8 r1/6	Willie Beck	USA
3 h9 r1/6	Axel Hornemann Hansen	DEN
3 h10 r1/6	Armido Rizzetto	ITA
3 h11 r1/6	Bill Smith	RSA
3 h12 r1/6	Frans de Vreng	NED
4 h8 r1/6	Herb MacDonald	CAN

Round One (9 August 1920 — 14:55)

Top two finishers in each heat advanced to round two. Round one was contested over 800 metres only.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Henri Bellivier	FRA	13.2	–	–	Q
2	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	–	–	ｽ wheel behind	Q
3	William Taylor	CAN	–	–	ｽ wheel behind

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Anthony Young	USA	13.2	–	–	Q
2	Maurice Peeters	NED	–	–	ｼ wheel behind	Q
3	Pietro Martinelli	ITA	–	–	tire behind

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Thomas Lance	GBR	13.2	–	–	Q
2	Ernest Binard	BEL	–	–	2 lengths behind	Q
3	Jack King	AUS	–	–	1 length behind2

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	13.2	–	–	Q
2	Norman Webster	CAN	–	–	ｽ length behind	Q
3	Tjabel Boonstra	NED	–	–	1 length behind

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Harry Ryan	GBR	13.2	–	–	Q
2	Lempereur	BEL	–	–	2 lengths behind	Q
3	Jean Michel Majerus	LUX	–	–	5 lengths behind

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Thomas Johnson	GBR	12.6	–	–	QOR
2	Piet Ikelaar	NED	–	–	ｽ length behind	Q
3	Sammy Goosen	RSA	–	–	3 lengths behind

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	James Walker	RSA	13.6	–	–	Q
2	Georges Paillard	FRA	–	–	ｽ length behind	Q
3	Vittorio Cavallotti	ITA	–	–	5 lengths behind

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	13.6	–	–	Q
2	George Thursfield	RSA	–	–	ｼ wheel behind	Q
3	Willie Beck	USA	–	–	ｼ wheel behind2
4	Herb MacDonald	CAN	–	–	1 length behind3

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0	–	–	Q
2	Albert White	GBR	–	–	15 cm. behind	Q
3	Axel Hornemann Hansen	DEN	–	–	ｼ wheel behind

Heat Ten

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Fred Taylor	USA	13.2	–	–	Q
2	Georges Perrin	FRA	–	–	10 cm. behind	Q
3	Armido Rizzetto	ITA	–	–	10 cm. behind2

Heat Eleven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	John Slaets	BEL	13.2	–	–	Q
2	Franco Giorgetti	ITA	–	–	ｼ wheel behind	Q
3	Bill Smith	RSA	–	–	ｽ length behind

Heat Twelve

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Jerry Halpin	AUS	12.6	–	–	QOR
2	Harold Bounsall	CAN	–	–	2ｽ lengths behind	Q
3	Frans de Vreng	NED	–	–	ｽ length behind

Round Two (9 August 1920)

Winner advanced to the semi-finals; all others advanced to the repêchage heats.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Fred Taylor	USA	13.0	–	–	Q
2	Henri Bellivier	FRA	–	–	2 lengths behind
3	Norman Webster	CAN	–	–	3 lengths behind

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Jerry Halpin	AUS	12.6	–	–	QOR
2	Anthony Young	USA	–	–	15 cm. behind
3	Lempereur	BEL	–	–	2 lengths behind

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	George Thursfield	RSA	13.2	–	–	Q
2	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	–	–	ｽ length behind
3	Thomas Lance	GBR	–	–	2 lengths behind

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	13.2	–	–	Q
2	Harold Bounsall	CAN	–	–	1ｽ lengths behind
3	John Slaets	BEL	–	–	2 lengths behind

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Thomas Johnson	GBR	11.8	–	–	QOR
2	Charles Lanusse	FRA	–	–	ｽ length behind
3	Piet Ikelaar	NED	–	–	5 lengths behind

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	James Walker	RSA	13.6	–	–	Q
2	Georges Perrin	FRA	–	–	ｽ wheel behind
3	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	–	–	2 lengths behind

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Albert White	GBR	12.6	–	–	Q
2	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	–	–	ｼ wheel behind
3	Georges Paillard	FRA	–	–	ｽ length behind

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Harry Ryan	GBR	12.8	–	–	Q
2	Franco Giorgetti	ITA	–	–	ｽ length behind
3	Ernest Binard	BEL	–	–	5 lengths behind

Repêchage Heats (9 August 1920)

Winner of the repêchage heats advanced to the repêchage finals. The winner of the repêchage final advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Henri Bellivier	FRA	–	–	–	Q
2	Anthony Young	USA	13.2	–	–		1
3	Lempereur	BEL	–	–	10 cm. behind
4	Norman Webster	CAN	–	–	1 length behind

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0	–	–	Q
2	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	–	–	ｼ wheel behind
3	Georges Paillard	FRA	–	–	ｽ length behind
4	Piet Ikelaar	NED	–	–	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Georges Perrin	FRA	12.8	–	–	Q
2	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	–	–	ｽ length behind
3	Ernest Binard	BEL	–	–	3 lengths behind

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Harold Bounsall	CAN	13.4	–	–	Q
2	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	–	–	ｽ length behind
3	John Slaets	BEL	–	–	ｽ length behind2
4	Thomas Lance	GBR	–	–	ｽ length behind3

Final Heat

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0	–	–	Q
2	Harold Bounsall	CAN	–	–	ｼ wheel behind
3	Georges Perrin	FRA	–	–	ｽ length behind
4	Henri Bellivier	FRA	–	–	1 length behind

Semi-Finals (9 August 1920)

Winner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Thomas Johnson	GBR	14.8	–	–	Q
2	George Thursfield	RSA	–	–	10 cm. behind
3	Albert White	GBR	–	–	ｼ wheel behind

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Harry Ryan	GBR	12.6	–	–	Q
2	Fred Taylor	USA	–	–	ｼ wheel behind
3	Jerry Halpin	AUS	–	–	ｼ wheel behind

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	12.6	–	–	Q
2	Charles Lanusse	FRA	–	–	ｽ length behind
3	James Walker	RSA	–	–	ｼ wheel behind2

Final Round (9 August 1920)

Match 1/2

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	200ST	Race Time	Margin
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	13.0	1:04.4	–
2	Thomas Johnson	GBR	–	–	ｼ wheel behind
3	Harry Ryan	GBR	–	–	3 lengths behind