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Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men

Date	13 – 15 July 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	34 from 7 countries

Maurice Schilles and André Auffray were both top sprinters individually, but they had never ridden together as a tandem prior to the first heat of this event. Both would win medals at the world sprint championships, Auffray a silver in 1907 and Schilles a bronze in 1909. The final was a slow race but the French tandem drew away gradually in the straight to win easily. The runners-up, Frederick Hamlin and Thomas Johnson, lodged a protest, claiming that they had been cut off by the French pair on the last turn, but it was disallowed.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	France	FRA	Gold
	Maurice Schillès • André Auffray
2	Great Britain	GBR	Silver
	Frederick Hamlin • Thomas Johnson
3	Great Britain	GBR	Bronze
	Charlie Brooks • William Isaacs
2 h2 r2/3	Great Britain	GBR
	Johnnie Matthews • Leon Meredith
3 h1 r2/3	Germany	GER
	Max Goetze • Otto Götze
3 h2 r2/3	Great Britain	GBR
	John Barnard • Arthur Rushen
4 h1 r2/3	Belgium	BEL
	Jules Patou • Léon Coeckelbergh
4 h2 r2/3	France	FRA
	Octave Lapize • François Bonnet
2 h1 r1/3	Germany	GER
	Max Triebsch • Alwin Boldt
2 h2 r1/3	France	FRA
	Paul Texier • Marc Texier
2 h3 r1/3	France	FRA
	Camille Avrillon • Victor Guyader
2 h5 r1/3	Cape Colony	RSA
	Floris Venter • Philip Freylinck
2 h6 r1/3	Great Britain	GBR
	Robert Jolly • John Norman
2 h7 r1/3	France	FRA
	André Poulain • Gaston Dreyfus
3 h3 r1/3	Great Britain	GBR
	Cecil McKaig • Ted Piercy
3 h4 r1/3	Sweden	SWE
	Andrew Hansson • Gustaf Westerberg
3 h7 r1/3	Canada	CAN
	Fred McCarthy • Walt Andrews

Round One (13 July 1908)

Winner and the fastest losers advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One (16:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Great Britain	GBR	3:09.4	–	Q
	Charlie Brooks • William Isaacs
2	Germany	GER	–	at 5 lengths
	Max Triebsch • Alwin Boldt

Heat Two (16:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Great Britain	GBR	3:14.8	–	Q
	Frederick Hamlin • Thomas Johnson
2	France	FRA	–	at 4 lengths
	Paul Texier • Marc Texier

Heat Three (16:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Germany	GER	2:55.6	–	Q
	Max Goetze • Otto Götze
2	France	FRA	–	at 1 wheel
	Camille Avrillon • Victor Guyader
3	Great Britain	GBR	–	at 2 lengths
	Cecil McKaig • Ted Piercy

Heat Four (16:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Belgium	BEL	2:25.0	–	Q
	Jules Patou • Léon Coeckelbergh
2	Great Britain	GBR	–	at 1½ lengths	q
	John Barnard • Arthur Rushen
3	Sweden	SWE	–	–
	Andrew Hansson • Gustaf Westerberg

Heat Five (17:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	France	FRA	3:11.4	–	Q
	Maurice Schillès • André Auffray
2	Cape Colony	RSA	–	at 1 length
	Floris Venter • Philip Freylinck

Heat Six (17:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	France	FRA	3:06.8	–	Q
	Octave Lapize • François Bonnet
2	Great Britain	GBR	–	at 6 lengths
	Robert Jolly • John Norman

Heat Seven (17:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Great Britain	GBR	2:43.2	–	Q
	Johnnie Matthews • Leon Meredith
2	France	FRA	–	at 2 lengths
	André Poulain • Gaston Dreyfus
3	Canada	CAN	–	beaten off
	Fred McCarthy • Walt Andrews

Semi-Finals (15 July 1908 — 17:00)

Winner and the fastest losers advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Great Britain	GBR	2:42.2	–	Q
	Frederick Hamlin • Thomas Johnson
2	Great Britain	GBR	–	at 6 lengths	q
	Charlie Brooks • William Isaacs
3	Germany	GER	–	–
	Max Goetze • Otto Götze
4	Belgium	BEL	–	–
	Jules Patou • Léon Coeckelbergh

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	France	FRA	2:46.2	–	Q
	Maurice Schillès • André Auffray
2	Great Britain	GBR	–	at 1 length
	Johnnie Matthews • Leon Meredith
3	Great Britain	GBR	–	–
	John Barnard • Arthur Rushen
4	France	FRA	–	–
	Octave Lapize • François Bonnet

Final Round (15 July 1908 — 17:45)

Match 1/2 (17:45)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time	Margin
1	France	FRA	3:07.6	–
	Maurice Schillès • André Auffray
2	Great Britain	GBR	–	at 1 length
	Frederick Hamlin • Thomas Johnson
3	Great Britain	GBR	–	–
	Charlie Brooks • William Isaacs