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Tandem Sprint (2,000 metres), Men

Date1 – 3 August 1932
StatusOlympic
LocationRose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Participants10 from 5 countries

Only five teams were entered. In the first round, the French team of Maurice Perrin and Louis Chaillot outrode the British team of the Chambers brothers, Ernest and Stan. In the second heat of the first round, the Danes Harald Christensen and Willy Gervin finished ahead of the Dutch team of Bernard Leene and Jacques van Egmond, but the Danish team was disqualified for cutting off the Dutch in the sprint. In the repêchage, the Dutch and Brits were joined by the American team, with the Americans eliminated.

The semi-finals saw France beat Denmark. The British tandem advanced to the finals when the Dutch team forfeited because of a broken bike. This set up a re-match between Chaillot/Perrin and the Chambers brothers. In the final, the Chambers were no match for the French, who won easily by taking the first two races of the best of three final. The French cyclists were supported by being allowed to bring wine into the US, despite prohibition, as it was such a standard part of their diet. There was no bronze medal match, but Christensen/Gervin won the bronze medal as they had lost in the semis to the gold medalists, and the Dutch had not competed.

PosPairNOC
1Maurice Perrin / Louis ChaillotFRAGold
2Ernest Chambers / Stan ChambersGBRSilver
3Harald Christensen / Willy GervinDENBronze
4Bernard Leene / Jacques van EgmondNED
5Frank Testa / Buck InghamUSA

Round One

Date1 August 1932 — 19:30
FormatWinner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

PosPairNOCTime
1Maurice Perrin / Louis ChaillotFRA13.2Q
2Ernest Chambers / Stan ChambersGBR

Heat #2

PosPairNOCTime
1Bernard Leene / Jacques van EgmondNEDQ
DQHarald Christensen / Willy GervinDEN[13.8]

Round One Repêchage

Date1 August 1932 — 19:30
FormatTop two advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Time19:30
PosPairNOCTime
1Harald Christensen / Willy GervinDEN12.0Q
2Ernest Chambers / Stan ChambersGBRQ
3Frank Testa / Buck InghamUSA

Semi-Finals

Date3 August 1932 — 19:30
FormatWinner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

PosPairNOCTime
1Maurice Perrin / Louis ChaillotFRA12.1Q
2Harald Christensen / Willy GervinDEN

Heat #2

PosPairNOCTime
1Ernest Chambers / Stan ChambersGBR14.9Qwalkover
DNSBernard Leene / Jacques van EgmondNED

Final Round

Date3 August 1932 — 19:30

Heat 1/2

Time19:30
PosPairNOCRaces WonRace #1 TimeRace #2 Time
1Maurice Perrin / Louis ChaillotFRA212.312.0
2Ernest Chambers / Stan ChambersGBR0

Heat 3/4

Time19:30
PosPairNOCRaces WonRace #1 TimeRace #2 Time
1Harald Christensen / Willy GervinDENwalkover
DNSBernard Leene / Jacques van EgmondNED