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Sprint, Men

Date	17 – 18 October 1964
Status	Olympic
Location	Hachioji Jitenshakyogijo, Hachioji, Tokyo
Participants	39 from 22 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

Thirty-nine riders started the first round of the match sprint, representing 22 nations. France’s Pierre Trentin was favored, having won the World Championship earlier in the year in Paris, after placing third in the event in 1962-63. At the 1964 Worlds, Trentin had defeated his teammate, Daniel Morelon, in the final, with third-place going to Italy’s Sergio Bianchetto (ITA), who had won Olympic gold in 1960 in the tandem. Those three made the semi-finals, where they were joined by the surprising Italian, Giovanni Pettenella. Little known before the Tokyo Olympics, he had already earned a silver medal in the kilometer, behind Belgium’s Patrick Sercu. Sercu, the 1963 World Sprint Champion, competed in this event as well, but was defeated in two straight races in the quarters by Pettenella.

The first semi matched Trentin and Pettenella. Trentin won the first race, and looked to have won the second but was disqualified for interference. Pettenella won the rubber match to advance to the final. The other semi also went three races, with Bianchetto edging Morelon in the final race. The final was not close. Pettenella won comfortably, easing up in both races. Morelon won the bronze medal, after losing the first race to Trentin, by sweeping the final two races. It was the first of four consecutive medals that Morelon would win in this event, including two gold medals in 1968 and 1972. Pettenella was a true shooting star, with few palmares before or after the Tokyo Olympics. As a professional his only podium finish in the World Championships came in 1968, when he placed third in the sprint.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	R1 Rep	Round One Repêchage Final	R2	Round Two Repêchage Final	Round Two Repêchage	QF	SF	Final
1	Giovanni Pettenella	ITA	11.40 (1 h7)	–	–	– (3 h5)	11.71 (1 h2)	12.06 (1 h2)	2 (1 h3)	2 (1 h1)	2 (1 h1)	Gold
2	Sergio Bianchetto	ITA	11.58 (1 h3)	–	–	11.83 (1 h3)	–	–	2 (1 h2)	2 (1 h2)	0 (2 h1)	Silver
3	Daniel Morelon	FRA	12.84 (1 h2)	–	–	11.93 (1 h2)	–	–	2 (1 h1)	1 (2 h2)	2 (1 h2)	Bronze
4	Pierre Trentin	FRA	12.77 (1 h1)	–	–	– (3 h1)	11.88 (1 h1)	12.81 (1 h1)	2 (1 h4)	1 (2 h1)	1 (2 h2)
=5	Willi Fuggerer	GER	– (2 h8)	12.69 (1 h6)	11.52 (1 h5)	12.15 (1 h6)	–	–	1 (2 h4)	–	–
=5	Patrick Sercu	BEL	11.67 (1 h4)	–	–	11.43 (1 h4)	–	–	0 (2 h3)	–	–
=5	Mario Vanegas	COL	12.09 (1 h12)	–	–	12.07 (1 h1)	–	–	0 (2 h2)	–	–
=5	Zbysław Zając	POL	– (3 h12)	12.31 (1 h3)	12.09 (1 h1)	12.06 (1 h5)	–	–	0 (2 h1)	–	–
2 h1 r6/9	Valery Khitrov	URS	11.54 (1 h9)	–	–	– (2 h5)	– (2 h1)	11.45 (1 h4)	–	–	–
2 h2 r6/9	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	12.26 (1 h8)	–	–	– (2 h1)	– (2 h2)	11.70 (1 h3)	–	–	–
2 h1 r5/9	Karl Barton	GBR	12.68 (1 h6)	–	–	– (3 h2)	–	– (2 h1)	–	–	–
2 h2 r5/9	Ulrich Schillinger	GER	12.60 (1 h13)	–	–	– (2 h3)	–	– (2 h2)	–	–	–
2 h3 r5/9	Tom Harrison	AUS	11.60 (1 h11)	–	–	– (2 h4)	–	– (2 h3)	–	–	–
2 h4 r5/9	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	11.60 (1 h5)	–	–	– (2 h6)	–	– (2 h4)	–	–	–
3 h2 r5/9	Niels Fredborg	DEN	– (2 h13)	12.31 (1 h5)	12.25 (1 h2)	– (2 h2)	–	– (3 h2)	–	–	–
3 h3 r5/9	Katsuhiko Sato	JPN	11.92 (1 h10)	–	–	– (3 h6)	–	– (3 h3)	–	–	–
3 h4 r5/9	Peder Pedersen	DEN	– (3 h8)	11.61 (1 h7)	11.91 (1 h3)	– (3 h3)	–	– (3 h4)	–	–	–
AC h1 r5/9	Roger Gibbon	TTO	– (2 h5)	11.65 (1 h2)	11.35 (1 h4)	– (3 h4)	–	– (DNF h1)	–	–	–		DNF
2 h1 r3/9	Óscar García	ARG	– (2 h4)	12.16 (1 h1)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r3/9	Tan Thol	CAM	– (3 h2)	13.00 (1 h4)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h3 r3/9	Piet van der Touw	NED	– (2 h11)	12.48 (1 h9)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h4 r3/9	Aad de Graaf	NED	– (3 h9)	12.21 (1 h8)	– (2 h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h5 r3/9	Gordon Johnson	AUS	– (2 h12)	12.20 (1 h10)	– (2 h5)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h1 r2/9	Fitzroy Hoyte	TTO	– (2 h7)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r2/9	Tsuyoshi Kawachi	JPN	– (3 h13)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h3 r2/9	Nguyễn Văn Châu	VNM	– (2 h1)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h4 r2/9	Richárd Bicskey	HUN	– (2 h6)	– (2 h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h5 r2/9	Alan Grieco	USA	– (3 h5)	– (2 h5)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h6 r2/9	Jackie Simes	USA	– (3 h10)	– (2 h6)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h7 r2/9	Muhammad Hafeez	PAK	– (2 h3)	– (2 h7)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h8 r2/9	Suchha Singh	IND	– (3 h3)	– (2 h8)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h9 r2/9	Eduardo Bustos	COL	– (2 h2)	– (2 h9)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h10 r2/9	Ferenc Habony	HUN	– (3 h11)	– (2 h10)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3 h1 r2/9	José Luis Téllez	MEX	– (3 h1)	– (3 h1)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3 h2 r2/9	Tim Phivana	CAM	– (3 h7)	– (3 h2)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3 h3 r2/9	Amar Singh Billing	IND	– (3 h4)	– (3 h3)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3 h4 r2/9	Chris Church	GBR	– (2 h9)	– (3 h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3 h5 r2/9	José Mercado	MEX	– (2 h10)	– (3 h5)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
AC h6 r1/9	Carlos Alberto Vázquez	ARG	– (DNF h6)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		DNF

Round One

Date	17 October 1964 — 17:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Pierre Trentin	FRA	12.77	Q
2	Nguyễn Văn Châu	VNM	–
3	José Luis Téllez	MEX	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	12.84	Q
2	Eduardo Bustos	COL	–
3	Tan Thol	CAM	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Sergio Bianchetto	ITA	11.58	Q
2	Muhammad Hafeez	PAK	–
3	Suchha Singh	IND	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Patrick Sercu	BEL	11.67	Q
2	Óscar García	ARG	–
3	Amar Singh Billing	IND	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	11.60	Q
2	Roger Gibbon	TTO	–
3	Alan Grieco	USA	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Karl Barton	GBR	12.68	Q
2	Richárd Bicskey	HUN	–
DNF	Carlos Alberto Vázquez	ARG	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Giovanni Pettenella	ITA	11.40	Q
2	Fitzroy Hoyte	TTO	–
3	Tim Phivana	CAM	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	12.26	Q
2	Willi Fuggerer	GER	–
3	Peder Pedersen	DEN	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Valery Khitrov	URS	11.54	Q
2	Chris Church	GBR	–
3	Aad de Graaf	NED	–

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Katsuhiko Sato	JPN	11.92	Q
2	José Mercado	MEX	–
3	Jackie Simes	USA	–

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Tom Harrison	AUS	11.60	Q
2	Piet van der Touw	NED	–
3	Ferenc Habony	HUN	–

Heat #12

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mario Vanegas	COL	12.09	Q
2	Gordon Johnson	AUS	–
3	Zbysław Zając	POL	–

Heat #13

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ulrich Schillinger	GER	12.60	Q
2	Niels Fredborg	DEN	–
3	Tsuyoshi Kawachi	JPN	–

Round One Repêchage

Date	17 October 1964 — 10:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the repêchage final.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Óscar García	ARG	12.16	Q
2	Fitzroy Hoyte	TTO	–
3	José Luis Téllez	MEX	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Roger Gibbon	TTO	11.65	Q
2	Tsuyoshi Kawachi	JPN	–
3	Tim Phivana	CAM	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Zbysław Zając	POL	12.31	Q
2	Nguyễn Văn Châu	VNM	–
3	Amar Singh Billing	IND	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Tan Thol	CAM	13.00	Q
2	Richárd Bicskey	HUN	–
3	Chris Church	GBR	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Niels Fredborg	DEN	12.31	Q
2	Alan Grieco	USA	–
3	José Mercado	MEX	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Willi Fuggerer	GER	12.69	Q
2	Jackie Simes	USA	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Peder Pedersen	DEN	11.61	Q
2	Muhammad Hafeez	PAK	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Aad de Graaf	NED	12.21	Q
2	Suchha Singh	IND	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Piet van der Touw	NED	12.48	Q
2	Eduardo Bustos	COL	–

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gordon Johnson	AUS	12.20	Q
2	Ferenc Habony	HUN	–

Round One Repêchage Final

Date	17 October 1964 — 10:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Zbysław Zając	POL	12.09	Q
2	Óscar García	ARG	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Niels Fredborg	DEN	12.25	Q
2	Tan Thol	CAM	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Peder Pedersen	DEN	11.91	Q
2	Piet van der Touw	NED	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Roger Gibbon	TTO	11.35	Q
2	Aad de Graaf	NED	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Willi Fuggerer	GER	11.52	Q
2	Gordon Johnson	AUS	–

Round Two

Date	17 October 1964 — 14:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mario Vanegas	COL	12.07	Q
2	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	–
3	Pierre Trentin	FRA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	11.93	Q
2	Niels Fredborg	DEN	–
3	Karl Barton	GBR	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Sergio Bianchetto	ITA	11.83	Q
2	Ulrich Schillinger	GER	–
3	Peder Pedersen	DEN	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Patrick Sercu	BEL	11.43	Q
2	Tom Harrison	AUS	–
3	Roger Gibbon	TTO	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Zbysław Zając	POL	12.06	Q
2	Valery Khitrov	URS	–
3	Giovanni Pettenella	ITA	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Willi Fuggerer	GER	12.15	Q
2	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	–
3	Katsuhiko Sato	JPN	–

Round Two Repêchage Final

Date	17 October 1964 — 14:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Pierre Trentin	FRA	11.88	Q
2	Valery Khitrov	URS	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Giovanni Pettenella	ITA	11.71	Q
2	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	–

Round Two Repêchage

Date	17 October 1964 — 14:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the repêchage final.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Pierre Trentin	FRA	12.81	Q
2	Karl Barton	GBR	–
DNF	Roger Gibbon	TTO	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Giovanni Pettenella	ITA	12.06	Q
2	Ulrich Schillinger	GER	–
3	Niels Fredborg	DEN	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	11.70	Q
2	Tom Harrison	AUS	–
3	Katsuhiko Sato	JPN	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Valery Khitrov	URS	11.45	Q
2	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	–
3	Peder Pedersen	DEN	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	18 October 1964 — 10:00
Format	Best 2 of 3 races. Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	2	12.69	12.18	Q
2	Zbysław Zając	POL	0	loss	loss

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Sergio Bianchetto	ITA	2	13.00	12.31	Q
2	Mario Vanegas	COL	0	loss	loss

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Giovanni Pettenella	ITA	2	12.03	11.57	Q
2	Patrick Sercu	BEL	0	loss	loss

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result	Race #3 Time / Result
1	Pierre Trentin	FRA	2	loss	12.58	12.72	Q
2	Willi Fuggerer	GER	1	12.52	loss	loss

Semi-Finals

Date	18 October 1964 — 14:00
Format	Best 2 of 3 races. Winner of each heat advanced to the final round.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result	Race #3 Time / Result
1	Giovanni Pettenella	ITA	2	loss	walkover	12.74	Q
2	Pierre Trentin	FRA	1	12.89	DQ	loss

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result	Race #3 Time / Result
1	Sergio Bianchetto	ITA	2	12.53	loss	12.91	Q
2	Daniel Morelon	FRA	1	loss	11.83	loss

Final Round

Date	18 October 1964 — 14:00
Format	Best 2 of 3 races.

Heat 1/2

Time	14:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result
1	Giovanni Pettenella	ITA	2	13.85	13.69
2	Sergio Bianchetto	ITA	0	loss	loss

Heat 3/4

Time	14:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won	Race #1 Time / Result	Race #2 Time / Result	Race #3 Time / Result
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	2	loss	11.58	13.85
2	Pierre Trentin	FRA	1	11.42	loss	loss