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Sprint, Men

Date	18 – 19 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar, Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Ciudad de México
Participants	47 from 28 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

Daniel Morelon had won the bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics but was now considered the best sprinter in the world. He had won the 1966 and 1967 World Championships, but his biggest competition was expected to come from his teammate, Pierre Trentin. Trentin had already won the kilometer in Mexico and was the 1964 World Sprint Champion. Further, he had the better of Morelon at the Grand Prix de Paris, winning in 1964, 1965, and 1967 although Morelon would win early in 1968. Morelon and Trentin made it to the semi-finals, where they were joined by the 1965 World Champion, Soviet Georgian Omar Pkhakadze and the man he had defeated in that final, Giordano Turrini of Italy. Pkhakadze surprised Morelon in the first semi by winning the first race, but Morelon came back with two wins to advance to the final. The other semi was a bigger surprise as Turrini defeated Trentin in two straight races. The final was an easy victory for Morelon in two straight races over Pkhakadze. Morelon would defend his gold medal in 1972 at München, and also would won the World Championships in 1969-71, 1973, and 1975. A police officer in Bourg-en-Bresse, he never did turn professional.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	Gold
2	Giordano Turrini	ITA	Silver
3	Pierre Trentin	FRA	Bronze
4	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS
=5	Jürgen Barth	FRG
=5	Jan Jansen	NED
=5	Leijn Loevesijn	NED
=5	Dino Verzini	ITA
2 h1 r7/10	Jackie Simes	USA
2 h2 r7/10	Tim Mountford	USA
2 h1 r6/10	Robert Van Lancker	BEL
2 h2 r6/10	Roger Gibbon	TTO
2 h3 r6/10	Niels Fredborg	DEN
2 h4 r6/10	Gordon Johnson	AUS
3 h1 r6/10	Reg Barnett	GBR
3 h2 r6/10	Sergey Kravtsov	URS
3 h3 r6/10	Leslie King	TTO
3 h4 r6/10	Ivan Kučírek	TCH
2 h1 r4/10	Sanji Inoue	JPN
2 h2 r4/10	José Mercado	MEX
2 h3 r4/10	Peder Pedersen	DEN
2 h4 r4/10	András Baranyecz	HUN
2 h5 r4/10	John Nicholson	AUS
2 h6 r4/10	Daniel Goens	BEL
2 h7 r4/10	Carlos Roqueiro	ARG
2 h8 r4/10	Jocelyn Lovell	CAN
3 h2 r4/10	Ian Alsop	GBR
3 h6 r4/10	José Pittaro	ARG
2 h4 r3/10	Miloš Jelínek	TCH
2 h1 r2/10	Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet	THA
2 h2 r2/10	Roberto Roxas	PHI
2 h3 r2/10	Kim Gwang-Seon	KOR
2 h4 r2/10	Juan Reyes	CUB
2 h5 r2/10	Arturo García	MEX
2 h6 r2/10	Kriengsak Worawut	THA
2 h7 r2/10	Kensley Reece	BAR
2 h8 r2/10	Edwin Torres	PUR
2 h9 r2/10	Bob Boucher	CAN
2 h10 r2/10	Fan Yue-Tao	TPE
2 h11 r2/10	Raúl Marcelo Vázquez	CUB
2 h12 r2/10	Kenneth Sutherland	BIZ
3 h1 r2/10	Héctor Urrego	COL
3 h2 r2/10	Aubrey Bryce	GUY
3 h3 r2/10	José Jaime Galeano	COL
3 h4 r2/10	Gwon Jung-Hyeon	KOR
3 h5 r2/10	Rolando Guaves	PHI
3 h4 r1/10	Tarek Abou Al Dahab	LBN

Round One (18 October 1968 — 10:00)

Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	11.24	Q
2	Juan Reyes	CUB	–
3	Roberto Roxas	PHI	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Pierre Trentin	FRA	11.61	Q
2	José Jaime Galeano	COL	–
3	Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet	THA	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Giordano Turrini	ITA	11.34	Q
2	Sanji Inoue	JPN	–
3	Kensley Reece	BAR	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	11.30	Q
2	José Pittaro	ARG	–
3	Tarek Abou Al Dahab	LBN	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Roger Gibbon	TTO	11.15	Q
2	Fan Yue-Tao	TPE	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Robert Van Lancker	BEL	11.37	Q
2	Héctor Urrego	COL	–
3	Kim Gwang-Seon	KOR	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Reg Barnett	GBR	11.34	Q
2	Bob Boucher	CAN	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jan Jansen	NED	11.10	Q=OR
2	Arturo García	MEX	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Dino Verzini	ITA	10.87	QOR
2	Leslie King	TTO	–
3	Rolando Guaves	PHI	–

Heat Ten

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Niels Fredborg	DEN	10.91	Q
2	Jocelyn Lovell	CAN	–
3	Kriengsak Worawut	THA	–

Heat Eleven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Leijn Loevesijn	NED	10.92	Q
2	András Baranyecz	HUN	–
3	Tim Mountford	USA	–

Heat Twelve

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gordon Johnson	AUS	11.42	Q
2	José Mercado	MEX	–
3	Gwon Jung-Hyeon	KOR	–

Heat Thirteen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jürgen Barth	FRG	11.39	Q
2	Carlos Roqueiro	ARG	–

Heat Fourteen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	11.03	Q
2	Ian Alsop	GBR	–
3	Aubrey Bryce	GUY	–

Heat Fifteen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jackie Simes	USA	11.23	Q
2	Daniel Goens	BEL	–
3	Kenneth Sutherland	BIZ	–

Heat Sixteen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peder Pedersen	DEN	11.08	Q
2	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	–
3	Edwin Torres	PUR	–

Heat Seventeen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Miloš Jelínek	TCH	11.40	Q
2	John Nicholson	AUS	–
3	Raúl Marcelo Vázquez	CUB	–

Round One Repêchage (18 October 1968)

Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Sanji Inoue	JPN	11.60	Q
2	Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet	THA	–
3	Héctor Urrego	COL	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	José Pittaro	ARG	11.41	Q
2	Roberto Roxas	PHI	–
3	Aubrey Bryce	GUY	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Tim Mountford	USA	11.03	Q
2	Kim Gwang-Seon	KOR	–
3	José Jaime Galeano	COL	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Leslie King	TTO	11.35	Q
2	Juan Reyes	CUB	–
3	Gwon Jung-Hyeon	KOR	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jocelyn Lovell	CAN	11.30	Q
2	Arturo García	MEX	–
3	Rolando Guaves	PHI	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	András Baranyecz	HUN	11.08	Q
2	Kriengsak Worawut	THA	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	José Mercado	MEX	11.27	Q
2	Kensley Reece	BAR	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Carlos Roqueiro	ARG	11.15	Q
2	Edwin Torres	PUR	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ian Alsop	GBR	11.19	Q
2	Bob Boucher	CAN	–

Heat Ten

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Daniel Goens	BEL	11.81	Q
2	Fan Yue-Tao	TPE	–

Heat Eleven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	11.56	Q
2	Raúl Marcelo Vázquez	CUB	–

Heat Twelve

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	John Nicholson	AUS	11.09	Q
2	Kenneth Sutherland	BIZ	–

Round Two (18 October 1968)

Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	10.94	Q
2	Tim Mountford	USA	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Pierre Trentin	FRA	10.91	Q
2	Sanji Inoue	JPN	–
3	Leslie King	TTO	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Giordano Turrini	ITA	11.47	Q
2	José Pittaro	ARG	–
3	Jocelyn Lovell	CAN	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	11.26	Q
2	Miloš Jelínek	TCH	–
3	Ian Alsop	GBR	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Roger Gibbon	TTO	10.70	QOR
2	Peder Pedersen	DEN	–
3	András Baranyecz	HUN	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jackie Simes	USA	10.72	Q
2	Robert Van Lancker	BEL	–
3	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	11.38	Q
2	Reg Barnett	GBR	–
3	José Mercado	MEX	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gordon Johnson	AUS	11.06	Q
2	Jan Jansen	NED	–
3	Carlos Roqueiro	ARG	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jürgen Barth	FRG	10.95	Q
2	Dino Verzini	ITA	–
3	John Nicholson	AUS	–

Heat Ten

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Niels Fredborg	DEN	11.09	Q
2	Leijn Loevesijn	NED	–
3	Daniel Goens	BEL	–

Round Two Repêchage (18 October 1968)

Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	10.87	Q
2	Sanji Inoue	JPN	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Leslie King	TTO	11.16	Q
2	José Mercado	MEX	–
3	Ian Alsop	GBR	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Tim Mountford	USA	11.31	Q		1
2	Peder Pedersen	DEN	–			2

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Robert Van Lancker	BEL	10.99	Q
2	András Baranyecz	HUN	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Reg Barnett	GBR	11.01	Q
2	John Nicholson	AUS	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jan Jansen	NED	11.13	Q
2	Daniel Goens	BEL	–
3	José Pittaro	ARG	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Dino Verzini	ITA	11.04	Q
2	Carlos Roqueiro	ARG	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Leijn Loevesijn	NED	11.91	Q
2	Jocelyn Lovell	CAN	–

Eighth-Finals (18 October 1968)

Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	11.00	Q
2	Leslie King	TTO	–
3	Reg Barnett	GBR	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Pierre Trentin	FRA	10.96	Q
2	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	–
3	Robert Van Lancker	BEL	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Giordano Turrini	ITA	10.96	Q
2	Jürgen Barth	FRG	–
3	Leijn Loevesijn	NED	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	10.94	Q
2	Tim Mountford	USA	–
3	Niels Fredborg	DEN	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jan Jansen	NED	11.06	Q
2	Roger Gibbon	TTO	–
3	Gordon Johnson	AUS	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Dino Verzini	ITA	10.81	Q
2	Jackie Simes	USA	–
3	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	–

1/8-Final Repêchage Final (18 October 1968)

Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jürgen Barth	FRG	11.30	Q
2	Jackie Simes	USA	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Leijn Loevesijn	NED	11.09	Q
2	Tim Mountford	USA	–

1/8-Final Repêchage (18 October 1968)

Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-final repêchage final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jürgen Barth	FRG	10.98	Q
2	Robert Van Lancker	BEL	–
3	Reg Barnett	GBR	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Leijn Loevesijn	NED	10.66	QOR
2	Roger Gibbon	TTO	–
3	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jackie Simes	USA	10.92	Q
2	Niels Fredborg	DEN	–
3	Leslie King	TTO	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Tim Mountford	USA	10.79	Q
2	Gordon Johnson	AUS	–
3	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	–

Quarter-Finals (19 October 1968)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	2	Q
2	Leijn Loevesijn	NED	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Pierre Trentin	FRA	2	Q
2	Jürgen Barth	FRG	0

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Giordano Turrini	ITA	2	Q
2	Jan Jansen	NED	1

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	2	Q
2	Dino Verzini	ITA	1

Semi-Finals (19 October 1968 — 10:00)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	2	Q
2	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	1

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Giordano Turrini	ITA	2	Q
2	Pierre Trentin	FRA	0

Final Round (19 October 1968)

Best two of three races.

Match 1/2 ()

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	2
2	Giordano Turrini	ITA	0

Match 3/4 ()

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Pierre Trentin	FRA	2
2	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	1