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Sprint, Men

Date	31 July – 3 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Velodrome, California State University at Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
Participants	33 from 24 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

Without the East Germans, the event was quite devalued. Since 1977, East Germany had won 13 of the 18 medals offered in the event at the World Championships. Four of the other five were won by Soviet riders. The 1980 gold medalist, Lutz Heßlich, was the best sprinter in the world, hacing won the Worlds in 1979 and 1983 and he would win again in 1985 and 1987. In both 1985-86 East Germans would fill all three steps of the podium at the World Championships.

In their absence, two American riders came to the fore. Mark Gorski had been the best American sprinter in the late 70s, but he retired in 1981 after several bad crashes. With the Olympics in Los Angeles he returned to the track in 1983 and had actually beaten Sergey Kopylov (URS), 1981-82 World Champion, three times that year. The other top American was Nelson Vails, one of the first black American cyclists to reach international prominence. Vails started riding as a bicycle messenger in New York City. Nicknamed the Cheetah, he had a very fast top-end but had never beaten Gorski. The final came down to the two Americans, and Gorski continued his dominance of Vails in two straight races.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	R1 Rep	Round One Repêchage Final	R2	Round Two Repêchage	Eighth-Finals	1/8-Final Repêchage	1/8-Final Repêchage Final	QF	SF	Final
1	Mark Gorski	USA	10.87 (1 h1)	–	–	10.79 (1 h1)	–	10.89 (1 h1)	–	–	2 (1 h1)	2 (1 h1)	2 (1 h1)	Gold
2	Nelson Vails	USA	11.07 (1 h8)	–	–	10.80 (1 h8)	–	11.05 (1 h6)	–	–	2 (1 h3)	2 (1 h2)	0 (2 h1)	Silver
3	Tsutomu Sakamoto	JPN	– (2 h2)	11.35 (1 h1)	–	11.07 (1 h11)	–	11.31 (1 h4)	–	–	2 (1 h4)	0 (2 h1)	2 (1 h2)	Bronze
4	Philippe Vernet	FRA	11.31 (1 h5)	–	–	10.94 (1 h5)	–	11.33 (1 h5)	–	–	2 (1 h2)	0 (2 h2)	0 (2 h2)
5	Gerhard Scheller	FRG	11.29 (1 h6)	–	–	11.11 (1 h12)	–	– (2 h3)	11.41 (1 h1)	11.52 (1 h1)	0 (2 h1)	–	11.36 (1 h3)
6	Marcelo Alexandre	ARG	11.87 (1 h2)	–	–	12.68 (1 h2)	–	– (AC h2)	–	–	0 (2 h3)	–	– (2 h3)
7	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	– (3 h8)	11.23 (1 h6)	–	– (2 h6)	11.46 (1 h6)	11.58 (1 h3)	–	–	1 (2 h4)	–	– (3 h3)
8	Fredy Schmidtke	FRG	11.80 (1 h12)	–	–	11.36 (1 h6)	–	– (2 h6)	11.45 (1 h4)	10.96 (1 h2)	0 (2 h2)	–	– (4 h3)
2 h1 r8/11	Gabriele Sella	ITA	11.54 (1 h4)	–	–	11.16 (1 h4)	–	– (2 h4)	11.58 (1 h3)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–
2 h2 r8/11	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	– (2 h11)	– (2 h7)	11.90 (1 h4)	– (2 h3)	11.58 (1 h3)	– (AC h2)	11.67 (1 h2)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–
2 h1 r7/11	Claudio Iannone	ARG	– (2 h5)	11.51 (1 h3)	–	11.79 (1 h9)	–	– (2 h1)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r7/11	Katsuo Nakatake	JPN	11.92 (1 h3)	–	–	12.05 (1 h3)	–	– (3 h3)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–
2 h3 r7/11	Frank Orban	BEL	– (2 h12)	11.53 (1 h7)	–	11.33 (1 h7)	–	– (3 h5)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–	–
2 h4 r7/11	Franck Dépine	FRA	11.49 (1 h9)	–	–	– (2 h9)	11.62 (1 h4)	– (3 h4)	– (2 h4)	–	–	–	–
3 h1 r7/11	Murray Steele	NZL	– (3 h4)	12.09 (1 h2)	–	– (2 h12)	11.92 (1 h2)	– (2 h5)	– (3 h1)	–	–	–	–
3 h2 r7/11	Mark Barry	GBR	11.84 (1 h7)	–	–	– (2 h7)	11.64 (1 h5)	– (3 h6)	– (3 h2)	–	–	–	–
3 h3 r7/11	Alex Ongaro	CAN	11.43 (1 h11)	–	–	– (2 h11)	11.23 (1 h1)	– (3 h1)	– (3 h3)	–	–	–	–
3 h4 r7/11	Vincenzo Ceci	ITA	12.01 (1 h10)	–	–	11.52 (1 h10)	–	– (AC h2)	– (3 h4)	–	–	–	–
2 h1 r5/11	Max Rainsford	AUS	– (3 h9)	– (2 h8)	11.79 (1 h3)	– (2 h2)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r5/11	Paulo Jamur	BRA	– (3 h3)	– (2 h5)	11.92 (1 h1)	– (2 h1)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h3 r5/11	José Antonio Urquijo	CHI	– (2 h8)	11.64 (1 h4)	–	– (2 h10)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h4 r5/11	Charles Pile	BAR	– (2 h3)	– (3 h4)	11.51 (1 h2)	– (2 h4)	– (2 h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h5 r5/11	Rosman Alwi	MAS	– (3 h12)	11.58 (1 h8)	–	– (2 h5)	– (2 h5)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h6 r5/11	Gene Samuel	TTO	– (3 h7)	11.89 (1 h5)	–	– (2 h8)	– (2 h6)	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h1 r3/11	Brian Lyn	ANT	– (2 h4)	– (2 h1)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r3/11	Deogracias Asuncion	PHI	– (3 h5)	– (2 h2)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h3 r3/11	Leon Richardson	ANT	– (2 h1)	– (2 h3)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h4 r3/11	Hugo Maya	COL	– (2 h9)	– (2 h6)	– (2 h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3 h1 r3/11	James Joseph	GUY	– (2 h7)	– (3 h6)	– (3 h1)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3 h2 r3/11	Ernest Moodie	CAY	– (3 h6)	– (3 h5)	– (3 h2)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3 h3 r3/11	Heinz Isler	SUI	– (2 h10)	– (3 h7)	– (3 h3)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3 h4 r3/11	Rodolfo Guaves	PHI	– (3 h10)	– (3 h8)	– (3 h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
4 h4 r3/11	Ian Stanley	JAM	– (2 h6)	– (2 h4)	– (4 h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Round One

Date	31 July 1984 — 10:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mark Gorski	USA	10.87	Q
2	Leon Richardson	ANT	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Marcelo Alexandre	ARG	11.87	Q
2	Tsutomu Sakamoto	JPN	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Katsuo Nakatake	JPN	11.92	Q
2	Charles Pile	BAR	–
3	Paulo Jamur	BRA	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gabriele Sella	ITA	11.54	Q
2	Brian Lyn	ANT	–
3	Murray Steele	NZL	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Philippe Vernet	FRA	11.31	Q
2	Claudio Iannone	ARG	–
3	Deogracias Asuncion	PHI	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gerhard Scheller	FRG	11.29	Q
2	Ian Stanley	JAM	–
3	Ernest Moodie	CAY	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mark Barry	GBR	11.84	Q
2	James Joseph	GUY	–
3	Gene Samuel	TTO	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Nelson Vails	USA	11.07	Q
2	José Antonio Urquijo	CHI	–
3	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Franck Dépine	FRA	11.49	Q
2	Hugo Maya	COL	–
3	Max Rainsford	AUS	–

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Vincenzo Ceci	ITA	12.01	Q
2	Heinz Isler	SUI	–
3	Rodolfo Guaves	PHI	–

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Alex Ongaro	CAN	11.43	Q
2	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–

Heat #12

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Fredy Schmidtke	FRG	11.80	Q
2	Frank Orban	BEL	–
3	Rosman Alwi	MAS	–

Round One Repêchage

Date	31 July 1984 — 12:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Tsutomu Sakamoto	JPN	11.35	Q
2	Brian Lyn	ANT	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Murray Steele	NZL	12.09	Q
2	Deogracias Asuncion	PHI	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Claudio Iannone	ARG	11.51	Q
2	Leon Richardson	ANT	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	José Antonio Urquijo	CHI	11.64	Q
2	Ian Stanley	JAM	–
3	Charles Pile	BAR	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gene Samuel	TTO	11.89	Q
2	Paulo Jamur	BRA	–
3	Ernest Moodie	CAY	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	11.23	Q
2	Hugo Maya	COL	–
3	James Joseph	GUY	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Frank Orban	BEL	11.53	Q
2	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–
3	Heinz Isler	SUI	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Rosman Alwi	MAS	11.58	Q
2	Max Rainsford	AUS	–
3	Rodolfo Guaves	PHI	–

Round One Repêchage Final

Date	31 July 1984 — 12:15
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Paulo Jamur	BRA	11.92	Q
2	Brian Lyn	ANT	–
3	James Joseph	GUY	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Charles Pile	BAR	11.51	Q
2	Deogracias Asuncion	PHI	–
3	Ernest Moodie	CAY	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Max Rainsford	AUS	11.79	Q
2	Leon Richardson	ANT	–
3	Heinz Isler	SUI	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	11.90	Q
2	Hugo Maya	COL	–
3	Rodolfo Guaves	PHI	–
4	Ian Stanley	JAM	–

Round Two

Date	31 July 1984 — 12:30
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mark Gorski	USA	10.79	Q
2	Paulo Jamur	BRA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Marcelo Alexandre	ARG	12.68	Q
2	Max Rainsford	AUS	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Katsuo Nakatake	JPN	12.05	Q
2	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gabriele Sella	ITA	11.16	Q
2	Charles Pile	BAR	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Philippe Vernet	FRA	10.94	Q
2	Rosman Alwi	MAS	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Fredy Schmidtke	FRG	11.36	Q
2	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Frank Orban	BEL	11.33	Q
2	Mark Barry	GBR	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Nelson Vails	USA	10.80	Q
2	Gene Samuel	TTO	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Claudio Iannone	ARG	11.79	Q
2	Franck Dépine	FRA	–

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Vincenzo Ceci	ITA	11.52	Q
2	José Antonio Urquijo	CHI	–

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Tsutomu Sakamoto	JPN	11.07	Q
2	Alex Ongaro	CAN	–

Heat #12

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gerhard Scheller	FRG	11.11	Q
2	Murray Steele	NZL	–

Round Two Repêchage

Date	31 July 1984 — 12:45
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Alex Ongaro	CAN	11.23	Q
2	Max Rainsford	AUS	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Murray Steele	NZL	11.92	Q
2	Paulo Jamur	BRA	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	11.58	Q
2	José Antonio Urquijo	CHI	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Franck Dépine	FRA	11.62	Q
2	Charles Pile	BAR	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mark Barry	GBR	11.64	Q
2	Rosman Alwi	MAS	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	11.46	Q
2	Gene Samuel	TTO	–

Eighth-Finals

Date	1 August 1984 — 10:30
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mark Gorski	USA	10.89	Q
2	Claudio Iannone	ARG	–
3	Alex Ongaro	CAN	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
AC	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–
AC	Marcelo Alexandre	ARG	–
AC	Vincenzo Ceci	ITA	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	11.58	Q
2	Gerhard Scheller	FRG	–
3	Katsuo Nakatake	JPN	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Tsutomu Sakamoto	JPN	11.31	Q
2	Gabriele Sella	ITA	–
3	Franck Dépine	FRA	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Philippe Vernet	FRA	11.33	Q
2	Murray Steele	NZL	–
3	Frank Orban	BEL	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Nelson Vails	USA	11.05	Q
2	Fredy Schmidtke	FRG	–
3	Mark Barry	GBR	–

Heat #2 Re-run

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Marcelo Alexandre	ARG	12.30	Q
2	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–

1/8-Final Repêchage

Date	1 August 1984 — 11:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals repêchage finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gerhard Scheller	FRG	11.41	Q
2	Claudio Iannone	ARG	–
3	Murray Steele	NZL	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	11.67	Q
2	Katsuo Nakatake	JPN	–
3	Mark Barry	GBR	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gabriele Sella	ITA	11.58	Q
2	Frank Orban	BEL	–
3	Alex Ongaro	CAN	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Fredy Schmidtke	FRG	11.45	Q
2	Franck Dépine	FRA	–
3	Vincenzo Ceci	ITA	–

1/8-Final Repêchage Final

Date	1 August 1984 — 11:30
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gerhard Scheller	FRG	11.52	Q
2	Gabriele Sella	ITA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Fredy Schmidtke	FRG	10.96	Q
2	Lee Fu-Hsiang	TPE	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	1 August 1984 — 12:00
Format	Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Mark Gorski	USA	2	Q
2	Gerhard Scheller	FRG	0

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Philippe Vernet	FRA	2	Q
2	Fredy Schmidtke	FRG	0

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Nelson Vails	USA	2	Q
2	Marcelo Alexandre	ARG	0

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Tsutomu Sakamoto	JPN	2	Q
2	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	1

Semi-Finals

Date	2 August 1984 — 10:00
Format	Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Mark Gorski	USA	2	Q
2	Tsutomu Sakamoto	JPN	0

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Nelson Vails	USA	2	Q
2	Philippe Vernet	FRA	0

Final Round

Date	3 August 1984 — 14:00
Format	Best two of three races.

Heat 1/2

Time	14:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Mark Gorski	USA	2
2	Nelson Vails	USA	0

Heat 3/4

Time	14:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Tsutomu Sakamoto	JPN	2
2	Philippe Vernet	FRA	0

Heat 5-8

Time	14:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Gerhard Scheller	FRG	11.36
2	Marcelo Alexandre	ARG	–
3	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	–
4	Fredy Schmidtke	FRG	–