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Sprint (660 yards), Men

Date	14 – 15 July 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	46 from 9 countries

Later in the summer, Victor Johnson would win the world sprint championship at Leipzig (GER), with the other medals going to his countryman, Ben Jones, and the Frenchman, Émile Demangel. All three competed in the Olympic sprint, with Johnson winning there as well, this time narrowly defeating Demangel in the finals. In the final race, Karl Neumer jumped after 1/3rd of a lap, gaining six lengths quickly. Just before the straight, Johnson and Demangel caught Neumer and they battled to the finish with Johnson winning by inches. During his career, Johnson would win six National Cycling Union (NCU) championships.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Victor Johnson	GBR	56.2 (1 h4)	59.2 (1 h1)	51.2 (1 h1)	Gold
2	Émile Demangel	FRA	59.8 (1 h6)	51.6 (1 h2)	– (2 h1)	Silver
3	Karl Neumer	GER	54.2 (1 h11)	1:05.6 (1 h4)	– (3 h1)	Bronze
4	Dan Flynn	GBR	55.0 (1 h13)	54.8 (1 h3)	– (4 h1)
2 h1 r2/3	Johannes van Spengen	NED	58.2 (1 h7)	– (2 h1)	–
2 h2 r2/3	Clarrie Kingsbury	GBR	57.4 (1 h3)	– (2 h2)	–
2 h3 r2/3	André Auffray	FRA	58.4 (1 h16)	– (2 h3)	–
2 h4 r2/3	Laurent Renard	BEL	55.2 (1 h14)	– (2 h4)	–
3 h1 r2/3	Paul Texier	FRA	1:01.6 (1 h9)	– (3 h1)	–
3 h2 r2/3	Bill Bailey	GBR	50.8 (1 h2)	– (3 h2)	–
3 h3 r2/3	George Cameron	USA	1:05.2 (1 h15)	– (3 h3)	–
3 h4 r2/3	Ben Jones	GBR	59.0 (1 h1)	– (3 h4)	–
4 h1 r2/3	Walt Andrews	CAN	55.8 (1 h8)	– (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r2/3	Floris Venter	RSA	1:03.2 (1 h10)	– (4 h2)	–
4 h3 r2/3	Ernie Payne	GBR	57.2 (1 h12)	– (4 h3)	–
2 h1 r1/3	Dorus Nijland	NED	– (2 h1)	–	–
2 h2 r1/3	Fred McCarthy	CAN	– (2 h2)	–	–
2 h3 r1/3	Richard Katzer	GER	– (2 h3)	–	–
2 h4 r1/3	Jules Patou	BEL	– (2 h4)	–	–
2 h6 r1/3	George Summers	GBR	– (2 h6)	–	–
2 h7 r1/3	Hermann Martens	GER	– (2 h7)	–	–
2 h8 r1/3	Joseph Werbrouck	BEL	– (2 h8)	–	–
2 h9 r1/3	Harry Passmore	RSA	– (2 h9)	–	–
2 h10 r1/3	Georges Perrin	FRA	– (2 h10)	–	–
2 h11 r1/3	Willie Magee	GBR	– (2 h11)	–	–
2 h12 r1/3	André Poulain	FRA	– (2 h12)	–	–
2 h13 r1/3	Gerard, Jonkheer Bosch van Drakestein	NED	– (2 h13)	–	–
2 h14 r1/3	Gaston Dreyfus	FRA	– (2 h14)	–	–
2 h15 r1/3	Léon Coeckelbergh	BEL	– (2 h15)	–	–
2 h16 r1/3	Albert Denny	GBR	– (2 h16)	–	–
3 h2 r1/3	Paul Séguinaud	FRA	– (3 h2)	–	–
3 h3 r1/3	Georgius Damen	NED	– (3 h3)	–	–
3 h4 r1/3	Paul Villepontoux	FRA	– (3 h4)	–	–
3 h6 r1/3	Andrew Hansson	SWE	– (3 h6)	–	–
3 h7 r1/3	Joe Lavery	GBR	– (3 h7)	–	–
3 h8 r1/3	Gaston Delaplane	FRA	– (3 h8)	–	–
3 h10 r1/3	Bruno Goetze	GER	– (3 h10)	–	–
3 h11 r1/3	Émile Maréchal	FRA	– (3 h11)	–	–
3 h12 r1/3	Jean Van Benthem	BEL	– (3 h12)	–	–
3 h13 r1/3	Paul Schulze	GER	– (3 h13)	–	–
3 h14 r1/3	William Morton	CAN	– (3 h14)	–	–
3 h16 r1/3	Philip Freylinck	RSA	– (3 h16)	–	–
4 h11 r1/3	Anton Gerrits	NED	– (4 h11)	–	–
4 h14 r1/3	George Anderson	GBR	– (4 h14)	–	–
AC h5 r1/3	Maurice Schillès	FRA	– (AC h5)	–	–
AC h5 r1/3	Frank Shore	RSA	– (AC h5)	–	–

Round One

Date	14 July 1908 — 16:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Ben Jones	GBR	59.0	–	Q
2	Dorus Nijland	NED	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Bill Bailey	GBR	50.8	–	Q
2	Fred McCarthy	CAN	–	at 1 length
3	Paul Séguinaud	FRA	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Clarrie Kingsbury	GBR	57.4	–	Q
2	Richard Katzer	GER	–	at 2 lengths
3	Georgius Damen	NED	–	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Victor Johnson	GBR	56.2	–	Q
2	Jules Patou	BEL	–	easily
3	Paul Villepontoux	FRA	–	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
AC	Maurice Schillès	FRA	–	–		1
AC	Frank Shore	RSA	–	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Émile Demangel	FRA	59.8	–	Q
2	George Summers	GBR	–	at 1 length
3	Andrew Hansson	SWE	–	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Johannes van Spengen	NED	58.2	–	Q
2	Hermann Martens	GER	–	by inches
3	Joe Lavery	GBR	–	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Walt Andrews	CAN	55.8	–	Q
2	Joseph Werbrouck	BEL	–	at ½ wheel
3	Gaston Delaplane	FRA	–	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Paul Texier	FRA	1:01.6	–	Q
2	Harry Passmore	RSA	–	at 1 length

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Floris Venter	RSA	1:03.2	–	Q
2	Georges Perrin	FRA	–	at 1+ lengths
3	Bruno Goetze	GER	–	–

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Karl Neumer	GER	54.2	–	Q
2	Willie Magee	GBR	–	at 2 lengths
3	Émile Maréchal	FRA	–	–
4	Anton Gerrits	NED	–	–

Heat #12

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Ernie Payne	GBR	57.2	–	Q
2	André Poulain	FRA	–	at 1 length
3	Jean Van Benthem	BEL	–	–

Heat #13

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Dan Flynn	GBR	55.0	–	Q
2	Gerard, Jonkheer Bosch van Drakestein	NED	–	by inches
3	Paul Schulze	GER	–	–

Heat #14

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Laurent Renard	BEL	55.2	–	Q
2	Gaston Dreyfus	FRA	–	easily
3	William Morton	CAN	–	–
4	George Anderson	GBR	–	–

Heat #15

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	George Cameron	USA	1:05.2	–	Q
2	Léon Coeckelbergh	BEL	–	by inches

Heat #16

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	André Auffray	FRA	58.4	–	Q
2	Albert Denny	GBR	–	at 1 length
3	Philip Freylinck	RSA	–	–

Semi-Finals

Date	15 July 1908 — 15:30
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Victor Johnson	GBR	59.2	–	Q
2	Johannes van Spengen	NED	–	easily
3	Paul Texier	FRA	–	–
4	Walt Andrews	CAN	–	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Émile Demangel	FRA	51.6	–	Q
2	Clarrie Kingsbury	GBR	–	at 2/3rds length
3	Bill Bailey	GBR	–	–
4	Floris Venter	RSA	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Dan Flynn	GBR	54.8	–	Q
2	André Auffray	FRA	–	at ½ wheel
3	George Cameron	USA	–	–
4	Ernie Payne	GBR	–	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Karl Neumer	GER	1:05.6	–	Q
2	Laurent Renard	BEL	–	won easily
3	Ben Jones	GBR	–	–

Final Round

Date	15 July 1908 — 16:30

Heat 1/2

Time	16:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	Margin
1	Victor Johnson	GBR	51.2	–
2	Émile Demangel	FRA	–	by inches
3	Karl Neumer	GER	–	at 1 length
4	Dan Flynn	GBR	–	close up