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Sprint, Men

Date	9 August 1920
Status	Olympic
Location	Garden City Velodroom, Wilrijk, Antwerpen
Participants	37 from 11 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

The match sprint was the first event contested. In the first round, 37 sprinters were only reduced to 24. Three British riders advanced to the semi-finals, with two of them, Thomas Johnson and Harry Ryan, winning their heats to advance to the final, where Maurice Peeters of the Netherlands joined them. Ryan had actually been runner-up in the World sprint championships when they were last contested in 1913. In the finals, Peeters rode in second place for one lap, but at the bell took the lead. Johnson was gaining on the last turn when Peeters rode him up the bank a bit, forcing him wide. The English protested this action, but it was rejected and Peeters was awarded the championship.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	R2	Repêchage Heats	SF	Final
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	– (2 h2)	13.2 (1 h4)	–	12.6 (1 h3)	13.0 (1 h1)	Gold
2	Thomas Johnson	GBR	12.6 (1 h6)	11.8 (1 h5)	–	14.8 (1 h1)	– (2 h1)	Silver
3	Harry Ryan	GBR	13.2 (1 h5)	12.8 (1 h8)	–	12.6 (1 h2)	– (3 h1)	Bronze
2 h1 r5/6	George Thursfield	RSA	– (2 h8)	13.2 (1 h3)	–	– (2 h1)	–
2 h2 r5/6	Fred Taylor	USA	13.2 (1 h10)	13.0 (1 h1)	–	– (2 h2)	–
2 h3 r5/6	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0 (1 h9)	– (2 h5)	13.0 (1 h2)	– (2 h3)	–
3 h1 r5/6	Albert White	GBR	– (2 h9)	12.6 (1 h7)	–	– (3 h1)	–
3 h2 r5/6	Jerry Halpin	AUS	12.6 (1 h12)	12.6 (1 h2)	–	– (3 h2)	–
3 h3 r5/6	James Walker	RSA	13.6 (1 h7)	13.6 (1 h6)	–	– (3 h3)	–
2 r4/6	Harold Bounsall	CAN	– (2 h12)	– (2 h4)	13.4 (1 h4)	–	–
3 r4/6	Georges Perrin	FRA	– (2 h10)	– (2 h6)	12.8 (1 h3)	–	–
4 r4/6	Henri Bellivier	FRA	13.2 (1 h1)	– (2 h1)	– (1 h1)	–	–
2 h1 r3/6	Anthony Young	USA	13.2 (1 h2)	– (2 h2)	13.2 (2 h1)	–	–
2 h2 r3/6	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	13.6 (1 h8)	– (2 h7)	– (2 h2)	–	–
2 h3 r3/6	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	13.2 (1 h4)	– (3 h6)	– (2 h3)	–	–
2 h4 r3/6	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	– (2 h1)	– (2 h3)	– (2 h4)	–	–
3 h1 r3/6	Lempereur	BEL	– (2 h5)	– (3 h2)	– (3 h1)	–	–
3 h2 r3/6	Georges Paillard	FRA	– (2 h7)	– (3 h7)	– (3 h2)	–	–
3 h3 r3/6	Ernest Binard	BEL	– (2 h3)	– (3 h8)	– (3 h3)	–	–
3 h4 r3/6	John Slaets	BEL	13.2 (1 h11)	– (3 h4)	– (3 h4)	–	–
4 h1 r3/6	Norman Webster	CAN	– (2 h4)	– (3 h1)	– (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r3/6	Piet Ikelaar	NED	– (2 h6)	– (3 h5)	– (4 h2)	–	–
4 h4 r3/6	Thomas Lance	GBR	13.2 (1 h3)	– (3 h3)	– (4 h4)	–	–
2 h8 r2/6	Franco Giorgetti	ITA	– (2 h11)	– (2 h8)	–	–	–
3 h1 r1/6	William Taylor	CAN	– (3 h1)	–	–	–	–
3 h2 r1/6	Pietro Martinelli	ITA	– (3 h2)	–	–	–	–
3 h3 r1/6	Jack King	AUS	– (3 h3)	–	–	–	–
3 h4 r1/6	Tjabel Boonstra	NED	– (3 h4)	–	–	–	–
3 h5 r1/6	Jean Michel Majerus	LUX	– (3 h5)	–	–	–	–
3 h6 r1/6	Sammy Goosen	RSA	– (3 h6)	–	–	–	–
3 h7 r1/6	Vittorio Cavallotti	ITA	– (3 h7)	–	–	–	–
3 h8 r1/6	Willie Beck	USA	– (3 h8)	–	–	–	–
3 h9 r1/6	Axel Hornemann Hansen	DEN	– (3 h9)	–	–	–	–
3 h10 r1/6	Armido Rizzetto	ITA	– (3 h10)	–	–	–	–
3 h11 r1/6	Bill Smith	RSA	– (3 h11)	–	–	–	–
3 h12 r1/6	Frans de Vreng	NED	– (3 h12)	–	–	–	–
4 h8 r1/6	Herb MacDonald	CAN	– (4 h8)	–	–	–	–

Round One

Date	9 August 1920 — 14:55
Format	Top 2 finishers in each heat advanced to round two. Round one was contested over 800 metres only.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Henri Bellivier	FRA	13.2	–	Q
2	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	–	½ wheel behind	Q
3	William Taylor	CAN	–	½ wheel behind

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Anthony Young	USA	13.2	–	Q
2	Maurice Peeters	NED	–	¼ wheel behind	Q
3	Pietro Martinelli	ITA	–	tire behind

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Thomas Lance	GBR	13.2	–	Q
2	Ernest Binard	BEL	–	2 lengths behind	Q
3	Jack King	AUS	–	1 length behind2

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	13.2	–	Q
2	Norman Webster	CAN	–	½ length behind	Q
3	Tjabel Boonstra	NED	–	1 length behind

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Harry Ryan	GBR	13.2	–	Q
2	Lempereur	BEL	–	2 lengths behind	Q
3	Jean Michel Majerus	LUX	–	5 lengths behind

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Thomas Johnson	GBR	12.6	–	QOR
2	Piet Ikelaar	NED	–	½ length behind	Q
3	Sammy Goosen	RSA	–	3 lengths behind

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	James Walker	RSA	13.6	–	Q
2	Georges Paillard	FRA	–	½ length behind	Q
3	Vittorio Cavallotti	ITA	–	5 lengths behind

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	13.6	–	Q
2	George Thursfield	RSA	–	¼ wheel behind	Q
3	Willie Beck	USA	–	¼ wheel behind2
4	Herb MacDonald	CAN	–	1 length behind3

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0	–	Q
2	Albert White	GBR	–	15 cm. behind	Q
3	Axel Hornemann Hansen	DEN	–	¼ wheel behind

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Fred Taylor	USA	13.2	–	Q
2	Georges Perrin	FRA	–	10 cm. behind	Q
3	Armido Rizzetto	ITA	–	10 cm. behind2

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	John Slaets	BEL	13.2	–	Q
2	Franco Giorgetti	ITA	–	¼ wheel behind	Q
3	Bill Smith	RSA	–	½ length behind

Heat #12

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Jerry Halpin	AUS	12.6	–	QOR
2	Harold Bounsall	CAN	–	2½ lengths behind	Q
3	Frans de Vreng	NED	–	½ length behind

Round Two

Date	9 August 1920
Format	Winner advanced to the semi-finals; all others advanced to the repêchage heats.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Fred Taylor	USA	13.0	–	Q
2	Henri Bellivier	FRA	–	2 lengths behind
3	Norman Webster	CAN	–	3 lengths behind

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Jerry Halpin	AUS	12.6	–	QOR
2	Anthony Young	USA	–	15 cm. behind
3	Lempereur	BEL	–	2 lengths behind

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	George Thursfield	RSA	13.2	–	Q
2	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	–	½ length behind
3	Thomas Lance	GBR	–	2 lengths behind

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	13.2	–	Q
2	Harold Bounsall	CAN	–	1½ lengths behind
3	John Slaets	BEL	–	2 lengths behind

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Thomas Johnson	GBR	11.8	–	QOR
2	Charles Lanusse	FRA	–	½ length behind
3	Piet Ikelaar	NED	–	5 lengths behind

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	James Walker	RSA	13.6	–	Q
2	Georges Perrin	FRA	–	½ wheel behind
3	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	–	2 lengths behind

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Albert White	GBR	12.6	–	Q
2	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	–	¼ wheel behind
3	Georges Paillard	FRA	–	½ length behind

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Harry Ryan	GBR	12.8	–	Q
2	Franco Giorgetti	ITA	–	½ length behind
3	Ernest Binard	BEL	–	5 lengths behind

Repêchage Heats

Date	9 August 1920
Format	Winner of the repêchage heats advanced to the repêchage finals. The winner of the repêchage final advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Henri Bellivier	FRA	–	–	Q
2	Anthony Young	USA	13.2	–		1
3	Lempereur	BEL	–	10 cm. behind
4	Norman Webster	CAN	–	1 length behind

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0	–	Q
2	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	–	¼ wheel behind
3	Georges Paillard	FRA	–	½ length behind
4	Piet Ikelaar	NED	–	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Georges Perrin	FRA	12.8	–	Q
2	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	–	½ length behind
3	Ernest Binard	BEL	–	3 lengths behind

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Harold Bounsall	CAN	13.4	–	Q
2	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	–	½ length behind
3	John Slaets	BEL	–	½ length behind2
4	Thomas Lance	GBR	–	½ length behind3

Repêchage Final

Date	9 August 1920

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0	–	Q
2	Harold Bounsall	CAN	–	¼ wheel behind
3	Georges Perrin	FRA	–	½ length behind
4	Henri Bellivier	FRA	–	1 length behind

Semi-Finals

Date	9 August 1920
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the final round.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Thomas Johnson	GBR	14.8	–	Q
2	George Thursfield	RSA	–	10 cm. behind
3	Albert White	GBR	–	¼ wheel behind

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Harry Ryan	GBR	12.6	–	Q
2	Fred Taylor	USA	–	¼ wheel behind
3	Jerry Halpin	AUS	–	¼ wheel behind

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Margin
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	12.6	–	Q
2	Charles Lanusse	FRA	–	½ length behind
3	James Walker	RSA	–	¼ wheel behind2

Final Round

Date	9 August 1920

Heat 1/2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 m sprint time	Race Time	Margin
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	13.0	1:04.4	–
2	Thomas Johnson	GBR	–	–	¼ wheel behind
3	Harry Ryan	GBR	–	–	3 lengths behind