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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 Sprint Time
1	Henri Bellivier	FRA	13.2	Q
2	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	–	Q
3	William Taylor	CAN	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Anthony Young	USA	13.2	Q
2	Maurice Peeters	NED	–	Q
3	Pietro Martinelli	ITA	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Thomas Lance	GBR	13.2	Q
2	Ernest Binard	BEL	–	Q
3	Jack King	AUS	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	13.2	Q
2	Norman Webster	CAN	–	Q
3	Tjabel Boonstra	NED	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Harry Ryan	GBR	13.2	Q
2	Lempereur	BEL	–	Q
3	Jean Michel Majerus	LUX	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 metre 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 Sprint Time
1	James Walker	RSA	13.6	Q
2	Georges Paillard	FRA	–	Q
3	Vittorio Cavallotti	ITA	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	13.6	Q
2	George Thursfield	RSA	–	Q
3	Willie Beck	USA	–
4	Herb MacDonald	CAN	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0	Q
2	Albert White	GBR	–	Q
3	Axel Hornemann Hansen	DEN	–

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Fred Taylor	USA	13.2	Q
2	Georges Perrin	FRA	–	Q
3	Armido Rizzetto	ITA	–

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	John Slaets	BEL	13.2	Q
2	Franco Giorgetti	ITA	–	Q
3	Bill Smith	RSA	–

Heat #12

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 metre 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 Sprint Time
1	Fred Taylor	USA	13.0	Q
2	Henri Bellivier	FRA	–
3	Norman Webster	CAN	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 metre 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 Sprint Time
1	George Thursfield	RSA	13.2	Q
2	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	–
3	Thomas Lance	GBR	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	13.2	Q
2	Harold Bounsall	CAN	–
3	John Slaets	BEL	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 metre 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 Sprint Time
1	James Walker	RSA	13.6	Q
2	Georges Perrin	FRA	–
3	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Albert White	GBR	12.6	Q
2	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	–
3	Georges Paillard	FRA	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Harry Ryan	GBR	12.8	Q
2	Franco Giorgetti	ITA	–
3	Ernest Binard	BEL	–

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
1	Henri Bellivier	FRA	Q
2	Anthony Young	USA		1
3	Lempereur	BEL
4	Norman Webster	CAN

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0	Q
2	Henry Brask Andersen	DEN	–
3	Georges Paillard	FRA	–
4	Piet Ikelaar	NED	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Georges Perrin	FRA	12.8	Q
2	Léonard Daghelinckx	BEL	–
3	Ernest Binard	BEL	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Harold Bounsall	CAN	13.4	Q
2	Christopher Dotterweich	USA	–
3	John Slaets	BEL	–
4	Thomas Lance	GBR	–

Final Heat

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Charles Lanusse	FRA	13.0	Q
2	Harold Bounsall	CAN	–
3	Georges Perrin	FRA	–
4	Henri Bellivier	FRA	–

Semi-Finals

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

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Thomas Johnson	GBR	14.8	Q
2	George Thursfield	RSA	–
3	Albert White	GBR	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Harry Ryan	GBR	12.6	Q
2	Fred Taylor	USA	–
3	Jerry Halpin	AUS	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	200 Sprint Time
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	12.6	Q
2	Charles Lanusse	FRA	–
3	James Walker	RSA	–

Final Round

Date	9 August 1920

Heat 1/2

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