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Sprint, Men

Date	26 – 27 July 1924
Status	Olympic
Location	Vélodrome Municipal de Vincennes, Paris
Participants	31 from 17 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

Thirty-one (31) riders started, with most of the races conducted with three cyclists at a time. Twelve (12) first round races and six repêchages advanced 18 riders to six quarter-finals. The winners of the six quarters and three repêchages produced nine cyclists who rode in three semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final, where three riders races for the medals. All the rounds were conducted as a single race.

The 1923 World Champion was France’s Jean Cugnot.He was favored, along with Maurice Peeters (NED), who had won the Grand Prix de Paris in 1920 and was the defending champion, and American William Fenn. However, neither rider made the semis, both losing in the quarter-final repêchages. The third favorite was France’s Lucien Michard, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris in 1922 and 1924. The three semis were won by Frenchmen Michard and Cugnot, and Jaap Meijer (NED), who contested the final.

In the final, Cugnot led out the race, with Michard on his wheel. In the final sprint, both Michard and Meijer passed Cugnot, who finished third, with Michard edging out Meijer for the gold medal. Michard would become the best amateur sprinter of the 1920s, winning the World Championships from 1927-30, and placing second in 1931-33.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	R1 Rep	QF	Quarter-Finals Repêchage	SF	Final
1	Lucien Michard	FRA	13.6 (1 h5)	–	13.0 (1 h2)	–	12.2 (1 h1)	12.8 (1 h1)	Gold
2	Jaap Meijer	NED	13.2 (1 h9)	–	13.2 (1 h1)	–	12.8 (1 h2)	– (2 h1)	Silver
3	Jean Cugnot	FRA	12.8 (1 h10)	–	13.2 (1 h4)	–	12.2 (1 h3)	– (3 h1)	Bronze
2 h1 r5/6	Herbert Fuller	GBR	13.8 (1 h6)	–	13.0 (1 h6)	–	– (2 h1)	–
2 h2 r5/6	Oscar Guldager	DEN	– (2 h6)	– (1 h3)	– (2 h2)	– (1 h3)	– (2 h2)	–
2 h3 r5/6	George Dempsey	AUS	13.8 (1 h2)	–	13.2 (1 h3)	–	– (2 h3)	–
3 h1 r5/6	Guglielmo Bossi	ITA	13.6 (1 h8)	–	– (2 h6)	– (1 h1)	– (3 h1)	–
3 h2 r5/6	Francesco Del Grosso	ITA	12.8 (1 h11)	–	13.6 (1 h5)	–	– (3 h2)	–
3 h3 r5/6	Louis Mermillod	SUI	– (2 h9)	– (1 h4)	– (2 h5)	– (1 h2)	– (3 h3)	–
AC h1 r4/6	Miloš Knobloch	TCH	– (3 h2)	– (1 h2)	– (3 h1)	– (AC h1)	–	–
AC h1 r4/6	Maurice Peeters	NED	17.0 (1 h7)	–	– (2 h3)	– (AC h1)	–	–
AC h1 r4/6	Willy Falck Hansen	DEN	– (2 h3)	– (1 h1)	– (2 h1)	– (AC h1)	–	–
AC h2 r4/6	George Owen	GBR	– (2 h10)	– (1 h6)	– (3 h2)	– (AC h2)	–	–
AC h2 r4/6	János Grimm	HUN	– (2 h8)	– (1 h5)	– (3 h3)	– (AC h2)	–	–
AC h2 r4/6	Prudent De Bruyne	BEL	13.8 (1 h1)	–	– (3 h4)	– (AC h2)	–	–
AC h3 r4/6	Franciszek Szymczyk	POL	13.6 (1 h12)	–	– (3 h5)	– (AC h3)	–	–
AC h3 r4/6	Wally Coppins	AUS	13.6 (1 h3)	–	– (3 h6)	– (AC h3)	–	–
AC h3 r4/6	William Fenn	USA	13.6 (1 h4)	–	– (2 h4)	– (AC h3)	–	–
2 h1 r2/6	Julio Polet	ARG	– (2 h2)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–
AC h3 r2/6	Artūrs Zeiberliņš	LAT	– (3 h10)	– (AC h3)	–	–	–	–
AC h3 r2/6	Eugenio Gret	ARG	– (2 h1)	– (AC h3)	–	–	–	–
AC h4 r2/6	Ferenc Uhereczky	HUN	– (3 h9)	– (AC h4)	–	–	–	–
AC h4 r2/6	Oldřich Červinka	TCH	– (3 h8)	– (AC h4)	–	–	–	–
AC h5 r2/6	Ricardo Bermejo	CHI	– (2 h4)	– (AC h5)	–	–	–	–
AC h5 r2/6	Joseph Verheyen	BEL	– (2 h12)	– (AC h5)	–	–	–	–
AC h6 r2/6	Jan Łazarski	POL	– (2 h11)	– (AC h6)	–	–	–	–
AC h6 r2/6	Roberts Plūme	LAT	– (3 h11)	– (AC h6)	–	–	–	–
2 h5 r1/6	Alejandro Vidal	CHI	– (2 h5)	–	–	–	–	–
3 h3 r1/6	Boris Dimchev	BUL	– (3 h3)	–	–	–	–	–
3 h12 r1/6	Francisco Juillet	CHI	– (3 h12)	–	–	–	–	–
AC h4 r1/6	Maurice Gillen	LUX	– (DNF h4)	–	–	–	–	–		DNF

Round One

Date	26 July 1924
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. Second- and 3rd-place finishers advanced to the repêchage heats.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Prudent De Bruyne	BEL	13.8	Q
2	Eugenio Gret	ARG	–	q

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	George Dempsey	AUS	13.8	Q
2	Julio Polet	ARG	–	q
3	Miloš Knobloch	TCH	–	q

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Wally Coppins	AUS	13.6	Q
2	Willy Falck Hansen	DEN	–	q
3	Boris Dimchev	BUL	–	q

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	William Fenn	USA	13.6	Q
2	Ricardo Bermejo	CHI	–	q
DNF	Maurice Gillen	LUX	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lucien Michard	FRA	13.6	Q
2	Alejandro Vidal	CHI	–	q

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Herbert Fuller	GBR	13.8	Q
2	Oscar Guldager	DEN	–	q

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Maurice Peeters	NED	17.0	Qwalkover

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Guglielmo Bossi	ITA	13.6	Q
2	János Grimm	HUN	–	q
3	Oldřich Červinka	TCH	–	q

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Jaap Meijer	NED	13.2	Q
2	Louis Mermillod	SUI	–	q
3	Ferenc Uhereczky	HUN	–	q

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Jean Cugnot	FRA	12.8	Q
2	George Owen	GBR	–	q
3	Artūrs Zeiberliņš	LAT	–	q

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Francesco Del Grosso	ITA	12.8	Q
2	Jan Łazarski	POL	–	q
3	Roberts Plūme	LAT	–	q

Heat #12

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Franciszek Szymczyk	POL	13.6	Q
2	Joseph Verheyen	BEL	–	q
3	Francisco Juillet	CHI	–	q

Round One Repêchage

Date	26 July 1924
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. Losers were eliminated.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Willy Falck Hansen	DEN	Q
2	Julio Polet	ARG

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Miloš Knobloch	TCH	Qwalkover

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Oscar Guldager	DEN	Q
AC	Artūrs Zeiberliņš	LAT
AC	Eugenio Gret	ARG

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Louis Mermillod	SUI	Q
AC	Ferenc Uhereczky	HUN
AC	Oldřich Červinka	TCH

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	János Grimm	HUN	Q
AC	Ricardo Bermejo	CHI
AC	Joseph Verheyen	BEL

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	George Owen	GBR	Q
AC	Jan Łazarski	POL
AC	Roberts Plūme	LAT

Quarter-Finals

Date	27 July 1924
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals. Second- and 3rd-place finishers advanced to the repêchage heats.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Jaap Meijer	NED	13.2	Q
2	Willy Falck Hansen	DEN	–	q
3	Miloš Knobloch	TCH	–	q

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lucien Michard	FRA	13.0	Q
2	Oscar Guldager	DEN	–	q
3	George Owen	GBR	–	q

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	George Dempsey	AUS	13.2	Q
2	Maurice Peeters	NED	–	q
3	János Grimm	HUN	–	q

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Jean Cugnot	FRA	13.2	Q
2	William Fenn	USA	–	q
3	Prudent De Bruyne	BEL	–	q

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Francesco Del Grosso	ITA	13.6	Q
2	Louis Mermillod	SUI	–	q
3	Franciszek Szymczyk	POL	–	q

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Herbert Fuller	GBR	13.0	Q
2	Guglielmo Bossi	ITA	–	q
3	Wally Coppins	AUS	–	q

Quarter-Finals Repêchage

Date	27 July 1924
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals. Losers were eliminated.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Guglielmo Bossi	ITA	Q
AC	Miloš Knobloch	TCH
AC	Maurice Peeters	NED
AC	Willy Falck Hansen	DEN

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Louis Mermillod	SUI	Q
AC	George Owen	GBR
AC	János Grimm	HUN
AC	Prudent De Bruyne	BEL

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Oscar Guldager	DEN	Q
AC	Franciszek Szymczyk	POL
AC	Wally Coppins	AUS
AC	William Fenn	USA

Semi-Finals

Date	27 July 1924
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the final round.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lucien Michard	FRA	12.2	Q
2	Herbert Fuller	GBR	–
3	Guglielmo Bossi	ITA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Jaap Meijer	NED	12.8	Q
2	Oscar Guldager	DEN	–
3	Francesco Del Grosso	ITA	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Jean Cugnot	FRA	12.2	Q
2	George Dempsey	AUS	–
3	Louis Mermillod	SUI	–

Final Round

Date	27 July 1924

Heat 1/2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lucien Michard	FRA	12.8
2	Jaap Meijer	NED	–
3	Jean Cugnot	FRA	–