| Date | 7 – 8 August 1936 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympia-Radstadion, Berlin |
| Participants | 22 from 11 countries |
Eleven (11) tandems came to the mark, racing in five first round heats. The winners of those heats joined three repêchage winners in the quarter-finals. All matches were a single race until the medal rounds, which were best two of three.
The semi-finals saw the German team of Ernst Ihbe and Carl Lorenz face the French team of Pierre Georget and Georges Maton, and the Dutch team of Bernard Leene and Henk Ooms racing the Italians Carlo Leguti and Bruno Loatti. The first semi was close, with Germany defeating the French by just over a wheel, but, in the second semi, the Netherlands easily defeated Italy.
The final saw Germany, clearly the best team in the event, win the gold medal in two straight races, both by fairly comfortable margins. France defeated Italy for the bronze medal. For the Netherlands, Bernard Leene was competing in his third straight Olympics on the tandem, having won gold in 1928 with Daan van Dijk, and placing fourth in 1932. Bronze medalist Pierre Georget also won a silver in the kilometre time trial at Berlin, and in 1936 and 1937 would place second at the World Championships in the match sprint.
| Pos | Pair | NOC | R1 | R1 Rep | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Ihbe / Carl Lorenz |  GER | 11.6 (1 h5) | – | 11.8 (1 h2) | 11.0 (1 h1) | 2 (1 h1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Bernard Leene / Henk Ooms |  NED | 11.2 (1 h3) | – | 11.2 (1 h3) | 11.4 (1 h2) | 0 (2 h1) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Pierre Georget / Georges Maton |  FRA | 11.0 (1 h2) | – | 11.0 (1 h1) | – (2 h1) | 2 (1 h2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Carlo Leguti / Bruno Loatti |  ITA | 11.6 (1 h4) | – | 11.0 (1 h4) | – (2 h2) | 0 (2 h2) | |||
| =5 | Frans Cools / Roger Pirotte |  BEL | 11.4 (1 h1) | – | – (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| =5 | Heino Dissing / Bjørn Stiler |  DEN | – (2 h1) | 11.4 (1 h1) | – (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| =5 | Ernest Chambers / Jack Sibbit |  GBR | – (2 h4) | – (1 h3) | – (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| =5 | Buster Logan / Al Sellinger |  USA | – (2 h5) | – (1 h2) | – (2 h4) | – | – | |||
| =9 | Ferry Dusika / Alfred Mohr |  AUT | – (2 h2) | – (2 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| =9 | Karl Burkhart / Fritz Ganz |  SUI | – (2 h3) | – (2 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 11 | Miklós Németh / Ferenc Pelvássy |  HUN | – (3 h5) | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 7 August 1936 — 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frans Cools / Roger Pirotte | BEL | 11.4 | – | ||
| 2 | Heino Dissing / Bjørn Stiler | DEN | – | at 1 wheel |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Georget / Georges Maton | FRA | 11.0 | – | ||
| 2 | Ferry Dusika / Alfred Mohr | AUT | – | at 13 metres |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Leene / Henk Ooms | NED | 11.2 | – | ||
| 2 | Karl Burkhart / Fritz Ganz | SUI | – | at 1½ lengths |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Leguti / Bruno Loatti | ITA | 11.6 | – | ||
| 2 | Ernest Chambers / Jack Sibbit | GBR | – | at ¾ length |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Ihbe / Carl Lorenz | GER | 11.6 | – | ||
| 2 | Buster Logan / Al Sellinger | USA | – | at 1 length | ||
| 3 | Miklós Németh / Ferenc Pelvássy | HUN | – | at 1 length |
| Date | 7 August 1936 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heino Dissing / Bjørn Stiler | DEN | 11.4 | – | ||
| 2 | Ferry Dusika / Alfred Mohr | AUT | – | at 30 metres |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buster Logan / Al Sellinger | USA | – | – | ||
| 2 | Karl Burkhart / Fritz Ganz | SUI | – | at 1 length |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernest Chambers / Jack Sibbit | GBR | – | – |
| Date | 8 August 1936 — 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Georget / Georges Maton | FRA | 11.0 | – | ||
| 2 | Frans Cools / Roger Pirotte | BEL | – | at 40 metres |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Ihbe / Carl Lorenz | GER | 11.8 | – | ||
| 2 | Heino Dissing / Bjørn Stiler | DEN | – | at ½ length |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Leene / Henk Ooms | NED | 11.2 | – | ||
| 2 | Ernest Chambers / Jack Sibbit | GBR | – | at 1 length |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Leguti / Bruno Loatti | ITA | 11.0 | – | ||
| 2 | Buster Logan / Al Sellinger | USA | – | at ¾ length |
| Date | 8 August 1936 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Ihbe / Carl Lorenz | GER | 11.0 | – | ||
| 2 | Pierre Georget / Georges Maton | FRA | – | at ½ length |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Leene / Henk Ooms | NED | 11.4 | – | ||
| 2 | Carlo Leguti / Bruno Loatti | ITA | – | at 1¼ lengths |
| Date | 8 August 1936 |
|---|
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Ihbe / Carl Lorenz | GER | 2 | – | ||
| 2 | Bernard Leene / Henk Ooms | NED | 0 | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Georget / Georges Maton | FRA | 2 | – | ||
| 2 | Carlo Leguti / Bruno Loatti | ITA | 0 | – |
