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Sprint, Men

Date	1 – 2 September 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Radstadion, Olympiapark, München
Participants	46 from 27 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

The defending champion, Daniel Morelon (FRA), was an overwhelming favorite. He had been World Champion in 1969-71 and had won the most important invitational, the Grand Prix de Paris, in 1970 and 1971. The field was enormous with 51 starters from 29 nations, and it took six separate rounds and repêchages just to sort out the quarter-finalists. From the quarter-finals onwards, all matches were best two of three races. Morelon took part in nine races and won them all, facing minimal challenges en route to the gold medal. In the semi-finals he took out the Netherlands’ Klaas Balk. But the other semi saw an upset as the 1975 World Champion, Omar Pkhakadze (URS/GEO), lost in two straight races to Australian, John Nicholson, who had been runner-up at the 1975 Grand Prix de Paris. For Morelon it was his third straight medal in the event and he would return in 1976 to win a fourth, placing second that year. He also added two more World Championships in 1973 and 1975.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA		Gold
2	John Nicholson	AUS		Silver
3	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS		Bronze
4	Klaas Balk	NED
=5	Niels Fredborg	DEN
=5	Hans-Jürgen Geschke	GDR
=5	Massimo Marino	ITA
=5	Peter van Doorn	NED
2 h1 r7/10	Karl Köther	FRG
2 h2 r7/10	Vladimír Vačkář	TCH
2 h1 r6/10	Ivan Kučírek	TCH
2 h2 r6/10	Robert Maveau	BEL
2 h3 r6/10	Leslie King	TTO
2 h4 r6/10	Peder Pedersen	DEN
3 h1 r6/10	Gérard Quintyn	FRA
3 h2 r6/10	Ezio Cardi	ITA
3 h3 r6/10	Sergey Kravtsov	URS
3 h4 r6/10	Andrzej Bek	POL
2 h1 r4/10	Jeffrey Spencer	USA
2 h2 r4/10	Benedykt Kocot	POL
2 h3 r4/10	Roger Young	USA
2 h4 r4/10	Dieter Berkmann	FRG
2 h5 r4/10	Honson Chin	JAM
2 h6 r4/10	Ernie Crutchlow	GBR
2 h7 r4/10	Yoshikazu Cho	JPN
2 h8 r4/10	Carlos Reybaud	ARG
3 h6 r4/10	Neville Hunte	GUY
3 h7 r4/10	Ed McRae	CAN
3 h8 r4/10	Geoff Cooke	GBR
2 h1 r2/10	Hector Edwards	BAR
2 h2 r2/10	Werner Otto	GDR
2 h3 r2/10	Taworn Tarwan	THA
2 h4 r2/10	Félix Suárez	ESP
2 h5 r2/10	Jairo Díaz	COL
2 h6 r2/10	Kensley Reece	BAR
2 h7 r2/10	Maurice Hugh-Sam	JAM
2 h8 r2/10	Yaichi Numata	JPN
2 h10 r2/10	Arturo Cambroni	MEX
2 h11 r2/10	Jefrey Burnside	BAH
2 h12 r2/10	Carlos Galeano	COL
3 h2 r2/10	Suriya Chiarasapawong	THA
3 h4 r2/10	Shue Ming-Fa	TPE
3 h5 r2/10	Winston Attong	TTO
3 h7 r2/10	Daud Ibrahim	MAS
AC h3 r2/10	Manu Snellinx	BEL	DQ
AC h9 r2/10	Víctor Limba	ARG	DQ

Round One (1 September 1972 — 11:19)

Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	11.71	Q
2	Hector Edwards	BAR	–
3	Suriya Chiarasapawong	THA	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	11.83	Q
2	Taworn Tarwan	THA	–
3	Shue Ming-Fa	TPE	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	11.78	Q
2	Winston Attong	TTO	–
3	Kensley Reece	BAR	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gérard Quintyn	FRA	11.40	Q
2	Yoshikazu Cho	JPN	–
3	Jeffrey Spencer	USA	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ezio Cardi	ITA	11.92	Q
2	Félix Suárez	ESP	–
3	Daud Ibrahim	MAS	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	John Nicholson	AUS	11.20	Q
2	Ed McRae	CAN	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peter van Doorn	NED	11.58	Q
2	Yaichi Numata	JPN	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	11.64	Q
2	Andrzej Bek	POL	–
3	Honson Chin	JAM	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Hans-Jürgen Geschke	GDR	11.52	Q
2	Jairo Díaz	COL	–

Heat Ten

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Karl Köther	FRG	11.30	Q
2	Peder Pedersen	DEN	–

Heat Eleven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Vladimír Vačkář	TCH	11.89	Q
2	Klaas Balk	NED	–
3	Carlos Galeano	COL	–

Heat Twelve

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Massimo Marino	ITA	11.83	Q
2	Roger Young	USA	–
3	Jefrey Burnside	BAH	–

Heat Thirteen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Dieter Berkmann	FRG	11.71	Q
2	Leslie King	TTO	–
3	Arturo Cambroni	MEX	–

Heat Fourteen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Niels Fredborg	DEN	12.16	Q
2	Maurice Hugh-Sam	JAM	–

Heat Fifteen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Benedykt Kocot	POL	11.44	Q
2	Geoff Cooke	GBR	–
3	Manu Snellinx	BEL	–

Heat Sixteen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Carlos Reybaud	ARG	11.50	Q
2	Werner Otto	GDR	–
3	Ernie Crutchlow	GBR	–

Heat Seventeen

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Robert Maveau	BEL	–	Q
2	Víctor Limba	ARG	–
DQ	Neville Hunte	GUY	–

Round One Repêchage (1 September 1972 — 12:29)

Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jeffrey Spencer	USA	12.46	Q
2	Hector Edwards	BAR	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Leslie King	TTO	11.62	Q
2	Werner Otto	GDR	–
3	Suriya Chiarasapawong	THA	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Neville Hunte	GUY	11.54	Q
2	Taworn Tarwan	THA	–
DQ	Manu Snellinx	BEL	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Yoshikazu Cho	JPN	11.17	Q
2	Félix Suárez	ESP	–
3	Shue Ming-Fa	TPE	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ernie Crutchlow	GBR	11.41	Q
2	Jairo Díaz	COL	–
3	Winston Attong	TTO	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Roger Young	USA	11.99	Q
2	Kensley Reece	BAR	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Klaas Balk	NED	12.02	Q
2	Maurice Hugh-Sam	JAM	–
3	Daud Ibrahim	MAS	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Honson Chin	JAM	11.90	Q
2	Yaichi Numata	JPN	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ed McRae	CAN	no time	Q
DQ	Víctor Limba	ARG	–

Heat Ten

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Andrzej Bek	POL	11.86	Q
2	Arturo Cambroni	MEX	–

Heat Eleven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peder Pedersen	DEN	11.34	Q
2	Jefrey Burnside	BAH	–

Heat Twelve

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Geoff Cooke	GBR	12.27	Q
2	Carlos Galeano	COL	–

Round Two (1 September 1972 — 15:59)

Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	12.26	Q
2	Neville Hunte	GUY	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	11.35	Q
2	Geoff Cooke	GBR	–
3	Jeffrey Spencer	USA	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Leslie King	TTO	11.77	Q
2	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	–
3	Roger Young	USA	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gérard Quintyn	FRA	no time	Q
2	Carlos Reybaud	ARG	–
DQ	Klaas Balk	NED	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Vladimír Vačkář	TCH	11.83	Q
2	Ezio Cardi	ITA	–
3	Andrzej Bek	POL	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	John Nicholson	AUS	11.92	Q
2	Niels Fredborg	DEN	–
3	Honson Chin	JAM	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peder Pedersen	DEN	11.69	Q
2	Dieter Berkmann	FRG	–
3	Peter van Doorn	NED	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Robert Maveau	BEL	11.98	Q
2	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	–
3	Ed McRae	CAN	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Hans-Jürgen Geschke	GDR	11.53	Q
2	Benedykt Kocot	POL	–
3	Ernie Crutchlow	GBR	–

Heat Ten

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Karl Köther	FRG	11.37	Q
2	Yoshikazu Cho	JPN	–
3	Massimo Marino	ITA	–

Round Two Repêchage (1 September 1972 — 16:50)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	12.27	Q
2	Jeffrey Spencer	USA	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Klaas Balk	NED	11.68	Q
2	Benedykt Kocot	POL	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ezio Cardi	ITA	11.93	Q
2	Roger Young	USA	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Andrzej Bek	POL	11.87	Q
2	Dieter Berkmann	FRG	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Niels Fredborg	DEN	11.96	Q
2	Honson Chin	JAM	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	11.56	Q
2	Ernie Crutchlow	GBR	–
3	Neville Hunte	GUY	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peter van Doorn	NED	11.74	Q
2	Yoshikazu Cho	JPN	–
3	Ed McRae	CAN	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Massimo Marino	ITA	11.68	Q
2	Carlos Reybaud	ARG	–
3	Geoff Cooke	GBR	–

Eighth-Finals (1 September 1972 — 20:00)

Winner of each heat advanced to the eighth-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	11.51	Q
2	Niels Fredborg	DEN	–
3	Peter van Doorn	NED	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Klaas Balk	NED	11.48	Q
2	Andrzej Bek	POL	–
3	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Massimo Marino	ITA	11.40	Q
2	Robert Maveau	BEL	–
3	Gérard Quintyn	FRA	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	11.43	Q
2	Karl Köther	FRG	–
3	Vladimír Vačkář	TCH	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Hans-Jürgen Geschke	GDR	11.42	Q
2	Ezio Cardi	ITA	–
3	Leslie King	TTO	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	John Nicholson	AUS	11.67	Q
2	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	–
3	Peder Pedersen	DEN	–

1/8-Final Repêchage Final (1 September 1972)

Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Niels Fredborg	DEN	11.59	Q
2	Karl Köther	FRG	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peter van Doorn	NED	11.61	Q
2	Vladimír Vačkář	TCH	–

1/8-Final Repêchage (1 September 1972 — 21:11)

Winner of each heat advanced to the repêchage final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Niels Fredborg	DEN	11.91	Q
2	Ivan Kučírek	TCH	–
3	Gérard Quintyn	FRA	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peter van Doorn	NED	11.59	Q
2	Robert Maveau	BEL	–
3	Ezio Cardi	ITA	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Karl Köther	FRG	11.40	Q
2	Leslie King	TTO	–
3	Sergey Kravtsov	URS	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Vladimír Vačkář	TCH	11.46	Q
2	Peder Pedersen	DEN	–
3	Andrzej Bek	POL	–

Quarter-Finals (2 September 1972 — 17:58)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	2	Q
2	Peter van Doorn	NED	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	John Nicholson	AUS	2	Q
2	Niels Fredborg	DEN	0

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Klaas Balk	NED	2	Q
2	Hans-Jürgen Geschke	GDR	1

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	2	Q
2	Massimo Marino	ITA	1

Semi-Finals (2 September 1972 — 20:51)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	2	Q
2	Klaas Balk	NED	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	John Nicholson	AUS	2	Q
2	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	0

Final Round (2 September 1972 — 21:52)

Best two of three races.

Match 1/2 (21:52)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Daniel Morelon	FRA	2	Q
2	John Nicholson	AUS	0

Match 3/4 (21:52)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Omar Pkhak'adze	URS	2	Q
2	Klaas Balk	NED	1