Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 18 to 24 July 1976.
Medal Table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Road[]
Event | |||
---|---|---|---|
Road race | Bernt Johansson |
Giuseppe Martinelli |
Mieczysl Nowicki |
Team time trial | Soviet Union Valery Chaplygin Anatoly Chukanov Vladimir Kaminsky Aavo Pikkuus |
Poland Tadeusz Mitnik Mieczysl Nowicki Stanislaw Szozda Ryszard Szurkowski |
Denmark Verner Blaudzun Gert Frank Jorgen Hansen Jorn Lund |
Track[]
Event | |||
---|---|---|---|
Time trial | Klaus-Jurgen Grunke |
Michel Vaarten |
Niels Fredborg |
Individual pursuit | Gregor Braun |
Herman Ponsteen |
Thomas Huschke |
Sprint | Anton Tkac |
Daniel Morelon |
Hans-Jurgen Geschke |
Team pursuit | West Germany Gregor Braun Hans Lutz Guenther Schumacher Peter Vonhof |
Soviet Union Vladimir Osokin Alexandr Perov Vitaly Petrakov Victor Sokolov |
Great Britain Ian Banbury Michael Bennett Robin Croker Ian Hallam |
Statistics[]
- There were 295 total athletes from 49 countries.
- Cesare Cipollini was the youngest participant with 17 years and 220 days.
- Willy Skibby was the oldest participant with 34 years and 157 days.
- 4 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Denmark won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.