- Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, one cycling event was contested. This event was a time trial, which counts as individual race as well as for the team time trial. The competition was held on Sunday July 7, 1912. For the only time in Olympic history, no track cycling events were held.
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Amateur definitions
In Cycling, where, according to the agreement come to by the national associations affiliated to the Union Cycliste Internationale, every amateur was to be provided with a certificate issued by the Union or by one of the said associations, the amateur regulation was as follows:
The competition is only open to amateurs with a license from the Union Cycliste Internationale or any affiliated to the above-mentioned Union. A certified copy of such license shall accompany each entry.
Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze Individual time trial
Rudolph Lewis
South Africa (RSA)Frederick Grubb
Great Britain (GBR)Carl Schutte
United States (USA)Team time trial
Sweden (SWE)
Erik Friborg
Ragnar Malm
Axel Persson
Algot LönnGreat Britain (GBR)
Frederick Grubb
Leonard Meredith
Charles Moss
William HammondUnited States (USA)
Carl Schutte
Alvin Loftes
Albert Krushel
Walter MartinParticipating nations
A total of 123 cyclists from 16 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:
- Austria (6)
- Belgium (1)
- Bohemia (5)
- Canada (2)
- Chile (4)
- Denmark (8)
- Finland (5)
- France (12)
- Germany (11)
- Great Britain (26)
- Hungary (5)
- Norway (6)
- Russia (10)[1]
- South Africa (1)
- Sweden (12)
- United States (9)
- ^ Including one German cyclist, who competed for Russia.
Medal table
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 South Africa 1 0 0 1 Sweden 1 0 0 1 3 Great Britain 0 2 0 2 4 United States 0 0 2 2 Total 2 2 2 6 References
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