Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem


The men's tandem was a cycling event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on 20 to 21 October 1968. There were 28 participants from 14 nations.

Competition format

This tandem bicycle competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1968 competition involved six rounds: four main rounds as well as a two-round repechage after the first round.

First round

First round heat 1

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Luigi Borghetti
Walter Gorini		10.29
2Juan Reyes
Ulises Váldez		–

First round heat 2

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin		10.39
2Guillermo Mendoza
Julio Munguía		–

First round heat 3

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker		10.40
2Jack Disney
Charles Pranke		–

First round heat 4

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Miloš Jelínek
Ivan Kučírek		10.14
2Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov		–

First round heat 5

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Hans-Jürgen Geschke
Werner Otto		10.32
2András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai		–

First round heat 6

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn		9.96
2Jørgen Jensen
Per Sarto Jørgensen		–

First round heat 7

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Klaus Kobusch
Martin Stenzel		10.27
2Hilton Clarke
Gordon Johnson		–

Repechage heats

Repechage heat 1

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov		10.33
2Juan Reyes
Ulises Váldez		–
3Guillermo Mendoza
Julio Munguía		–

Repechage heat 2

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai		10.23
2Jørgen Jensen
Per Sarto Jørgensen		–

Repechage heat 3

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Hilton Clarke
Gordon Johnson		10.26
2Jack Disney
Charles Pranke		–

Repechage final

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov		10.32
2András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai		–
3Hilton Clarke
Gordon Johnson		–

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Quarterfinal 2

Quarterfinal 3

Quarterfinal 4

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Finals

Bronze medal match

Final

Final classification