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Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Men's team pursuit
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue White City Stadium
Date July 17
Competitors 20 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR)
Benjamin Jones, Clarence Kingsbury, Leon Meredith, Ernest Payne
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Germany (GER)
Max Götze, Rudolf Katzer, Hermann Martens, Karl Neumer
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Canada (CAN)
William Anderson, Walter Andrews, Frederick McCarthy, William Morton
1920 →
1st, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR)
Benjamin Jones, Clarence Kingsbury, Leon Meredith, Ernest Payne
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Germany (GER)
Max Götze, Rudolf Katzer, Hermann Martens, Karl Neumer
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Canada (CAN)
William Anderson, Walter Andrews, Frederick McCarthy, William Morton

The men's team pursuit was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams started at opposite sides of the track. Each team raced three laps of the track, comprising 1980 yards (1810.5 m). The third cyclist in each four-man team to finish set the time for the team.

The Dutch team had a bye in the first round.

In the only contested heat in the first round, the German team eliminated the French.

The Canadians received third place overall as the faster of the two semifinal losers, while the British team moved on to the final.


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