Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
| Men's sprint at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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Maurice Peeters after winning the gold medal
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| Venue | Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg | ||||||||||||
| Date | 9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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Maurice Peeters |
 Netherlands
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Horace Johnson |
 Great Britain
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Harry Ryan |
Great Britain
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The men's sprint event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
One day before the Olympic tournament, Peeters had become amateur world champion in track cycling. One day later he rode the Olympic 1000 m sprint, and of course he was considered a favourite. He lost in the first round, but his second place was enough to progress to the next round. He then won the quarter final and the semi-final. In the final, he rode against two British cyclists, Harry Ryan and Tiny Johnson. They tried to make use of their numerical advantage, and Ryan attacked, so that Peeters had to get him back. In the final corner, Johnson should came around the corner to win the race, but Peeters was ahead and kept his lead.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Heat 12
Quarterfinal 1
Quarterfinal 2
Quarterfinal 3
Quarterfinal 4
Quarterfinal 5
Quarterfinal 6
Quarterfinal 7
Quarterfinal 8
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Semifinal 4
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
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