Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
| Men's Sprint at the Games of the IX Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
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Roger Beaufrand |
 France
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Antoine Mazairac |
 Netherlands
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Willy Hansen |
 Denmark
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The men's sprint at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.
This track cycling event consisted of numerous rounds. The competition began with a preliminary round consisting of six races, with the winner of each advancing to the quarterfinals. The losers of the preliminary round competed in a two-round repechage, with two cyclists qualifying for the finals out of the repechage. Beginning with the quarterfinals, the competition was a single elimination tournament, with a bronze medal match.
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