Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit


The men's team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was held from 27 to 29 August 1960. There were 76 participants from 19 nations.

Competition format

The team pursuit event consisted of both a time trial and a series of head-to-head races between 2 teams. There were a total of four rounds: an elimination round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.

Elimination round

RankHeatNationTimeNotes
174:38.41
264:38.46
374:40.33
434:40.48
544:40.64
654:40.80
724:42.60
814:44.44
9114:44.87
1054:45.23
1114:45.87
1284:47.70
13104:47.83
1424:48.55
15104:49.46
1694:49.92
1764:50.00
1844:50.26
1984:52.55

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankNationTimeNotes
14:29.98
24:38.17

Quarterfinal 2

RankNationTimeNotes
14:30.82
24:38.73

Quarterfinal 3

RankNationTimeNotes
14:29.32
24:37.44

Quarterfinal 4

RankNationTimeNotes
14:29.97
24:29.98

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankNationTimeNotes
14:33.46
24:37.17

Semifinal 2

RankNationTimeNotes
14:28.88
24:33.01

Finals

Bronze medal final

RankNationTime
4:34.05
44:35.72

Gold medal final

RankNationTime
4:30.90
4:35.78

Final classification