Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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Men's sprint at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Vélodrome de Vincennes | |||||||||
Dates | July 26–27 | |||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 17 nations | |||||||||
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The men's sprint event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The field consisted of 31 cyclists from 17 countries.[1] The Vélodrome de Vincennes track was a 500-metre (1,640 ft) loop.[2] The event was won by Lucien Michard of France, the nation's third victory in the men's sprint. His teammate Jean Cugnot earned bronze. Jacob Meijer of the Netherlands took silver, putting the Dutch team on the podium for the second consecutive Games.