Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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Men's sprint at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Munich, West Germany | |||||||||
Dates | 1–2 September 1972 | |||||||||
Competitors | 46 from 27 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's sprint at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, was held on 1 to 2 September 1972. There were 51 entrants from 30 nations; 5 withdrawals left 46 competitors from 27 nations.[1] Nations were limited to two cyclists each. The event was won by Daniel Morelon of France, successfully defending his 1968 title and becoming the first man to win three medals in the event (with his 1964 bronze). It was France's seventh gold medal in the event, most in the world. Silver went to John Nicholson of Australia, taking the nation's first medal in the men's sprint since 1956. Omar Pkhakadze, who had finished fourth in 1968, won the bronze this time for the Soviet Union's first medal in the event. Italy's six-Games medal streak was broken.