Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
Introduction 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. The Vélodrome de Vincennes track was a  loop. 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.
Background This was the fifth appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912.The only returning semifinalist from 1920 was gold medal winner Maurice Peeters of the Netherlands. Peeters had also won the Grand Prix de Paris in 1920.He was one of the favorites along with William Fenn of the United States and 1923 World Champion Jean Cugnot of France.Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, and Switzerland each made their debut in the men's sprint. France made its fifth appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.
Competition format There were 12 first-round heats, with up to three cyclists in each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (12 cyclists), while all other finishers went to the first repechage (18 cyclists, with one man eliminated because he did not finish his heat). In the first repechage, there were six heats of three cyclists each, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals (6 cyclists, joining the 12 already qualified) and everyone else eliminated. The 18 quarterfinalists were divided into six heats of three cyclists each. The winner advanced directly to the semifinals (6 cyclists), while the other cyclists went to a second repechage (12 cyclists). The second repechage featured three heats of four cyclists each, with the winners advancing to the semifinals (3 cyclists, joining the 6 already qualified) and all others eliminated. The semifinals were three heats of three cyclists each, with winners advancing to the three-man final and others eliminated.
Records The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races. * World records were not tracked by the UCI until 1954.No new Olympic record was set during the competition.
Schedule  Date Time Round Saturday, 26 July 1924   '''Round 1''''''First repechage''' Sunday, 27 July 1924   '''Quarterfinals''''''Second repechage''''''Semifinals''''''Final'''
Results Source:===Round 1===The top finisher in each heat qualified for the quarterfinals. All other cyclists went to the first repechage for a second chance at quarterfinal qualifying.====Heat 1==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Pierre De Bruyne    13.8   2  Eugenio Gret     ====Heat 2==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  George Dempsey    13.8   2  Julio Polet      3  Miloš Knobloch     ====Heat 3==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Walter Coppins    13.6   2  Willy Hansen      3  Boris Dimchev     ====Heat 4==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  William Fenn    13.6   2  Ricardo Bermejo      —  Maurice Gillen      ====Heat 5==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Lucien Michard    13.6   2  Alejandro Vidal     ====Heat 6==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Herbert Fuller    13.8   2  Holger Guldager     ====Heat 7==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Maurice Peeters    17.0  ====Heat 8==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Guglielmo Bossi    13.6   2  János Grimm      3  Oldřich Červinka     ====Heat 9==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Jacob Meijer    13.2   2  Louis Mermillod      3  Ferenc Uhereczky     ====Heat 10==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Jean Cugnot    12.8   2  George Owen      3  Artūrs Zeiberliņš     ====Heat 11==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Francesco Del Grosso    12.8   2  Jan Łazarski      3  Roberts Plūme     ====Heat 12==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Franciszek Szymczyk    13.6   2  Jean Verheyen      3  Francisco Juillet     ===First repechage=======First repechage heat 1==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Willy Hansen      2  Julio Polet      —  Francisco Juillet      ====First repechage heat 2==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Miloš Knobloch      —  Boris Dimchev       Alejandro Vidal      ====First repechage heat 3==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Holger Guldager      2  Artūrs Zeiberliņš      3  Eugenio Gret     ====First repechage heat 4==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Louis Mermillod      2  Ferenc Uhereczky      3  Oldřich Červinka     ====First repechage heat 5==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  János Grimm      2  Ricardo Bermejo      3  Jean Verheyen     ====First repechage heat 6==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  George Owen      2  Jan Łazarski      3  Roberts Plūme     ===Quarterfinals===The 18 winners of the first round and first repechage competed in the quarterfinals. Again, the winner of each heat advanced (this time to the semifinals) while the other cyclists competed in another repechage.====Quarterfinal 1==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Jacob Meijer    13.2   2  Willy Hansen      3  Miloš Knobloch     ====Quarterfinal 2==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Lucien Michard    13.0   2  Holger Guldager      3  George Owen     ====Quarterfinal 3==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  George Dempsey    13.2   2  Maurice Peeters      3  János Grimm     ====Quarterfinal 4==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Jean Cugnot    13.2   2  William Fenn      3  Pierre De Bruyne     ====Quarterfinal 5==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Francesco Del Grosso    13.6   2  Louis Mermillod      3  Franciszek Szymczyk     ====Quarterfinal 6==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Herbert Fuller    13.0   2  Guglielmo Bossi      3  Walter Coppins     ===Second repechage=======Second repechage heat 1==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Guglielmo Bossi      2  Maurice Peeters      3  Willy Hansen      4  Miloš Knobloch     ====Second repechage heat 2==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Louis Mermillod      2  Pierre De Bruyne      3  János Grimm      4  George Owen     ====Second repechage heat 3==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Holger Guldager      2  William Fenn      3  Walter Coppins      —  Franciszek Szymczyk      ===Semifinals===The nine remaining cyclists competed in three semifinals, with the winners advancing to the finals and the losers eliminated.====Semifinal 1==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Lucien Michard    12.2   2  Herbert Fuller      3  Guglielmo Bossi     ====Semifinal 2==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Jacob Meijer    12.8   2  Holger Guldager      3  Francesco Del Grosso     ====Semifinal 3==== Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time  Notes 1  Jean Cugnot    12.2   2  George Dempsey      3  Louis Mermillod     ===Final===The final three cyclists competed for the three medals. Rank  Cyclist  Nation  Time   Lucien Michard    12.8   Jacob Meijer       Jean Cugnot
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