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1912 Summer Olympics [9] Virgilius Altmann Austria (AUT) Cycling: 1936 Summer Olympics [10] Erich Altosaar Estonia (EST) Basketball: 1936 Summer Olympics [11] Max Amann Germany (GER) Water Polo: 1928 Summer Olympics [12] Artur Amon Estonia (EST) Basketball: 1936 Summer Olympics [13] Géo André France (FRA) Athletics: 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924 ...
Although much used in World War I, bicycles were largely superseded by motorized transport in more modern armies. In the past few decades, however, they have taken on a new life as a "weapon of the people" in guerrilla conflicts and unconventional warfare , where the cycle's ability to carry large, about 400 lb (180 kg), loads of supplies at ...
It was held again in 1900, but not in 1904 when various races at different distances were conducted. The men's sprint returned to the programme in 1908 but was again omitted in 1912, when only road cycling competitions were held. After World War I, the men's sprint returned to the programme for good in 1920 and has been held every Games since.
Men's professional. Masters Tournament – not played due to World War II [4] U.S. Open – not played due to World War II [4] British Open – not played due to World War II [4] PGA Championship – Bob Hamilton; Men's amateur. British Amateur – not played due to World War II; U.S. Amateur – not played due to World War II; Women's professional
The Olympic road race, one of the most iconic events at the Games, is also one with the most turnover in medals. No rider has ever won two gold medals, and only one rider has won two medals; Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, with a gold medal in London 2012, following a silver medal in Sydney 2000.
The 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad, was a planned international multi-sport event scheduled to have been held from 21 September to 6 October 1940, in Tokyo City, Japan, and later rescheduled for 20 July to 4 August 1940, in Helsinki, Finland following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.
The 2012 Summer Olympics were the first at which men and women competed in the same number of events in all cycling disciplines, including track cycling, which previously had more men's and fewer women's events than the 2008 programme. [1] However, women have shorter distances for some events.
In May 1946, after the Second World War, the Allied Forces Sports Council was revived by Colonel Henri Debrus and Olympic pentathlete Major Raoul Mollet, and over the weekend of 7-8 September that year, the second Inter-Allied Games took place in Berlin, at the Olympiastadion, venue of the 1936 Olympic Games. [5]