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starting line; 4) six commissaires
including the chief commissaire, the
second commissaire, the third commissaire,
and the start, the finish and
the inspection commissaires, were
assigned to the team road races; 5)
the first, second and third commissaires,
along with the vehicle commissaire
were, assigned to the individual
road races separately for the men and
the women, while the start, the finish
and the recording commissaires were
additionally assigned to the men's
races.
The one hundred-kilometer team road
race marked the start of the cycling
competition on September 18, and,
after taking one day off on September
19, six track events were staged for five
days, from September 20 to 24. After
taking one day off on September 25,
the 82-kilometer individual road race
for women was held on September 26,
and the 196.8-kilometer individual road
race final was held on September 27,
concluding the cycling competition.
Two world records were established in
the 4,000-meter team pursuit preliminary
for men on September 23; in the
preliminary which started at 5 p.m.,
the U.S.S.R. team finished first with a
world record time of 4:16.10, and the
Australian team came in second with
4:16.32, bettering the previous record
of 4:17.71 established in 1986 by the
Czechoslovakian team.
In the 196.8-kilometer individual road
race for men, an event usually called a
cycling marathon, Olaf Ludwig of the
German Democratic Republic clocked
in 4:32:22 to capture the gold, and
Bernd Groene of the Federal Republic
of Germany took home the silver, while
compatriot Christian Henn brought
home the bronze.
In the sprint for women, a new event
added to the Seoul Olympic schedule,
Erika Saloumitae of the
U.S.S.R. captured the gold.
In the medal race, the U.S.S.R.
finished first, with four golds, one
silver, and two bronze; the German
Democratic Republic placed second,
with three golds, two silvers and one
bronze; the Netherlands placed third,
with one gold and one silver; and
Denmar followed, with one gold.
Medal standings were as follows:
Medal Tally by NOC
NOC
U.S.S.R.
German Dem. Rep.
Netherlands
Denmark
Fed. Rep. of Germany
Australia
Poland
U.S.A.
Sweden
Total
Gold
4
3
1
1
9
Silver
1
2
1
2
2
1
9
Bronze
2
1
2
1
2
1
9
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21. Velodrome at the Olympic Park where
six cycling events were held.
22. The cycling track in the Velodrome
measured 333.3 meters long by 7 meters
wide.