Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit
# Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

These are the official results of the men's individual pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on 17 and 18 October 1968. There were 28 participants from 28 nations.

## Competition format

The individual pursuit competition consisted of a qualifying round and a 3-round knockout tournament, including a bronze medal race. Each race, in both the qualifying round and the knock-out rounds, consisted of a pair of cyclists starting from opposite sides of the track. The cyclists raced for 4,000 metres, attempting to finish with the fastest time and, if possible, catch the other cyclist. For the qualifying round, the eight fastest times overall (regardless of whether the cyclist finished first or second in his heat, though any cyclist who was overtaken was eliminated) earned advancement to the knockout rounds. In the knockout rounds, the winner of each heat advanced to the next round.

## Results

### Qualifying round

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Xaver Kurmann | Switzerland | 4:40.41 | Q |
| 2 | John Bylsma | Australia | 4:41.10 | Q |
| 3 | Daniel Rébillard | France | 4:42.15 | Q |
| 4 | Mogens Frey | Denmark | 4:42.30 | Q |
| 5 | Cipriano Chemello | Italy | 4:43.58 | Q |
| 6 | Rupert Kratzer | West Germany | 4:43.84 | Q |
| 7 | Radamés Treviño | Mexico | 4:44.12 | Q |
| 8 | Paul Crapez | Belgium | 4:44.93 | Q |
| 9 | Martín Emilio Rodríguez | Colombia | 4:45.38 | |
| 10 | Rajmund Zieliński | Poland | 4:46.03 | |
| 11 | Knut Knudsen | Norway | 4:46.70 | |
| 12 | Juan Alberto Merlos | Argentina | 4:47.81 | |
| 13 | Daniel Yuste | Spain | 4:50.36 | |
| 14 | Jiří Daler | Czechoslovakia | 4:50.50 | |
| 15 | Ian Hallam | Great Britain | 4:50.62 | |
| 16 | Ole Wackström | Finland | 4:50.76 | |
| 17 | Gösta Pettersson | Sweden | 4:51.37 | |
| 18 | David Brink | United States | 4:55.40 | |
| 19 | Vernon Stauble | Trinidad and Tobago | 5:07.80 | |
| 20 | Benjamin Evangelista | Philippines | 5:22.12 | |
| 21 | Tarek Abou Al Dahab | Lebanon | 5:35.42 | |
| 22 | Colin Forde | Barbados | 5:35.60 | |
| – | Inocente Lizano | Cuba | 4:51.09 | Overtaken |
| – | Fedor den Hertog | Netherlands | 4:54.32 | Overtaken |
| – | Emil Rusu | Romania | 4:56.45 | Overtaken |
| – | Gwon Jung-hyeon | South Korea | 5:09.90 | Overtaken |
| – | Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet | Thailand | 5:34.50 | Overtaken |
| – | Denfield McNab | British Honduras | 6:12.96 | Overtaken |

### Quarterfinals

**Quarterfinal 1**

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Xaver Kurmann | Switzerland | 4:45.94 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Crapez | Belgium | 4:49.99 | |

**Quarterfinal 2**

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John Bylsma | Australia | 4:41.66 | Q |
| 2 | Radamés Treviño | Mexico | 4:42.40 | |

**Quarterfinal 3**

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Daniel Rébillard | France | 4:39.87 | Q |
| 2 | Rupert Kratzer | West Germany | 4:41.43 | |

**Quarterfinal 4**

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mogens Frey | Denmark | 4:37.54 | Q |
| 2 | Cipriano Chemello | Italy | 4:42.29 | |

### Semifinals

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mogens Frey | Denmark | 4:42.05 | Q |
| 2 | Xaver Kurmann | Switzerland | 4:44.26 | B |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Daniel Rébillard | France | 4:41.80 | Q |
| 2 | John Bylsma | Australia | 4:48.73 | B |

### Finals

**Bronze medal match**

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Xaver Kurmann | Switzerland | 4:39.42 |
| 4 | John Bylsma | Australia | 4:41.60 |

**Final**

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Daniel Rébillard | France | 4:41.71 |
| | Mogens Frey | Denmark | 4:42.43 |

## Final classification

| Rank | Name | Nation |
| - | - | - |
| | Daniel Rébillard | France |
| | Mogens Frey | Denmark |
| | Xaver Kurmann | Switzerland |
| 4 | John Bylsma | Australia |
| 5 | Cipriano Chemello | Italy |
| 5 | Paul Crapez | Belgium |
| 5 | Rupert Kratzer | West Germany |
| 5 | Radamés Treviño | Mexico |
| 9 | Martín Rodríguez | Colombia |
| 10 | Rajmund Zieliński | Poland |
| 11 | Knut Knudsen | Norway |
| 12 | Juan Alberto Merlos | Argentina |
| 13 | Daniel Yuste | Spain |
| 14 | Jiří Daler | Czechoslovakia |
| 15 | Ian Hallam | Great Britain |
| 16 | Ole Wackström | Finland |
| 17 | Gösta Pettersson | Sweden |
| 18 | David Brink | United States |
| 19 | Vernon Stauble | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 20 | Benjamin Evangelista | Philippines |
| 21 | Tarek Abou Al Dahab | Lebanon |
| 22 | Colin Forde | Barbados |
| AC | Inocente Lizano | Cuba |
| AC | Fedor den Hertog | Netherlands |
| AC | Emil Rusu | Romania |
| AC | Gwon Jung-hyeon | South Korea |
| AC | Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet | Thailand |
| AC | Denfield McNab | British Honduras |
