| Men's cycling team pursuit at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hachioji Velodrome |
| Date | 18-20 October 1964 |
| Competitors | 72 from 18 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
Road cycling | |
| Road race | men |
| Team time trial | men |
Track cycling | |
| Track time trial | men |
| Individual pursuit | men |
| Team pursuit | men |
| Sprint | men |
| Tandem | men |
Themen's team pursuit was atrack cycling event held as part of theCycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The course was 4000 metres. It was held on 19 October and 21 October 1964 at theHachioji Velodrome. 18 teams of 4 cyclists each competed.[1]
In the first round of heats, the 18 teams were divided into 9 pairs. Placing in the heats was not used to advance; rather, the 8 fastest teams from across the heats advanced to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals paired off the 8 remaining teams into 4 heats. Winners advanced, losers were eliminated.
| Quarterfinal 1 | |||
| 1. |  Luigi Roncaglia,Carlo Rancati,Vincenzo Mantovani, andFranco Testa (ITA) | 4:37.58 | QS |
| 2. |  Jiri Daller,Jiří Pecka,Antonín Kříž, andFrantisek Rezak (TCH) | 4:45.68 | |
| Quarterfinal 2 | |||
| 1. |  Lothar Claesges,Karl Link,Karl-Heinz Henrichs, andErnst Streng (EUA) | 4:36.98 | QS |
| 2. |  Bent Hansen,Jan Ingstrup-Mikkelsen,Preben Isaksson, andKurt vid Stein (DEN) | 4:43.58 | |
| Quarterfinal 3 | |||
| 1. |  Gerard Koel,Jaap Oudkerk,Henk Cornelisse, andCor Schuuring (NED) | 4:40.41 | QS |
| 2. |  Dzintars Lācis,Stanislav Moskvin,Leonid Kolumbet, andSergey Tereshchenkov (URS) | 4:41.70 | |
| Quarterfinal 4 | |||
| 1. |  Kevin Brislin,Victor Browne,Robert Baird, andHendrikus Vogels (AUS) | 4:41.58 | QS |
| 2. |  Carlos Alvarez,Juan Merlos,Ernesto Contreras, andAlberto Trillo (ARG) | 4:45.74 | |
The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | Lothar Claesges,Karl Link,Karl-Heinz Henrichs, andErnst Streng (EUA) | 4:38.19 | QG |
| 2. | Kevin Brislin,Victor Browne,Robert Baird, andHendrikus Vogels (AUS) | 4:40.28 | QB |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | Luigi Roncaglia,Carlo Rancati,Vincenzo Mantovani, andFranco Testa (ITA) | 4:37.98 | QG |
| 2. | Gerard Koel,Jaap Oudkerk,Henk Cornelisse, andCor Schuuring (NED) | 4:41.02 | QB |
| Gold Medal Match | |||
 | Lothar Claesges,Karl Link,Karl-Heinz Henrichs, andErnst Streng (EUA) | 4:35.67 | |
 | Luigi Roncaglia,Carlo Rancati,Vincenzo Mantovani, andFranco Testa (ITA) | 4:35.74 | |
| Bronze Medal Match | |||
 | Gerard Koel,Jaap Oudkerk,Henk Cornelisse, andCor Schuuring (NED) | 4:38.99 | |
| 4. | Kevin Brislin,Victor Browne,Robert Baird, andHendrikus Vogels (AUS) | 4:39.42 | |
