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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): AgustÃn Melgar Olympic Velodrome, Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City, Ciudad de México
Date Started: October 17, 1968
Date Finished: October 18, 1968
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The 1968 World Champion was Denmarkâs [Mogens Frey Jensen]. But the story of the individual pursuit in Mexico was the times that were recorded. The fast track and altitude enabled the riders to obliterate the Olympic records. In the qualifying, the first nine riders bettered the listed world record of 4:45.94 â set by 1964 champion [JiÅÃ Daler], and 21 riders finished faster than the Olympic record. [Xaver Kurmann] (SUI), 1968 World runner-up, led the qualifying with a world record 4:40:41. But that was bettered in the third quarter-final by Franceâs [Daniel Rebillard], who recorded 4:39.87. In the final quarter-final, Frey Jensen bettered that with 4:37.54 to defeat Italyâs [Cipriano Chemello], who was considered a major contender. Rebillard and Frey Jensen met in the final, with Rebillard winning an upset gold. He had only come to Mexico as a member of the French team pursuit squad, but his performances were so strong in pre-Olympic trials that he was chosen to ride the individual pursuit as well.
Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
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1 | Daniel Rébillard | 19 | France | FRA | Gold | |
2 | Mogens Frey Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | Silver | |
3 | Xaver Kurmann | 20 | Switzerland | SUI | Bronze | |
4 | John Bylsma | 22 | Australia | AUS | ||
5T | Cipriano Chemello | 23 | Italy | ITA | ||
5T | Paul Crapez | 21 | Belgium | BEL | ||
5T | Rupert Kratzer | 23 | West Germany | FRG | ||
5T | Radamés Treviño | 22 | Mexico | MEX | ||
9 | MartÃn RodrÃguez | 26 | Colombia | COL | ||
10 | Rajmund ZieliÅski | 28 | Poland | POL | ||
11 QR | Knut Knudsen | 18 | Norway | NOR | ||
12 QR | Juan Alberto Merlos | 23 | Argentina | ARG | ||
13 QR | Daniel Yuste | 23 | Spain | ESP | ||
14 QR | JiÅÃ Daler | 28 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
15 QR | Ian Hallam | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
16 QR | Ole Wackström | 36 | Finland | FIN | ||
17 QR | Gösta Pettersson | 27 | Sweden | SWE | ||
18 QR | Dave Brink | 20 | United States | USA | ||
19 QR | Vernon Stauble | 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | ||
20 QR | Benjamin Evangelista | 19 | Philippines | PHI | ||
21 QR | Tarek Abou Al Dahab | 28 | Lebanon | LIB | ||
22 QR | Colin Forde | 19 | Barbados | BAR | ||
AC QR | Inocente Lizano | 27 | Cuba | CUB | overtaken | |
AC QR | Fedor den Hertog | 22 | Netherlands | NED | overtaken | |
AC QR | Emil Rusu | 21 | Romania | ROU | overtaken | |
AC QR | Gwon Jung-Hyeon | 26 | South Korea | KOR | overtaken | |
AC QR | Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet | 19 | Thailand | THA | overtaken | |
AC QR | Denfield McNab | 25 | Belize | BIZ | overtaken |