Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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The men's sprint cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 9 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics. There were 23 cyclists from 23 nations, with each nation limited to one competitor. The event was won by Mario Ghella of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint. Reg Harris of Great Britain, heavily favored coming into the event, finished with silver, the first medal for a British cyclist in the sprint since 1920. Axel Schandorff's bronze was
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Olympic cycling event
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_sprint
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2014-07-16T09:44:30Z
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2024-09-02T20:07:28Z
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