title: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
text: # Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
  
  The men's tandem cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 11 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First round
  
  The first round took place on 7 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. The losing pairs competed in the repechage round.
  
  Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jean Roth Max Aeberli | Switzerland | 4:24.6 |
  | 2 | Klaas Buchly Tinus van Gelder | Netherlands | |
  
  Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hans Andresen Evan Klamer | Denmark | 4:53.6 |
  | 2 | Louis Van Schill Roger De Pauw | Belgium | |
  
  Heat 3
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona | Italy | 4:58.4 |
  | 2 | Oscar Giacché Miguel Passi | Argentina | |
  
  Heat 4
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | René Faye Gaston Dron | France | 4:34.8 |
  | 2 | Marvin Thomson Al Stiller | United States | |
  
  Heat 5
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Reg Harris Alan Bannister | Great Britain | 5:37.9 |
  | 2 | Kurt Nemetz Erich Welt | Austria | |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  The repechage round took place on 7 August. The winners from each plus the fastest losing team advanced to the quarterfinals.
  
  Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Louis Van Schill Roger De Pauw | Belgium | 3:05.6 |
  | 2 | Klaas Buchly Tinus van Gelder | Netherlands | |
  | 3 | Oscar Giacché Miguel Passi | Argentina | |
  
  Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marvin Thomson Al Stiller | United States | 3:54.5 |
  | 2 | Kurt Nemetz Erich Welt | Austria | |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  The quarterfinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the semifinals.
  
  Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Reg Harris Alan Bannister | Great Britain | 7:57.8 |
  | 2 | Klaas Buchly Tinus van Gelder | Netherlands | |
  
  Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | René Faye Gaston Dron | France | 5:26.3 |
  | 2 | Hans Andresen Evan Klamer | Denmark | |
  
  Heat 3
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jean Roth Max Aeberli | Switzerland | 3:58.5 |
  | 2 | Marvin Thomson Al Stiller | United States | |
  
  Heat 4
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona | Italy | 4:35.6 |
  | 2 | Louis Van Schill Roger De Pauw | Belgium | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  The semifinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat competed for the gold medal. The remaining teams competed for the bronze.
  
  Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Reg Harris Alan Bannister | Great Britain | 6:06.4 |
  | 2 | René Faye Gaston Dron | France | |
  
  Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona | Italy | 4:36.9 |
  | 2 | Jean Roth Max Aeberli | Switzerland | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The final races took place on 11 August and consisted of two best-of-three series. Italy won the gold medal series against the British team 2–1, while France took home the bronze against Switzerland by winning their series 2–0.
  
  Gold medal race
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (Race 1) | Time (Race 2) | Time (Race 3) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona | Italy | | 4:38.8 | 3:55.1 |
  | | Reg Harris Alan Bannister | Great Britain | 3:56.6 | | |
  
  Bronze medal race
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (Race 1) | Time (Race 2) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | René Faye Gaston Dron | France | 3:59.9 | 2:56.2 |
  | 4 | Jean Roth Max Aeberli | Switzerland | | |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona | Italy |
  | | Reg Harris Alan Bannister | Great Britain |
  | | René Faye Gaston Dron | France |
  | 4 | Jean Roth Max Aeberli | Switzerland |
  | 5 | Louis Van Schill Roger De Pauw | Belgium |
  | 5 | Hans Andresen Evan Klamer | Denmark |
  | 5 | Klaas Buchly Tinus van Gelder | Netherlands |
  | 5 | Marvin Thomson Al Stiller | United States |
  | 9 | Kurt Nemetz Erich Welt | Austria |
  | 10 | Oscar Giacché Miguel Passi | Argentina |
  