Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit

The Men's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 7–9 at the Laoshan Velodrome.

Classification

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The cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function.

Cycling classes:

B&VI 1–3

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The men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) took place on September 7.[1]

Gold Silver Bronze
  Australia (AUS)   Spain (ESP)   Australia (AUS)
Kieran Modra
Tyson Lawrence
Christian Venge
David Llaurado
Bryce Lindores
Steven George

Preliminaries

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Q = Qualifier WR = World Record

Rank Name Time
1   Kieran Modra (AUS)
  Pilot: Tyson Lawrence (AUS)
4:18.961 Q WR
2   Christian Venge (ESP)
  Pilot: David Llaurado (ESP)
4:25.335 Q
3   Daniel Chalifour (CAN)
  Pilot: Alexandre Cloutier (CAN)
4:25.554 Q
4   Bryce Lindores (AUS)
  Pilot: Steven George (AUS)
4:27.578 Q
5   Brian Cowie (CAN)
  Pilot: Devon Smibert (CAN)
4:29.195
6   Gavin Kilpatrick (RSA)
  Pilot: Michael Thomson (RSA)
4:32.191
7   Vladislav Janovjak (SVK)
  Pilot: Robert Mitosinka (SVK)
4:32.236
8   Francisco González (ESP)
  Pilot: Juan Francisco Suarez (ESP)
4:38.548
9   Alfred Stelleman (NED)
  Pilot: Jaco Tettelaar (NED)
4:40.432
10   Stephane Cote (CAN)
  Pilot: Pierre-Olivier Boily (CAN)
4:41.677
11   Olivier Donval (FRA)
  Pilot: John Saccomandi (FRA)
4:44.890
12   Carlos Arciniegas (COL)
  Pilot: Juan Carreno (COL)
4:47.730
13   Michael Delaney (IRL)
  Pilot: David Patrick Peelo (IRL)
4:49.911
14   Arnold Csaba Butu (ROU)
  Pilot: Lehel Rusza (ROU)
5:11.936

CP 3

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The men's individual pursuit (CP 3) took place on 7 September.[1] The pre-event favorite to win the gold medal was reigning champion, Darren Kenny of Great Britain.

Gold Silver Bronze
Darren Kenny
  Great Britain
Yong-Sik Jin
  South Korea
Jean Quevillon
  Canada

Preliminaries

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Q = Qualifier WR = World Record

Rank Name Time
1   Darren Kenny (GBR) 3:36.875 Q WR
2   Yong-Sik Jin (KOR) 3:58.817 Q
3   Jean Quevillon (CAN) 4:03.730 Q
4   Maurice Eckhard (FRA) 4:09.119 Q
5   Tomas Kvasnicka (CZE) 4:11.715
6   Rodrigo Lopez (ARG) 4:13.850
7   Brayden McDougall (CAN) 4:15.006
  Javier Ochoa (ESP) Disqualified

CP 4

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The men's individual pursuit (CP 4) took place on 7 September.[1]

Gold Silver Bronze
Christopher Scott
  Australia
Masashi Ishii
  Japan
Cesar Neira
  Spain

Preliminaries

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Q = Qualifier

Rank Name Time
1   Masashi Ishi (JPN) 3:37.848 Q
2   Christopher Scott (AUS) 3:38.205 Q
3   Jiri Bouska (CZE) 3:45.269 Q
4   Cesar Neira (ESP) 3:45.322 Q
5   Klaus Lungershausen (GER) 3:52.561
6   Lubos Jirka (CZE) 3:53.566
7   Enda Smyth (IRL) 3:55.919
8   Janos Plekker (RSA) 3:55.933
9   Michael Farrell (USA) 4:04.606

LC 1

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The men's individual pursuit (LC 1) took place on 8 September.[2]

Gold Silver Bronze
Michael Gallagher
  Australia
Wolfgang Sacher
  Germany
Fabio Triboli
  Italy

Preliminaries

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Q = Qualifier

Rank Name Time
1   Michael Gallagher (AUS) 4:40.6 Q
2   Wolfgang Sacher (GER) + 0.03.8 Q
3   Fabio Triboli (ITA) + 0.06.3 Q
4   Soelito Gohr (BRA) + 0.09.5 Q
5   Cathal Gustavus Miller (IRL) + 0.13.4
6   Manfred Gattringer (AUT) + 0.14.1
7   Pierpaolo Addesi (ITA) + 0.17.6
8   Wolfgang Eibeck (AUT) + 0.18.3
9   Ivan Renggli (SUI) + 0.26.3
10   David Mercier (FRA) + 0.28.0
11   Damien Severi (FRA) + 0.30.0
12   Mark Breton (CAN) + 0.31.8
13   Kuidong Zhang (CHN) + 0.32.1
14   Kennedy Jacome (COL) + 0.36.3
15   Ioannis Kalaitzakis (GRE) + 0.39.4

LC 2

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The men's individual pursuit (LC 2) took place on 8 September.[2]

Gold Silver Bronze
Jiří Ježek
  Czech Republic
Roberto Alcaide
  Spain
Jan Boyen
  Belgium

Preliminaries

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Q = Qualifier

Rank Name Time
1   Jiří Ježek (CZE) 4.45.3
2   Roberto Alcaide (ESP) + 0.06.2
3   Jan Boyen (BEL) + 0.11.0
4   Carol-Eduard Novak (ROU) + 0.12.5
5   Eric Bourgault (CAN) + 0.24.2
6   Yuanchao Zheng (CHN) + 0.28.1
7   Luis Chacon (COL) + 0.29.8
8   Morten Jahr (NOR) + 0.38.6
9   Amador Granado (ESP) + 1.04.2
10   David Kuster (SLO) + 1.05.1

LC 3

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The men's individual pursuit (LC 3) took place on 9 September.[3]

Gold Silver Bronze
Simon Richardson
  Great Britain
Masaki Fujita
  Japan
Tobias Graf
  Germany

Preliminaries

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Q = Qualifier WR = World Record

Rank Name Time
1   Simon Richardson (GBR) 3.48.18 Q WR
2   Masaki Fujita (JPN) 3.52.25 Q
3   Tobias Graf (GER) 3.54.54 Q
4   Laurent Thirionet (FRA) 3.57.23 Q
5   Fabrizio Macchi (ITA) 4.00.40
6   Antonio Garcia (ESP) 4.00.70
7   Erich Stauffer (AUT) 4.06.17
8   Michael Milton (AUS) 4.10.44
9   Stéphane Bahier (FRA) 4.12.02
10   Zhang Lu (CHN) 4.21.75
DSQ   Flaviano Carvalho (BRA) 1.28.70

LC 4

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The men's individual pursuit (LC 4) took place on 9 September.[3]

Gold Silver Bronze
Paolo Vigano
  Italy
Michael Teuber
  Germany
Juan José Méndez Fernández
  Spain

Preliminaries

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Q = Qualifier WR = World Record

Rank Name Time
1   Paolo Vigano (ITA) 3.59.74 Q WR
2   Michael Teuber (GER) 4.05.93 Q
3   Juan José Méndez Fernández (ESP) 4.16.69 Q
4   Erich Winkler (GER) 4.17.74 Q
5   Pierre Senska (GER) 4.25.25
6   Anthony Zahn (USA) 4.27.05
7   Wolfgang Dabernig (AUT) 4.40.61
DNS   Alexander Hohlrieder (AUT)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gold Rush for GB on Day One Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, britishcycling.org.uk, September 7, 2008
  2. ^ a b 13th Paralympic Games - JO - Stage 2 - September 8: Track racing - Day 2, team.cyclingnews.com
  3. ^ a b 13th Paralympic Games - JO - Stage 3 - September 9: Track racing - Day 3 Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, team.cyclingnews.com