The Men's individual pursuit (CP 4) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on 7 August at the Laoshan Velodrome.
| Men's individual pursuit (CP 4) at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Laoshan Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 7 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:40.144 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
| Records prior to the event | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | 3:32.958 |  Christopher Scott (AUS) |
Athens  |
20 September 2004 |
| WR | 3:32.958 | Christopher Scott (AUS) |
Athens |
19 September 2004 |
Preliminaries edit
Masashi Ishi (Japan) rode the quickest time in the preliminary round, beating Christopher Scott (Australia) by just 0.643 seconds. They went head to head in the final for gold and silver whilst Cesar Neira (Spain) was third, just 0.047 seconds quicker than fourth placed Jiri Bouska (Czech Republic).[1]
Q = Qualifier PR = Paralympic Record WR = World Record
| 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 |
Finals edit
The final rounds saw equally close margins, but this time the placing were reversed with Scott taking gold from Ishi with a margin of just 0.013 seconds, and Neira taking the bronze.[2]
- Gold medal match
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Scott (AUS) |
3:40.144 | 
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| Masashi Ishi (JPN) |
3:40.157 | 
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- Bronze medal match
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cesar Neira (ESP) |
3:45.753 | 
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| Jiri Bouska (CZE) |
3:48.912 | 4 |
References edit
- ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit (CP 4) Qualifying" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. 2008-09-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit (CP 4) Finals" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
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