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

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: Blind and visually impaired cyclists
  • LC 1–4: Cyclists with a locomotor disability
  • CP 1–4: Cyclists with cerebral palsy

B&VI 1–3

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

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 Gonzalez (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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gold Silver Bronze
Jiri Jezek
 Czech Republic		 Roberto Alcaide
 Spain		 Jan Boyen
 Belgium

Preliminaries

Q = Qualifier

Rank Name Time
1 Jiri Jezek (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

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

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 Stephane Bahier (FRA)4.12.02
10 Lu Zhang (CHN)4.21.75
DSQ Flaviano Carvalho (BRA)1.28.70

LC 4

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

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

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