Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
List of cyclists
Road cycling
Road race	men	women	mixed
Time trial	men	women	mixed
Team relay			mixed
Track cycling
Time trial	men	women
Individual pursuit	men	women
Individual sprint	men
Team sprint			mixed

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Individual Pursuit
	Men	Women
	B	B
	C1	C1–3
	C2
	C3
	C4	C4
	C5	C5

The women's individual pursuit events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on 30 August – 2 September at London Velopark.

Classification

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. The class number indicates the severity of impairment with "1" being most impaired.

Pursuit cycling classes are:^[1]

• B: Blind and visually impaired cyclists use a tandem bicycle with a sighted pilot on the front.
• C 1–5: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs, arms and/or trunk, but are capable of using a standard bicycle.

B

The women's 3 km individual pursuit (B) took place on 2 September.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Phillipa Gray Pilot: Laura Thompson  New Zealand	Catherine Walsh Pilot: Francine Meehan  Ireland	Aileen McGlynn Pilot: Helen Scott  Great Britain

C1–3

The women's 3 km individual pursuit (C1–3) took place on 30 August.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Zeng Sini  China	Simone Kennedy  Australia	Allison Jones  United States

C4

The women's 3 km individual pursuit (C4) took place on 30 August.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Susan Powell  Australia	Megan Fisher  United States	Alexandra Green  Australia

C5

The women's 3 km individual pursuit (C5) took place on 30 August.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sarah Storey  Great Britain	Anna Harkowska  Poland	Fiona Southorn  New Zealand

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