Olympic record progression track cycling – Men's team pursuit

This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's 4000 m team pursuit, as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).[1]

The men's team pursuit was introduced at the 1908 Summer Olympics and with the 4000 m distance at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Strangely the UCI list the first Olympic record as of 1992 although the event has already been contested at several Olympic Games before.

Progression

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

TimeCyclistsLocationTrackDateMeetRef
6'18"4* Belgium (BEL)
Jean Janssens
Albert De Bunné
Charles Van Doorselaer
Gustave De Schryver		Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg9 August 19201920 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
5'10"8* Italy (ITA), Arnaldo Carli
Ruggero Ferrario
Franco Giorgetti
Primo Magnani		Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers ZuremborgAugust 19201920 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
5'01"6* Great Britain (GBR)
Harry Wyld
Lew Wyld
Percy Wyld
Monty Southall		Amsterdam (NED), Olympisch Stadion5 August 19281928 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4'52"9* Italy (ITA)
Marco Cimatti
Paolo Pedretti
Alberto Ghilardi
Nino Borsari		Los Angeles (USA), Rose Bowl2 August 19321932 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4'41"8* France (FRA)
Robert Charpentier
Jean Goujon
Guy Lapébie
Roger Le Nizerhy		Berlin (GER)2 August 19361936 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4'38"4* Italy (ITA)Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome4 December 19561956 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4'37"4* Italy (ITA)Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome4 December 19561956 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4'29"32* United Team of Germany (EUA)
Siegfried Köhler
Peter Gröning
Manfred Klieme
Bernd Barleben		Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome27 August 19601960 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4'28"88* Italy (ITA)
Luigi Arienti
Franco Testa
Mario Vallotto
Marino Vigna		Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome29 August 19601960 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4'16"10* Italy (ITA)Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome19 October 19681968 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4'15"76* West Germany (FRG)Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome20 October 19681968 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4'14"64* Soviet Union (URS)Moscow (URS), Olympic Velodrome25 July 19801980 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4'14"22* Soviet Union
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Artūras Kasputis
Dmitry Nelyubin
Gintautas Umaras		Seoul (KOR)23 September 19881988 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4'13"31* Soviet Union
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Artūras Kasputis
Dmitry Nelyubin
Gintautas Umaras		Seoul (KOR)24 September 19881988 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4'11"245* Australia
Brett Aitken
Stephen McGlede
Shaun O’Brien
Stuart O'Grady		Barcelona (ESP)Open air track30 July 19921992 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4'10"438* Australia
Brett Aitken
Stephen McGlede
Shaun O’Brien
Stuart O'Grady		Barcelona (ESP)Open air track30 July 19921992 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4'08"791 Germany
Michael Glockner
Jens Lehmann
Stefan Steinweg
Guido Fulst		Barcelona (ESP)Open air track31 July 19921992 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4'08"785* Russia
Eduard Gritsun
Nikolay Kuznetsov
Aleksey Markov
Anton Chantyr		Atlanta (USA)Open air track26 July 19961996 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4'06"880* France
Christophe Capelle
Philippe Ermenault
Jean-Michel Monin
Francis Moreau		Atlanta (USA)Open air track27 July 19961996 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4'05"930 France
Christophe Capelle
Philippe Ermenault
Jean-Michel Monin
Francis Moreau		Atlanta (USA)Open air track27 July 19961996 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4'04"030* Great Britain
Bryan Steel
Paul Manning
Bradley Wiggins
Chris Newton		Sydney (AUS)Indoor track18 September 20002000 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4'01"810* Germany
Guido Fulst
Robert Bartko
Daniel Becke
Jens Lehmann		Sydney (AUS)Indoor track18 September 20002000 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4'00"830* Ukraine
Oleksandr Fedenko
Oleksandr Symonenko
Sergiy Matveyev
Sergiy Chernyavskyy		Sydney (AUS)Indoor track19 September 20002000 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
3'59"710 Germany
Guido Fulst
Robert Bartko
Daniel Becke
Jens Lehmann		Sydney (AUS)Indoor track19 September 20002000 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
3'56"610 Australia
Luke Roberts
Bret Lancaster
Brad Mcgee
Graeme Brown		Athens (GRE)Indoor track22 August 20042004 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
3'55"202* Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Paul Manning
Thomas Geraint
Bradley Wiggins		Beijing (CHN)Indoor track18 August 20082008 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
3'53"314 Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Paul Manning
Thomas Geraint
Bradley Wiggins		Beijing (CHN)Indoor track18 August 20082008 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
3'52"499* Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Geraint Thomas
Steven Burke
Peter Kennaugh		London (GBR), London VeloparkIndoor track2 August 20122012 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
3'51"659 Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Geraint Thomas
Steven Burke
Peter Kennaugh		London (GBR), London VeloparkIndoor track3 August 20122012 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
3'50"570 Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Owain Doull
Steven Burke
Bradley Wiggins		Rio de Janeiro (BRA)Indoor track12 August 20162016 Olympics First round
♦3'50"265 Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Owain Doull
Steven Burke
Bradley Wiggins		Rio de Janeiro (BRA)Indoor track12 August 20162016 Olympics Gold medal race[2]

* Not listed by the UCI as an Olympic record

References

  1. ↑ "Union Cycliste Internationale - Men - Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Men's Team Pursuit Results" (PDF). Rio2016.com. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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