Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)
| Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) at the XIII Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Laoshan Velodrome | |||||||||
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| Dates | September 7 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:18.166 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Individual pursuit | ||
| Men | Women | |
| Individual pursuit | B&VI 1–3 | B&VI 1–3 |
| CP 3 | ||
| CP 4 | ||
| LC 1–2/CP 4 | ||
| LC 3–4/CP 3 | ||
| LC 1 | ||
| LC 2 | ||
| LC 3 | ||
| LC 4 | ||
The Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on August 7 at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Preliminaries
In the preliminary round, Kieran Modra and Tyson Lawrence (Australia) broke their own world record, and the paralympic record set by Modra and his pilot at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, Robert Crowe.[1]
| Records prior to the preliminary round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | 4:21.451 |  Kieran Modra (AUS) Pilot: Robert Crowe (AUS) | Athens  | September 19, 2004 |
| WR | 4:20.891 | Kieran Modra (AUS) Pilot: Tyson Lawrence (AUS) | Bordeaux  | August 21, 2007 |
Q = Qualifier PR = Paralympic Record 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 |
Finals
The final rounds saw the world record broken again by Modra and Lawrence, this time taking 0.795 seconds off the time.[2]
| Records prior to the final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | 4:18.961 | Kieran Modra (AUS) Pilot: Tyson Lawrence (AUS) | Beijing  | September 7, 2008 |
| WR | 4:18.961 | Kieran Modra (AUS) Pilot: Tyson Lawrence (AUS) | Beijing | September 7, 2008 |
- Gold medal match
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kieran Modra (AUS) Pilot: Tyson Lawrence (AUS) | 4:18.166 WR |  |
| Christian Venge (ESP) Pilot: David Llaurado (ESP) | caught |  |
- Bronze medal match
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bryce Lindores (AUS) Pilot: Steven George (AUS) | 4:26.626 |  |
| Daniel Chalifour (CAN) Pilot: Alexandre Cloutier (CAN) | 4:28.171 | 4 |
References
- ↑ "Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Qualifying" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ "Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Finals" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
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