The Men's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 7–9 at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Classification edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 González (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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
The men's individual pursuit (LC 2) took place on 8 September.[2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jiří Ježek Czech Republic
|
Roberto Alcaide Spain
|
Jan Boyen Belgium
|
Preliminaries edit
Q = Qualifier
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiří Ježek (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 edit
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 edit
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 | Stéphane Bahier (FRA) |
4.12.02 |
| 10 | Zhang Lu (CHN) |
4.21.75 |
| DSQ | Flaviano Carvalho (BRA) |
1.28.70 |
LC 4 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c Gold Rush for GB on Day One Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, britishcycling.org.uk, September 7, 2008
- ^ a b 13th Paralympic Games - JO - Stage 2 - September 8: Track racing - Day 2, team.cyclingnews.com
- ^ a b 13th Paralympic Games - JO - Stage 3 - September 9: Track racing - Day 3 Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, team.cyclingnews.com