Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual pursuit C1–3

The women's C1–3 individual pursuit event in cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 30 August at the London Velopark. Ten riders from eight nations competed.

Women's Individual Pursuit C 1-3
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Velopark
Date30 August
Competitors10 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sini Zeng  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Simone Kennedy  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Allison Jones  United States

The competition began with five head to head races between the ten riders. These races were held over a 3000 m course and each rider was given a time for their race. The fastest two riders were advanced to the gold medal final whilst the third and fourth fastest times raced it out for the bronze.

The gold medal was eventually won by Zeng Sini of China, while Simone Kennedy of Australia took the silver and Allison Jones of the United States took bronze.

Qualification

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Rank Athlete Nationality Class Time
1 Zeng Sini   China C2 4:19.841
2 Simone Kennedy   Australia C3 4:23.450
3 Denise Schindler   Germany C3 4:24.589
4 Allison Jones   United States C2 4:28.504
5 Alyda Norbruis   Netherlands C2 4:30.507
6 He Yin   China C2 4:34.515
7 Raquel Acinas Poncelas   Spain C2 4:38.537
8 Jayme Paris   Australia C1 4:40.123
9 Tereza Diepoldova   Czech Republic C2 4:47.356
10 Anita Ruetz   Austria C2 5:05.697

Bronze medal race

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time Average speed
  Allison Jones   United States 4:27.793 40.329 km/h
4 Denise Schindler   Germany 4:31.117 39.835 km/h

Gold medal race

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time Average speed
  Zeng Sini   China 4:20.820 41.407 km/h
  Simone Kennedy   Australia 4:24.893 40.771 km/h

References

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Official London 2012 Summer Paralympics Results Archived 1 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine