| Men's individual pursuit (CP 3) at the XIII Paralympic Games |
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| Venue | Laoshan Velodrome | |||||||||
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| Dates | 7 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | Rider caught | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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| Track cycling |
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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 (CP 3) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on 7 August at the Laoshan Velodrome. The pre-event favorite to win the gold medal was reigning champion, Darren Kenny of Great Britain.
Favourite, Kenny, managed to set a new world record in the preliminary round.[1] The new record was 5.812 seconds[2] faster than the previous record, which was set by Kenny in Alkmar in 2005.[3] Javier Ochoa was disqualified for riding too close to his opponent in the preliminary round, after he had been overtaken by Kenny.[4] Kenny stated that he was disappointed by this as he would have liked to compete against Ochoa in the final.[3]
Q = Qualifier PR = Paralympic Record WR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time |
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| 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 |
Kenny went on to catch his opponent, Yong-Sik Jin of South Korea, in the final round.[5]
| Name | Time | Rank |
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| Jason Kenny (GBR) | caught opponent | |
| Yong-Sik Jin (KOR) | caught |
| Name | Time | Rank |
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| Jean Quevillon (CAN) | 4:03:277 | |
| Maurice Eckhard (FRA) | 4:08.430 | 4 |