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
Dates September 7
Competitors 14 from 11 nations
Winning time 4:18.166
Medalists
    Australia
    Spain
    Australia
Cycling at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Track cycling
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

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