Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

The Men's Individual Pursuit was a cycling event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea which was held between 20 and 22 September, 1988. There were a total number of 23 participants.[1]

Qualification

4000 metre time trial, with the top 16 riders advancing.

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Bernd Dittert (GDR)	4:34.45
2	Gintautas Umaras (URS)	4:35.03
3	Colin Sturgess (GBR)	4:35.42
4	Dean Woods (AUS)	4:35.89
5	Ryszard Dawidowicz (POL)	4:36.21
6	Peter Clausen (DEN)	4:38.88
7	Ivan Beltrami (ITA)	4:40.94
8	Gary Anderson (NZL)	4:41.83
9	Bruno Risi (SUI)	4:43.41
10	Thomas Dürst (FRG)	4:45.59
11	Jyrki Tujunen (FIN)	4:47.05
12	Gabriel Curuchet (ARG)	4:47.18
13	Roman Čermák (TCH)	4:47.63
14	David Brinton (USA)	4:48.93
15	Miklós Somogyi (HUN)	4:49.38
16	Erik Cent (NED)	4:54.16
17	José Antonio Martiarena (ESP)	4:54.39
18	Patrick Matt (LIE)	4:57.47
19	Park Min-su (KOR)	4:58.57
20	Antônio Silvestre (BRA)	5:02.07
	Realdo Jessurun (SUR)	DNF
	Moustafa Chichi (IRI)	DNF
	Ira Fabian (ANT)	DNS

Match round

In the match round, the top 16 riders from the qualification round were matched together, 1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, 3 vs. 14, 4 vs. 13, etc. for the Round of 16. In the Round of 16, the winner of each match advanced to race in the Quarterfinals.

Round of 16

Match 1 Name Time  Gary Anderson (NZL) 4:41.25 O  Bruno Risi (SUI) 4:44.38 X

Match 2 Name Time  Ivan Beltrami (ITA) 4:44.33 O  Thomas Dürst (FRG) 4:45.20 X

Match 3 Name Time  Peter Clausen (DEN) 4:43.71 O  Jyrki Tujunen (FIN) 4:46.65 X

Match 4 Name Time  Ryszard Dawidowicz (POL) 4:42.03 O  Gabriel Curuchet (ARG) 4:50.75 X

Match 5 Name Time  Dean Woods (AUS) 4:36.49 O  Roman Čermák (TCH) DNF X

Match 6 Name Time  Colin Sturgess (GBR) 4:37.17 O  David Brinton (USA) 4:47.27 X

Match 7 Name Time  Gintautas Umaras (URS) 4:35.32 O  Miklós Somogyi (HUN) DNF X

Match 8 Name Time  Bernd Dittert (GBR) 4:36.01 O  Erik Cent (NED) DNF X

Quarterfinal

Match 1 Name Time  Colin Sturgess (GBR) 4:39.39 O  Gary Anderson (NZL) 4:42.82 X

Match 2 Name Time  Dean Woods (AUS) 4:35.11 O  Ryszard Dawidowicz (POL) 4:39.44 X

Match 3 Name Time  Bernd Dittert (GDR) 4:33.70 O  Peter Clausen (DEN) 4:42.62 X

Match 4 Name Time  Gintautas Umaras (URS) 4:32.83 O  Ivan Beltrami (ITA) DNF X

Semifinal

Match 1 Name Time  Dean Woods (AUS) 4:35.02 O  Bernd Dittert (GDR) 4:39.06 X

Match 2 Name Time  Gintautas Umaras (URS) 4:40.24 O  Colin Sturgess (GBR) 4:46.25 X

Finals

Bronze Medal Match Name Time  Bernd Dittert (GDR) 4:34.17 O  Colin Sturgess (GBR) 4:34.90 X

Gold Medal Match Name Time  Gintautas Umaras (URS) 4:32.00 O  Dean Woods (AUS) 4:35.00 X

References

1. "Cycling at the 1988 Summer Games: Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

External links

• Official Report