Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)

The Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on August 7 at the Laoshan Velodrome.

Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueLaoshan Velodrome
DatesSeptember 7
Competitors14 from 11 nations
Winning time4:18.166
Medalists
Kieran Modra & Tyson Lawrence  Australia
Christian Venge & David Llaurado  Spain
Bryce Lindores & Steven George  Australia

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
PR4:21.451 Kieran Modra (AUS)
 Pilot: Robert Crowe (AUS)
Athens September 19, 2004
WR4:20.891 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
PR4:18.961 Kieran Modra (AUS)
 Pilot: Tyson Lawrence (AUS)
Beijing September 7, 2008
WR4:18.961 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)
4:28.1714

References

  1. "Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Qualifying" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. 2008-09-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  2. "Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Finals" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. 2008-09-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-09.


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