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

Cycling events at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Road cycling
Road race		men		women
Team time trial		men
Track cycling
Individual pursuit		men
Team pursuit		men
Sprint		men		women
Time trial		men
Points race		men

The Men's Team Pursuit was a cycling event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea which was held on 23 and 24 September, 1988. There were a total number of 19 participating teams.

Qualification

4000 metre time trial, with the top 8 teams advancing.

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Soviet Union	4:16.10 WR
2	Australia	4:16.32
3	France	4:17.19
4	East Germany	4:17.61
5	Czechoslovakia	4:20.55
6	Poland	4:21.30
7	Denmark	4:22.37
8	Italy	4:22.64
9	United States	4:22.96
10	West Germany	4:23.10
11	Spain	4:24.90
12	Netherlands	4:25.67
13	Great Britain	4:25.87
14	New Zealand	4:26.13
15	Japan	4:28.50
16	Austria	4:28.64
17	Argentina	4:29.90
18	South Korea	4:34.55
19	Brazil	4:38.21

Match round

In the match round, the top 8 teams from the qualification round were matched together, 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5 for the Quarterfinal. In the Quarterfinal, the winner of each match advanced to race in the Semifinals.

Quarterfinal

Match 1 Name Time East Germany 4:14.45 O Czechoslovakia 4:19.05 X

Match 2 Name Time France 4:17.70 O Poland 4:22.50 X

Match 3 Name Time Australia 4:17.14 O Denmark 4:25.30 X

Match 4 Name Time Soviet Union 4:14.22 O Italy 4:20.90 X

Semifinal

Match 1 Name Time East Germany 4:20.65 O Australia 4:21.83 X

Match 2 Name Time Soviet Union 4:20.17 O France 4:29.49 X

Finals

Bronze Medal Match Name Time Australia 4:16.02 O France 4:22.23 X

Gold Medal Match Name Time Soviet Union 4:13.31 O East Germany 4:14.09 X

References

• Official Report