Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's sprint
Men's sprint at the XIII Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
Venue | Laoshan Velodrome | |||||||||
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Dates | September 10 | |||||||||
Competitors | 8 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Road cycling |
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Road race | men | women |
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Time trial | men | women |
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Track cycling |
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Time trial | men | women |
Individual pursuit | men | women |
Tandem sprint | men | |
Team sprint | men |
The Men's sprint event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 10 at the Laoshan Velodrome. The event was competed by blind & visually impaired athletes.[1][2][3][4][5]
Qualification times were set in a 200m flying start (6.5 laps). Races were 6 laps.
Qualification
PR = Paralympic Record
Rank | Name | Time | Speed km/h |
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1 | Anthony Kappes (GBR) Pilot: Barney Storey (GBR) | 10.536 | 68.337 PR |
2 | Ben Demery (AUS) Pilot: Shaun Hopkins (AUS) | 10.629 | 67.739 |
3 | Gavin Kilpatrick (RSA) Pilot: Michael Thomson (RSA) | 10.641 | 67.662 |
4 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN) Pilot: Hitoshi Takahashi (JPN) | 10.842 | 66.408 |
5 | Brian Cowie (CAN) Pilot: Devon Smibert (CAN) | 11.373 | 63.307 |
6 | Michael Delaney (IRL) Pilot: David Patrick Peelo (IRL) | 11.460 | 62.827 |
7 | Carlos Arciniegas (COL) Pilot: Juan Carreno (COL) | 11.502 | 62.597 |
8 | Lujan Nattkemper (ARG) Pilot: Juan Ferrari (ARG) | 12.163 | 59.195 |
As there were only 8 entrants, all qualified for the semi-finals. The qualification was necessary to set up the pairings (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, etc.), which in turn affected participation in the 5th-6th or 7th-8th race-offs.
Quarter-finals
Match 1
Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
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1 | Anthony Kappes (GBR) Pilot: Barney Storey (GBR) | 12.007 | 11.661 |
2 | Lujan Nattkemper (ARG) Pilot: Juan Ferrari (ARG) |
Match 2
Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
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1 | Ben Demery (AUS) Pilot: Shaun Hopkins (AUS) | 11.053 | 11.405 |
2 | Carlos Arciniegas (COL) Pilot: Juan Carreno (COL) |
Match 3
Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
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1 | Gavin Kilpatrick (RSA) Pilot: Michael Thomson (RSA) | 11.259 | 11.728 |
2 | Michael Delaney (IRL) Pilot: David Patrick Peelo (IRL) |
Match 4
Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
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1 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN) Pilot: Hitoshi Takahashi (JPN) | 12.168 | 12.431 |
2 | Brian Cowie (CAN) Pilot: Devon Smibert (CAN) |
The winners of each heat qualified to Semifinals. Losers of 1st and 2nd heats raced off for 7th and 8th places, losers of heats 3 and 4 for 5th and 6th places.
Semi-finals
Match 1
Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
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1 | Anthony Kappes (GBR) Pilot: Barney Storey (GBR) | 10.747 | 11.467 |
2 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN) Pilot: Hitoshi Takahashi (JPN) |
Match 2
Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
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1 | Ben Demery (AUS) Pilot: Shaun Hopkins (AUS) | 11.553 | |
2 | Gavin Kilpatrick (RSA) Pilot: Michael Thomson (RSA) | REL |
South Africa were relegated for moving outward with the intention of forcing the opponent to go up.
Finals
Gold Medal Match
Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
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Anthony Kappes (GBR) Pilot: Barney Storey (GBR) | 10.758 | 11.524 | |
Ben Demery (AUS) Pilot: Shaun Hopkins (AUS) |
Bronze Medal Match
Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | Decider |
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Gavin Kilpatrick (RSA) Pilot: Michael Thomson (RSA) | 11.517 | |||
4 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN) Pilot: Hitoshi Takahashi (JPN) | 12.519 | REL |
Japan were relegated in the second run for entering the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there.
5-8 Place Matches
Rank | Name | Time | Speed km/h |
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5 | Michael Delaney (IRL) Pilot: David Patrick Peelo (IRL) | 12.145 | 59.283 |
6 | Brian Cowie (CAN) Pilot: Devon Smibert (CAN) |
Rank | Name | Time | Speed km/h |
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7 | Carlos Arciniegas (COL) Pilot: Juan Carreno (COL) | 11.627 | 61.924 |
8 | Lujan Nattkemper (ARG) Pilot: Juan Ferrari (ARG) |
References
- ↑ "Men's Sprint (B&VI 1-3) Qualification Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Sprint (B&VI 1-3) Quarter-finals Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Sprint (B&VI 1-3) Semi-finals Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Sprint (B&VI 1-3) Finals Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Sprint (B&VI 1-3) Finals 5-8 places Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2012.