Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit
| Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Road cycling  | 
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| Road race | men | women | 
| mixed | ||
| Time trial | men | women | 
| mixed | ||
| Track cycling  | 
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| Time trial | men | women | 
| Individual pursuit | men | women | 
| Tandem sprint | men | |
| Team sprint | men | |
| 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 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 7–9 at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Classification
The cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Cycling classes:
- B&VI 1–3: Blind and visually impaired cyclists
 - LC 1–4: Cyclists with a locomotor disability
 - CP 1–4: Cyclists with cerebral palsy
 
B&VI 1–3
The men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) took place on September 7.[1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|  Kieran Modra  Tyson Lawrence  | 
 Christian Venge  David Llaurado  | 
 Bryce Lindores  Steven George  | 
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier WR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 4:18.961 Q WR | 
| 2 |   | 4:25.335 Q | 
| 3 |   | 4:25.554 Q | 
| 4 |   | 4:27.578 Q | 
| 5 |   | 4:29.195 | 
| 6 |   | 4:32.191 | 
| 7 |   | 4:32.236 | 
| 8 |   | 4:38.548 | 
| 9 |   | 4:40.432 | 
| 10 |   | 4:41.677 | 
| 11 |   | 4:44.890 | 
| 12 |   | 4:47.730 | 
| 13 |   | 4:49.911 | 
| 14 |   | 5:11.936 | 
CP 3
The men's individual pursuit (CP 3) took place on 7 September.[1] The pre-event favorite to win the gold medal was reigning champion, Darren Kenny of Great Britain.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
Great Britain (GBR)  | 
South Korea (KOR)  | 
Canada (CAN)  | 
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier WR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 3:36.875 Q WR | 
| 2 |   | 3:58.817 Q | 
| 3 |   | 4:03.730 Q | 
| 4 |   | 4:09.119 Q | 
| 5 |   | 4:11.715 | 
| 6 |   | 4:13.850 | 
| 7 |   | 4:15.006 | 
|   | Disqualified | 
CP 4
The men's individual pursuit (CP 4) took place on 7 September.[1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
Australia (AUS)  | 
Japan (JPN)  | 
Spain (ESP)  | 
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier
| Rank | Name | Time | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 3:37.848 Q | 
| 2 |   | 3:38.205 Q | 
| 3 |   | 3:45.269 Q | 
| 4 |   | 3:45.322 Q | 
| 5 |   | 3:52.561 | 
| 6 |   | 3:53.566 | 
| 7 |   | 3:55.919 | 
| 8 |   | 3:55.933 | 
| 9 |   | 4:04.606 | 
LC 1
The men's individual pursuit (LC 1) took place on 8 September.[2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
Australia (AUS)  | 
Germany (GER)  | 
Italy (ITA)  | 
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier
| Rank | Name | Time | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 4:40.6 Q | 
| 2 |   | + 0.03.8 Q | 
| 3 |   | + 0.06.3 Q | 
| 4 |   | + 0.09.5 Q | 
| 5 |   | + 0.13.4 | 
| 6 |   | + 0.14.1 | 
| 7 |   | + 0.17.6 | 
| 8 |   | + 0.18.3 | 
| 9 |   | + 0.26.3 | 
| 10 |   | + 0.28.0 | 
| 11 |   | + 0.30.0 | 
| 12 |   | + 0.31.8 | 
| 13 |   | + 0.32.1 | 
| 14 |   | + 0.36.3 | 
| 15 |   | + 0.39.4 | 
LC 2
The men's individual pursuit (LC 2) took place on 8 September.[2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
Czech Republic (CZE)  | 
Spain (ESP)  | 
Belgium (BEL)  | 
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier
| Rank | Name | Time | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 4.45.3 | 
| 2 |   | + 0.06.2 | 
| 3 |   | + 0.11.0 | 
| 4 |   | + 0.12.5 | 
| 5 |   | + 0.24.2 | 
| 6 |   | + 0.28.1 | 
| 7 |   | + 0.29.8 | 
| 8 |   | + 0.38.6 | 
| 9 |   | + 1.04.2 | 
| 10 |   | + 1.05.1 | 
LC 3
The men's individual pursuit (LC 3) took place on 9 September.[3]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
Great Britain (GBR)  | 
Japan (JPN)  | 
Germany (GER)  | 
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier WR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 3.48.18 Q WR | 
| 2 |   | 3.52.25 Q | 
| 3 |   | 3.54.54 Q | 
| 4 |   | 3.57.23 Q | 
| 5 |   | 4.00.40 | 
| 6 |   | 4.00.70 | 
| 7 |   | 4.06.17 | 
| 8 |   | 4.10.44 | 
| 9 |   | 4.12.02 | 
| 10 |   | 4.21.75 | 
| DSQ |   | 1.28.70 | 
LC 4
The men's individual pursuit (LC 4) took place on 9 September.[3]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
Italy (ITA)  | 
Germany (GER)  | 
Spain (ESP)  | 
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier WR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | 3.59.74 Q WR | 
| 2 |   | 4.05.93 Q | 
| 3 |   | 4.16.69 Q | 
| 4 |   | 4.17.74 Q | 
| 5 |   | 4.25.25 | 
| 6 |   | 4.27.05 | 
| 7 |   | 4.40.61 | 
| DNS |   | 
References
- 1 2 3 Gold Rush for GB on Day One, britishcycling.org.uk, September 7, 2008
 - 1 2 13th Paralympic Games - JO - Stage 2 - September 8: Track racing - Day 2, team.cyclingnews.com
 - 1 2 13th Paralympic Games - JO - Stage 3 - September 9: Track racing - Day 3, team.cyclingnews.com