Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit (CP 3)
| Men's individual pursuit (CP 3) at the XIII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Laoshan Velodrome |
| Dates | 7 September |
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations |
| Winning time | Rider caught |
| Medalists | |
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| Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Individual Pursuit | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B&VI 1–3 | B&VI 1–3 | |
| CP 3 | ||
| CP 4 | ||
| LC 1–2/CP 4 | ||
| LC 1–2/CP 4 | ||
| LC 1 | ||
| LC 2 | ||
| LC 3 | ||
| LC 4 | ||
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The Men's individual pursuit (CP 3) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on 7 August at the Laoshan Velodrome. The pre-event favorite to win the gold medal was reigning champion, Darren Kenny of Great Britain.
Preliminaries
Favourite, Kenny, managed to set a new world record in the preliminary round.[1] The new record was 5.812 seconds[2] faster than the previous record, which was set by Kenny in Alkmar in 2005.[3] Javier Ochoa was disqualified for riding too close to his opponent in the preliminary round, after he had been overtaken by Kenny.[4] Kenny stated that he was disappointed by this as he would have liked to compete against Ochoa in the final.[3] Q = Qualifier PR = Paralympic Record WR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Kenny (GBR) | 3:36.875 Q WR |
| 2 | File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yong-Sik Jin (KOR) | 3:58.817 Q |
| 3 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean Quevillon (CAN) | 4:03.730 Q |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg Maurice Eckhard (FRA) | 4:09.119 Q |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomas Kvasnicka (CZE) | 4:11.715 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Rodrigo Lopez (ARG) | 4:13.850 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brayden McDougall (CAN) | 4:15.006 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Javier Ochoa (ESP) | Disqualified |
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Finals
Kenny went on to catch his opponent, Yong-Sik Jin of South Korea, in the final round.[5]
- Gold medal match
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Kenny (GBR) | caught opponent | 1 |
| File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yong-Sik Jin (KOR) | caught | 1 |
- Bronze medal match
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean Quevillon (CAN) | 4:03:277 | 1 |
| File:Flag of France.svg Maurice Eckhard (FRA) | 4:08.430 | 4 |
References
- ↑ "Men's Individual Pursuit (CP 3) Qualifying" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ↑ "Kenny's record could go in final". China.org.cn. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Paralympics 2008 - Track Day 1". British Cycling. 2008-09-07. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ↑ "Three Paralympics Golds for GB". Velodrome.org.uk. 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ↑ "Men's Individual Pursuit (CP 3) Finals" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
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