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Men's individual pursuit C3
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueIzu Velodrome
Dates26 August 2021
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jaco van Gass  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finlay Graham  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Nicholas  Australia
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The men's individual pursuit class C3 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 26 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for cyclists who have impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are still capable to use a standard bicycle. 8 cyclists from 7 nations competed in this event.

Competition format

The competition starts with a qualifying round where the 8 cyclists are divided into 4 heats, each heat containing 2 cyclists; they will then compete on a time trial basis. The 2 fastest in the qualifying round would qualify to the gold medal final while the 3rd and 4th fastest will qualify to the bronze medal final. The distance of this event is 3000m. The event finals are held on the same day as the qualifying.

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 26 August 12:04 Qualifying
15:52 Finals

Records

World Record  Alexey Obydennov (RUS) 3:26.691 Aguascalientes, Mexico 11 April 2014
Paralympic Record  David Nicholas (AUS) 3:32.336 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 September 2016

Results

Qualifying

Rank Heat Nation Cyclists Result Notes
1 3  Great Britain Jaco van Gass 3:17.593 QG, WR
2 2  Great Britain Finlay Graham 3:19.780 QG
3 4  Australia David Nicholas 3:23.674 QB
4 4  Spain Eduardo Santas Asensio 3:27.682 QB
5 3  Belgium Diederick Schelfhout 3:30.284
6 1  Colombia Alejandro Perea Arango 3:31.551
7 2  United States Joseph Berenyi 3:35.652
8 1  Japan Masaki Fujita 3:38.366

Finals

Rank Nation Cyclists Result Notes
Gold medal final
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain Jaco van Gass 3:20.987
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain Finlay Graham 3:22.000
Bronze medal final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia David Nicholas 3:25.877
4  Spain Eduardo Santas Asensio 3:27.833

References

  1. "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  2. "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule". TOCOG. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. "Cycling Track – Men's C3 3000m Individual Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. "Cycling Track – Men's C3 3000m Individual Pursuit – Finals – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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