This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's 4000 m individual pursuit, as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
The men's 4000-metre individual pursuit was introduced at the 1964 Summer Olympics and was discontinued after the 2008 Summer Olympics. The UCI list the first Olympic record as of 1992 although the event had already been contested at several Olympic Games before.
Progression
| Time | Cyclists | Location | Track | Date | Meet | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4'57"48* |  Tiemen Groen (NED) |
Tokyo (JPN) | 16 October 1964 | 1964 Summer Olympics Qualifying | ||
| 4'56"64* |  Giorgio Ursi (ITA) |
Tokyo (JPN) | 17 October 1964 | 1964 Summer Olympics Semifinals | ||
| 4'40"41* |  Xaver Kurmann (SUI) |
Mexico City (MEX) | 17 October 1968 | 1968 Summer Olympics Qualifying | ||
| 4'37"54* |  Frey Jensen (DEN) |
Mexico City (MEX) | 17 October 1968 | 1968 Summer Olympics Quarter finals | ||
| 4'34"92* | Robert Dill-Bundi (SUI) |
Moscow (USR), Olympic Velodrome | 23 July 1980 | 1980 Summer Olympics Quarter finals | ||
| 4'32"29* | Robert Dill-Bundi (SUI) |
Moscow (USR), Olympic Velodrome | 24 July 1980 | 1980 Summer Olympics Semifinals | ||
| 4'32"00* |  Gintaoutas Umaras (URS) |
Seoul (KOR) | 22 September 1988 | 1988 Summer Olympics Gold medal race | ||
| 4'27"357* |  Chris Boardman (GBR) |
Barcelona (ESP) | Open air track | 27 July 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics Qualifying | |
| 4'24"496 | Chris Boardman (GBR) |
Barcelona (ESP) | Open air track | 28 July 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics Quarter finals | |
| 4'19"699 | Andrea Collinelli (ITA) |
Atlanta (USA) | Open air track | 24 July 1996 | 1996 Summer Olympics Qualifying | |
| 4'18"972* |  Robert Bartko (GER) |
Sydney (AUS) | Indoor track | 16 September 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics Qualifying | |
| 4'18"515 | Robert Bartko (GER) |
Sydney (AUS) | Indoor track | 17 September 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics Gold medal race | |
| 4'15"165 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) |
Athens (GRE) | Indoor track | 20 August 2004 | 2004 Summer Olympics Qualifying | |
| 4'15"031 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) |
Beijing (CHN) | Indoor track | 15 August 2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifying | |
| 4'14"982 | Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) |
Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | Indoor track | 14 August 2016 | 2016 Summer Olympics Omnium |
† Event formed part of the Omnium, not the stand-alone Individual Pursuit
* Not listed by the UCI as an Olympic record
References
- "Union Cycliste Internationale - Men - Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- Cycling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres sports-reference.com
- ^ Cycling at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres sports-reference.com
- "Men's Omnium – Individual Pursuit Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 14 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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