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Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit C4

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Men's individual pursuit C4
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueIzu Velodrome
Dates27 August 2021
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jozef Metelka  Slovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carol-Eduard Novak  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diego Germán Dueñas  Colombia
2016
2024

The men's individual pursuit class C4 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 27 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. 7 cyclists from 6 nations competed in this event.[1]

Competition format

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The competition starts with a qualifying round where the 8 cyclists are divided into 4 heats, each heat containing 2 cyclists except for heat 1 which will only contain 1 cyclist; 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 4000m. The event finals will be held on the same day as the qualifying round.

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[2]

Date Time Round
Thursday, 26 August 10:36 Qualifying
15:15 Finals

Records

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World Record  Jozef Metelka (SVK) 4:26.924 Montichiari, Italy 9 March 2016
Paralympic Record  Jozef Metelka (SVK) 4:29.112 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 September 2016

Results

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Qualifying

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Rank Heat Nation Cyclists Result[3] Notes
1 4  Slovakia Jozef Metelka 4:22.772 QG, WR
2 3  Romania Carol-Eduard Novak 4:31.212 QG
3 2  Colombia Diego Germán Dueñas 4:35.230 QB
4 4  Ireland Ronan Grimes 4:37.693 QB
5 3  RPC Sergei Pudov 4:43.725
6 2  Indonesia Fadli Immammuddin 4:50.393
7 1  Brazil Andre Luiz Grizante 5:01.461

Finals

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Rank Nation Cyclists Result[4] Notes
Gold medal final
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Slovakia Jozef Metelka
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Romania Carol-Eduard Novak OVL
Bronze medal final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Colombia Diego Germán Dueñas 4:35.607
4  Ireland Ronan Grimes 4:37.001

References

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  1. ^ "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  2. ^ "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule". TOCOG. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit – Finals – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.