Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual pursuit C4
| Women's individual pursuit C4 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Izu Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 25 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
| Team relay | mixed | |
| Track cycling | ||
| Time trial | men | women |
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team sprint | mixed | |
| Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Track cycling | ||
| Time trial | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1–3 | C1–3 | |
| C4–5 | C4–5 | |
| Individual pursuit | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1 | C1–3 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
| Mixed team sprint | ||
| C1-5 | ||
The women's individual pursuit class C4 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 25 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for the cyclist who has impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk; they are still able to use a standard bicycle. 6 cyclist from 5 nations will be competing in this event.[1]
Competition format
[edit]The competition begins off with the qualifying round where all 6 cyclist are divided into 3 heat, each heat containing 2 cyclists, they compete individually in 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 events' finals are held on the same day as the qualifying round.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Round |
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| 25 August | 10:56 | Qualifying |
| 14:00 | Finals |
Records
[edit]| World Record |  Emily Petricola (AUS) |
3:44.146 | Milton, Canada | 1 February 2021 |
| Paralympic Record |  Shawn Morelli (USA)) |
3:57.741 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8 September 2016 |
Results
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]| Rank | Heat | Nation | Cyclists | Result[2] | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 |  Australia |
Emily Petricola | 3:38.061 | QG, WR |
| 2 | 3 | United States |
Shawn Morelli | 3:46.842 | QG |
| 3 | 2 |  Canada |
Keely Shaw | 3:49.032 | QB |
| 4 | 3 | Australia |
Meg Lemon | 3:49.043 | QB |
| 5 | 1 |  New Zealand |
Anna Taylor | 3:54.167 | |
| 6 | 1 |  China |
Ruan Jianping | 4:05.557 |
Finals
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Result[3] | Notes |
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| Gold medal final | ||||
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Australia |
Emily Petricola | ||
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United States |
Shawn Morelli | OVL | |
| Bronze medal final | ||||
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Canada |
Keely Shaw | 3:48.342 | |
| 4 | Australia |
Meg Lemon | 3:49.972 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Result and Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Women's C4 3000m Individual Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Women's C4 3000m Individual Pursuit – Finals – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.