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Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit C1

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Men's individual pursuit C1
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueIzu Velodrome
Dates26 August 2021
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mikhail Astashov  RPC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tristen Chernove  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Zhangyu  China
2016
2024

The men's individual pursuit class C1 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 26 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for the cyclists who have impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are still capable to use a standard bicycle. 10 cyclists from 9 nations will be competing in this event.[1]

Competition format

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The competition begins with the qualifying round where all 10 cyclists are divided into 5 heats; each heat having 2 cyclists. They will be competing 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

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

Date Time Round
Thursday, 26 August 10:30 Qualifying
15:03 Finals

Records

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World Record  Li Zhangyu (CHN) 3:45.469 Milton, Canada 30 January 2020
Paralympic Record  Li Zhangyu (CHN) 3:50.373 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 September 2016

Results

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Qualifying

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Rank Heat Nation Cyclists Result[3] Notes
1 1  RPC Mikhail Astashov 3:35.954 QG, WR
2 4  Canada Tristen Chernove 3:40.591 QG
3 5  China Li Zhangyu 3:41.164 QB
4 5  Spain Ricardo Ten Argilés 3:42.795 QB
5 4  United States Aaron Keith 3:45.354
6 3  Germany Pierre Senska 3:50.016
7 3  Malaysia Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin 3:58.413
8 2  Germany Michael Teuber 3:59.521
9 2  Argentina Rodrigo Fernando López 4:17.864
10 1  Brazil Carlos Alberto Gomes Soares 4:26.763

Finals

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Rank Nation Cyclists Result[4] Notes
Gold medal final
1st place, gold medalist(s)  RPC Mikhail Astashov
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada Tristen Chernove OVL
Bronze medal final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China Li Zhangyu 3:39.273
4  Spain Ricardo Ten Argilés 3:43.351

References

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  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 C1 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 C1 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.