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Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit (CP 4)

Men's individual pursuit (CP 4)
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Laoshan Velodrome
Dates 7 September
Competitors 9 from 8 nations
Winning time 3:40.144
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Christopher Scott  Australia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Masashi Ishi  Japan
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Cesar Neira  Spain
1st, gold medalist(s) Christopher Scott  Australia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Masashi Ishi  Japan
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Cesar Neira  Spain
Cycling at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Track cycling
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Individual pursuit
Men Women
Individual pursuit   B&VI 1–3 B&VI 1–3
CP 3
CP 4
LC 1–2/CP 4
LC 3–4/CP 3
LC 1
LC 2
LC 3
LC 4

The Men's individual pursuit (CP 4) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on 7 August at the Laoshan Velodrome.

Masashi Ishi (Japan) rode the quickest time in the preliminary round, beating Christopher Scott (Australia) by just 0.643 seconds. They went head to head in the final for gold and silver whilst Cesar Neira (Spain) was third, just 0.047 seconds quicker than fourth placed Jiri Bouska (Czech Republic).

Q = Qualifier PR = Paralympic Record WR = World Record

The final rounds saw equally close margins, but this time the placing were reversed with Scott taking gold from Ishi with a margin of just 0.013 seconds, and Neira taking the bronze.



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