The Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

took place on August 7 at the Laoshan Velodrome

Laoshan Velodrome

The Laoshan Velodrome is a velodrome that is located in Laoshan, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China. It was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The venue was tested during the UCI Track World Cup in December 2007....

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Preliminaries

In the preliminary round, Kieran Modra

Kieran Modra

Kieran Modra is an Australian cyclist, and a Paralympic gold and bronze medalist.-Biography:Modra was born in Port Lincoln, South Australia. Visually impaired from birth, Modra competed in athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics and in both athletics and swimming at the 1992 Paralympics in...

 and Tyson Lawrence

Tyson Lawrence

Tyson Lawrence is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 event and a gold medal in the Men's Individual Pursuit B VI 1-3 event.-References:...

 (Australia) broke their own world record, and the paralympic record set by Modra and his pilot at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...

, Robert Crowe

Robert Crowe

Robert Crowe is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:...

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Records prior to the preliminary round
PR	4:21.451	'	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...	September 19, 2004
WR	4:20.891	'	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	August 21, 2007

Q = Qualifier
PR = Paralympic Record
WR = World Record

Rank	Name	Time
1	'	4:18.961 Q WR
2	'	4:25.335 Q
3	'	4:25.554 Q
4	'	4:27.578 Q
5	'	4:29.195
6	'	4:32.191
7	'	4:32.236
8	'	4:38.548
9	'	4:40.432
10	'	4:41.677
11	'	4:44.890
12	'	4:47.730
13	'	4:49.911
14	'	5:11.936

Finals

The final rounds saw the world record broken again by Modra and Lawrence, this time taking 0.795 seconds off the time.

Records prior to the final
PR	4:18.961	'	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	September 7, 2008
WR	4:18.961	'	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	September 7, 2008

Gold medal match

Name	Time	Rank
'	4:18.166 WR
'	caught

Bronze medal match

Name	Time	Rank
'	4:26.626
'	4:28.171	4