Women's Sprint Tandem B1-3 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Velodrome | ||||||||||||
Dates | 19–20 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Road cycling | ||
Road race | men | |
Time trial | men | women |
Combined RR/TT | men | women |
Track cycling | ||
Time trial | men | women |
Individual pursuit | men | women |
Tandem sprint | men | women |
Team sprint | men | |
The Women's Sprint Tandem B1-3 cycling competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 19 to 20 September at the Olympic Velodrome. [1]
The event was won by Lindy Hou and her sighted pilot Janelle Lindsay, representing Australia. [2]
Qualified for final round |
Rank | Competitor | Points | Notes |
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1 | Lindy Hou (AUS) Janelle Lindsay (AUS) | 11.675 | WR |
2 | Karissa Whitsell (USA) Katie Compton (USA) | 11.864 | |
3 | Aileen McGlynn (GBR) Ellen Hunter (GBR) | 11.939 | |
4 | Jenny MacPherson (AUS) Lyn Lepore (AUS) | 12.645 | |
5 | Shawn Marsolais (CAN) Lisa Sweeney (CAN) | 13.352 | |
6 | Xu Yi Mei (CHN) Yan Xiaolei (CHN) | 14.962 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Lindy Hou (AUS) Janelle Lindsay (AUS) | 12.973 | 13.920 | |||||||||||
Jenny MacPherson (AUS) Lyn Lepore (AUS) | |||||||||||||
Lindy Hou (AUS) Janelle Lindsay (AUS) | 13.174 | 12.819 | |||||||||||
Aileen McGlynn (GBR) Ellen Hunter (GBR) | |||||||||||||
Aileen McGlynn (GBR) Ellen Hunter (GBR) | 13.117 | 14.363 | |||||||||||
Karissa Whitsell (USA) Katie Compton (USA) | Third place | ||||||||||||
Karissa Whitsell (USA) Katie Compton (USA) | |||||||||||||
Jenny MacPherson (AUS) Lyn Lepore (AUS) | ------ | DNS | ------ |
Rank | Name | Time |
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5 | Xu Yi Mei (CHN) Yan Xiaolei (CHN) | 14.016 |
6 | Shawn Marsolais (CAN) Lisa Sweeney (CAN) |
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