| Cycling, Men's Ind. Pursuit C4 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Individual pursuit | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1 | C1–3 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
The Men's Individual Pursuit C4 track cycling event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on 1 September at London Velopark. The race distance was 4 km.
Q = Qualifier WR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol-Eduard Novak |  Romania | 4:40.315Q WR |
| 2 | Jiří Ježek |  Czech Republic | 4:41.593Q |
| 3 | Jody Cundy |  Great Britain | 4:42.005Q |
| 4 | Diego German Duenas Gomez |  Colombia | 4:50.016Q |
| 5 | Roberto Alcaide |  Spain | 4:51.685 |
| 6 | Jiri Bouska | Czech Republic | 4:55.631 |
| 7 | Sam Kavanagh |  United States | 4:58.870 |
| 8 | Cesar Neira | Spain | 5:00.974 |
| 9 | Masashi Ishii |  Japan | 5:02.100 |
| 10 | Ji Xiaofei |  China | 5:07.453 |
| 11 | Manfred Gattringer |  Austria | 5:12.278 |
| 12 | Damian Lopez Alfonso |  Cuba | 5:21.172 |
| 13 | Morten Jahr |  Norway | 5:21.436 |
| 14 | Koen Reyserhove |  Belgium | 5:27.624 |
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carol-Eduard Novak (ROU) | 4:42.000 |  |
| Jiří Ježek (CZE) | 4:45.232 |  |
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Jody Cundy (GBR) | caught opponent |  |
| Diego German Duenas Gomez (COL) | 4 |
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