| Cycling, Men's road time trial C3 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Brands Hatch | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 5 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Road Time trial | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| H1 | H1–2 | |
| H2 | ||
| H3 | H3 | |
| H4 | H4 | |
| C1 | C1–3 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
| Mixed T1–2 | ||
The Men's time trial C3 road cycling event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on September 5 at Brands Hatch. Fourteen riders from thirteen different nations competed. The race distance was 16 km.
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | David Nicholas |  Australia | 23:22.13 |
 | Joseph Berenyi |  United States | 23:31.73 |
 | Masaki Fujita |  Japan | 23:55.54 |
| 4 | Glenn Johansen |  Norway | 24:09.26 |
| 5 | Roberto Bargna |  Italy | 24:34.39 |
| 6 | Shaun McKeown |  Great Britain | 24:44.37 |
| 7 | Steffen Warias |  Germany | 24:57.06 |
| 8 | Alexsey Obydennov |  Russia | 24:58.19 |
| 9 | Jacky Galletaud |  France | 24:59.52 |
| 10 | Nathan Smith |  New Zealand | 24:59.69 |
| 11 | Juan Emilio Gutierrez Berenguel |  Spain | 25:05.22 |
| 12 | Jin Yong Sik |  South Korea | 25:38.03 |
| 13 | Paolo Vigano | Italy | 26:05.59 |
| 14 | Enda Smyth |  Ireland | 27:30.64 |
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