Cycling, Men's individual sprint at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
Dates | 2 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 10 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||
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List of cyclists | |||
Road cycling | |||
Road race | men | women | mixed |
Time trial | men | women | mixed |
Team relay | mixed | ||
Track cycling | |||
Time trial | men | women | |
Individual pursuit | men | women | |
Individual sprint | men | ||
Team sprint | mixed | ||
The Mixed team sprint track cycling event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on 2 September at London Velopark. The event was contested riders in classes C1-5. Ten national teams competed. The teams with the best two qualifying times raced off for gold and silver, third and fourth for bronze. [1]
Q=Qualified for final round. WR=World record.
Rank | Team | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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1 | China | Ji Xiaofei (C4-M) Liu Xinyang (C5-M) Xie Hao (C2-M) | 49.804 | Q WR |
2 | Great Britain | Jon-Allan Butterworth (C5-M) Darren Kenny (C3-M) Richard Waddon (C3-M) | 49.808 | Q |
3 | United States | Joseph Berenyi (C3-M) Sam Kavanagh (C4-M) Jennifer Schuble (C5-W) | 53.174 | Q |
4 | Czech Republic | Jiri Bouska (C4-M) Jiří Ježek (C4-M) Ivo Koblasa (C2-M) | 53.751 | Q |
5 | Australia | Michael Gallagher (C5-M) David Nicholas (C3-M) Susan Powell (C4-W) | 55.347 | |
6 | Germany | Tobias Graf (C2-M) Wolfgang Sacher (C5-M) Steffen Warias (C3-M) | 56.011 | |
7 | Spain | Alfonso Cabello (C5-M) Maurice Eckhard Tio (C2-M) Cesar Neira (C4-M) | 56.236 | |
8 | Ireland | Colin Lynch (C2-M) Cathal Miller (C5-M) Enda Smyth (C3-M) | 56.401 | |
9 | Italy | Roberto Bargna (C3-M) Andrea Tarlao (C5-M) Paolo Vigano (C3-M) | 57.095 | |
10 | New Zealand | Chris Ross (C5-M) Nathan Smith (C3-M) Fiona Southorn (C5-W) | 57.449 |
Rank | Team | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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China | Ji Xiaofei (C4-M) Liu Xinyang (C5-M) Xie Hao (C2-M) | 49.454 | WR | |
Great Britain | Jon-Allan Butterworth (C5-M) Darren Kenny (C3-M) Richard Waddon (C3-M) | 49.519 |
Rank | Team | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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United States | Joseph Berenyi (C3-M) Sam Kavanagh (C4-M) Jennifer Schuble (C5-W) | 52.749 | ||
4 | Czech Republic | Jiri Bouska (C4-M) Jiří Ježek (C4-M) Ivo Koblasa (C2-M) | 54.128 |
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