Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's road race H2

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Cycling, Men's road race H2
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRio
DatesSeptember 17
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg William Groulx Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Luca Mazzone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Tobias Fankhauser Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
2012

The Men's road race H2 cycling event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place on September 7 at Brands Hatch. Eight riders from seven different nations competed. The race distance was 56 km.

Results

Source: [1]

RankNameCountryCategoryTimeDeficit
Gold medal icon.svg William Groulx Flag of the United States.svg  United States H201:15:230
Silver medal icon.svg Luca Mazzone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy H2s.ts.t.
Bronze medal icon.svg Tobias Fankhauser Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland H201:23:12+07:49
4 Anders Backman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden H201:23:14+07:51
5 Christophe Hindricq Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium H2s.ts.t.
6 Brian Sheridan Flag of the United States.svg  United States H201:23:47+08:24
7 Wolfgang Schattauer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria H201:31:39+16:16
8 Yaakov Kobi Lion Flag of Israel.svg  Israel H201:45:24+30:01

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  1. "Rio 2016". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 21, 2024.