Olympic record progression track cycling – Men's team pursuit

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This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's 4000 m team pursuit , as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). [1]

The men's team pursuit was introduced at the 1908 Summer Olympics and with the 4000 m distance at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Strangely the UCI list the first Olympic record as of 1992 although the event has already been contested at several Olympic Games before.

Progression

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the 6th of August 2024.

TimeCyclistsLocationTrackDateMeetRef
6:18.4*Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
Jean Janssens
Albert De Bunné
Charles Van Doorselaer
Gustave De Schryver
Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg 9 August 1920 1920 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
5:10.8*Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)
Arnaldo Carli
Ruggero Ferrario
Franco Giorgetti
Primo Magnani
Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg August 1920 1920 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
5:01.6*Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Harry Wyld
Lew Wyld
Percy Wyld
Monty Southall
Amsterdam (NED), Olympisch Stadion 5 August 1928 1928 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:52.9*Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)
Marco Cimatti
Paolo Pedretti
Alberto Ghilardi
Nino Borsari
Los Angeles (USA), Rose Bowl 2 August 1932 1932 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:41.8*Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Robert Charpentier
Jean Goujon
Guy Lapébie
Roger Le Nizerhy
Berlin (GER)2 August 1936 1936 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:38.4*Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome 4 December 1956 1956 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4:37.4*Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome 4 December 1956 1956 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4:29.32*Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)
Siegfried Köhler
Peter Gröning
Manfred Klieme
Bernd Barleben
Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome 27 August 1960 1960 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:28.88*Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Luigi Arienti
Franco Testa
Mario Vallotto
Marino Vigna
Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome 29 August 1960 1960 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4:16.10*Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome 19 October 1968 1968 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:15.76*Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany  (FRG) Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome 20 October 1968 1968 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4:14.64*Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) Moscow (URS), Olympic Velodrome 25 July 1980 1980 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:14.22*Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Artūras Kasputis
Dmitry Nelyubin
Gintautas Umaras
Seoul (KOR)23 September 1988 1988 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:13.31*Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Artūras Kasputis
Dmitry Nelyubin
Gintautas Umaras
Seoul (KOR)24 September 1988 1988 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4:11.245*Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Brett Aitken
Stephen McGlede
Shaun O’Brien
Stuart O'Grady
Barcelona (ESP)Open air track30 July 1992 1992 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:10.438*Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Brett Aitken
Stephen McGlede
Shaun O’Brien
Stuart O'Grady
Barcelona (ESP)Open air track30 July 1992 1992 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:08.791Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Michael Glockner
Jens Lehmann
Stefan Steinweg
Guido Fulst
Barcelona (ESP)Open air track31 July 1992 1992 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4:08.785*Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Eduard Gritsun
Nikolay Kuznetsov
Aleksey Markov
Anton Chantyr
Atlanta (USA)Open air track26 July 1996 1996 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:06.880*Flag of France.svg  France
Christophe Capelle
Philippe Ermenault
Jean-Michel Monin
Francis Moreau
Atlanta (USA)Open air track27 July 1996 1996 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4:05.930Flag of France.svg  France
Christophe Capelle
Philippe Ermenault
Jean-Michel Monin
Francis Moreau
Atlanta (USA)Open air track27 July 1996 1996 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4:04.030*Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bryan Steel
Paul Manning
Bradley Wiggins
Chris Newton
Sydney (AUS)Indoor track18 September 2000 2000 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:01.810*Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Guido Fulst
Robert Bartko
Daniel Becke
Jens Lehmann
Sydney (AUS)Indoor track18 September 2000 2000 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:00.830*Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Oleksandr Fedenko
Oleksandr Symonenko
Sergiy Matveyev
Sergiy Chernyavskyy
Sydney (AUS)Indoor track19 September 2000 2000 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
3:59.710Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Guido Fulst
Robert Bartko
Daniel Becke
Jens Lehmann
Sydney (AUS)Indoor track19 September 2000 2000 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
3:56.610Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Luke Roberts
Brett Lancaster
Brad Mcgee
Graeme Brown
Athens (GRE)Indoor track22 August 2004 2004 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
3:55.202*Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Paul Manning
Thomas Geraint
Bradley Wiggins
Beijing (CHN)Indoor track18 August 2008 2008 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
3:53.314Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Paul Manning
Thomas Geraint
Bradley Wiggins
Beijing (CHN)Indoor track18 August 2008 2008 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
3:52.499*Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Geraint Thomas
Steven Burke
Peter Kennaugh
London (GBR), London Velopark Indoor track2 August 2012 2012 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
3:51.659Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Geraint Thomas
Steven Burke
Peter Kennaugh
London (GBR), London Velopark Indoor track3 August 2012 2012 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
3:50.570Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Owain Doull
Steven Burke
Bradley Wiggins
Rio de Janeiro (BRA)Indoor track12 August 2016 2016 Olympics First round
3:50.265Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Owain Doull
Steven Burke
Bradley Wiggins
Rio de Janeiro (BRA)Indoor track12 August 2016 2016 Olympics Gold medal race [2]
3:45.895Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Simone Consonni
Filippo Ganna
Francesco Lamon
Jonathan Milan
Flag of Japan.svg Izu Velodrome, Izu Indoor track2 August 2021 2020 Olympics Qualifying [3]
3:45.014Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Lasse Norman Hansen
Niklas Larsen
Frederik Rodenberg
Rasmus Pedersen
Flag of Japan.svg Izu Velodrome, Izu Indoor track2 August 2021 2020 Olympics Qualifying [4]
3:42.307Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Simone Consonni
Filippo Ganna
Francesco Lamon
Jonathan Milan
Flag of Japan.svg Izu Velodrome, Izu Indoor track3 August 2021 2020 Olympics First round [5]
3:42.032Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Simone Consonni
Filippo Ganna
Francesco Lamon
Jonathan Milan
Flag of Japan.svg Izu Velodrome, Izu Indoor track4 August 2021 2020 Olympics Finals [6]
♦3:40.730Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Oliver Bleddyn
Sam Welsford
Conor Leahy
Kelland O'Brien
Flag of France.svg Vélodrome National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Indoor track6 August 2024 2024 Olympic Games [7]

* Not listed by the UCI as an Olympic record

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