Olympic record progression track cycling – Men's team pursuit

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.

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet	Ref
6:18.4*	Belgium  (BEL) Bernard 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*	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*	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*	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*	France  (FRA) Robert Charpentier Jean Goujon Guy Lapébie Roger Le Nizerhy	Berlin (GER)		2 August 1936	1936 Summer Olympics Qualifying
4:38.4*	Italy  (ITA)	Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome		4 December 1956	1956 Summer Olympics Semifinals
4:37.4*	Italy  (ITA)	Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome		4 December 1956	1956 Summer Olympics Gold medal race
4:29.32*	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*	Italy  (ITA) Luigi Arienti Franco Testa Mario Vallotto Marino Vigna	Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome		29 August 1960	1960 Summer Olympics Semifinals
4:16.10*	Italy  (ITA)	Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome		19 October 1968	1968 Summer Olympics Qualifying
4:15.76*	West Germany  (FRG)	Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome		20 October 1968	1968 Summer Olympics Semifinals
4:14.64*	Soviet Union  (URS)	Moscow (URS), Olympic Velodrome		25 July 1980	1980 Summer Olympics Qualifying
4:14.22*	Soviet Union Viatcheslav Ekimov Artūras Kasputis Dmitry Nelyubin Gintautas Umaras	Seoul (KOR)		23 September 1988	1988 Summer Olympics Quarter finals
4:13.31*	Soviet Union Viatcheslav Ekimov Artūras Kasputis Dmitry Nelyubin Gintautas Umaras	Seoul (KOR)		24 September 1988	1988 Summer Olympics Gold medal race
4:11.245*	Australia Brett Aitken Stephen McGlede Shaun O’Brien Stuart O'Grady	Barcelona (ESP)	Open air track	30 July 1992	1992 Summer Olympics Qualifying
4:10.438*	Australia Brett Aitken Stephen McGlede Shaun O’Brien Stuart O'Grady	Barcelona (ESP)	Open air track	30 July 1992	1992 Summer Olympics Quarter finals
4:08.791	Germany Michael Glockner Jens Lehmann Stefan Steinweg Guido Fulst	Barcelona (ESP)	Open air track	31 July 1992	1992 Summer Olympics Gold medal race
4:08.785*	Russia Eduard Gritsun Nikolay Kuznetsov Aleksey Markov Anton Chantyr	Atlanta (USA)	Open air track	26 July 1996	1996 Summer Olympics Quarter finals
4:06.880*	France Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis Moreau	Atlanta (USA)	Open air track	27 July 1996	1996 Summer Olympics Semifinals
4:05.930	France Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis Moreau	Atlanta (USA)	Open air track	27 July 1996	1996 Summer Olympics Gold medal race
4:04.030*	Great Britain Bryan Steel Paul Manning Bradley Wiggins Chris Newton	Sydney (AUS)	Indoor track	18 September 2000	2000 Summer Olympics Qualifying
4:01.810*	Germany Guido Fulst Robert Bartko Daniel Becke Jens Lehmann	Sydney (AUS)	Indoor track	18 September 2000	2000 Summer Olympics Quarter finals
4:00.830*	Ukraine Oleksandr Fedenko Oleksandr Symonenko Sergiy Matveyev Sergiy Chernyavskyy	Sydney (AUS)	Indoor track	19 September 2000	2000 Summer Olympics Semifinals
3:59.710	Germany Guido Fulst Robert Bartko Daniel Becke Jens Lehmann	Sydney (AUS)	Indoor track	19 September 2000	2000 Summer Olympics Gold medal race
3:56.610	Australia Luke Roberts Brett Lancaster Brad Mcgee Graeme Brown	Athens (GRE)	Indoor track	22 August 2004	2004 Summer Olympics Semifinals
3:55.202*	Great Britain Edward Clancy Paul Manning Thomas Geraint Bradley Wiggins	Beijing (CHN)	Indoor track	18 August 2008	2008 Summer Olympics Semifinals
3:53.314	Great Britain Edward Clancy Paul Manning Thomas Geraint Bradley Wiggins	Beijing (CHN)	Indoor track	18 August 2008	2008 Summer Olympics Gold medal race
3:52.499*	Great Britain Edward Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh	London (GBR), London Velopark	Indoor track	2 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Qualifying
3:51.659	Great Britain Edward Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh	London (GBR), London Velopark	Indoor track	3 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Gold medal race
3:50.570	Great Britain Edward Clancy Owain Doull Steven Burke Bradley Wiggins	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Indoor track	12 August 2016	2016 Olympics First round
3:50.265	Great Britain Edward Clancy Owain Doull Steven Burke Bradley Wiggins	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Indoor track	12 August 2016	2016 Olympics Gold medal race	[2]
3:45.895	Italy Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Jonathan Milan	Izu Velodrome, Izu	Indoor track	2 August 2021	2020 Olympics Qualifying	[3]
3:45.014	Denmark Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Rodenberg Rasmus Pedersen	Izu Velodrome, Izu	Indoor track	2 August 2021	2020 Olympics Qualifying	[4]
3:42.307	Italy Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Jonathan Milan	Izu Velodrome, Izu	Indoor track	3 August 2021	2020 Olympics First round	[5]
3:42.032	Italy Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Jonathan Milan	Izu Velodrome, Izu	Indoor track	4 August 2021	2020 Olympics Finals	[6]
♦3:40.730	Australia Oliver Bleddyn Sam Welsford Conor Leahy Kelland O'Brien	Vélodrome National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines	Indoor track	6 August 2024	2024 Olympic Games	[7]

* Not listed by the UCI as an Olympic record

References

• Sports portal

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