Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit explained

These are the official results of the Men's Team Pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The races were held on Thursday, July 30, and Friday, July 31, 1992, at the Velòdrom d'Hortawith a race distance of 4 km.[1]

Medalists

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Stefan Steinweg
Andreas Walzer
Guido Fulst
Michael Glöckner
Jens Lehmann

Stuart O'Grady
Brett Aitken
Stephen McGlede
Shaun O'Brien
 

Jan Petersen
Michael Sandstød
Ken Frost
Jimmi Madsen
Klaus Kynde Nielsen

Results

Qualifying round

Held July 30

The twenty-one teams raced against the clock, not against each other. The teams with the eight fastest times advanced to the quarter-final.

Pos. Athlete NOC Time Ave. Speed Qual. Notes
1 Brett Aitken
Stephen McGlede
Shaun O'Brien
Stuart O'Grady
4:11.24557.314 km/h Q WR
2 4:14.93456.485 km/h Q
3 4:15.10356.447 km/h Q
4 4:17.71955.874 km/h Q
5 4:19.12655.571 km/h Q
6 4:19.34355.525 km/h Q
7 4:21.14555.141 km/h Q
8 4:21.68755.027 km/h Q
9 4:22.96354.760 km/h
10 4:23.01354.750 km/h
11 4:23.92454.561 km/h
12 Niels van der Steen
Gerben Broeren
Erik Cent
Servais Knaven
4:25.69354.197 km/h
13 4:27.06053.920 km/h
14 4:27.70653.790 km/h
15 4:32.48452.847 km/h
16 4:32.83452.779 km/h
17 33.86052.581 km/h
18 Esteban López
Fernando Sierra
Alberny Vargas
José Velásquez
4:36.08652.157 km/h
19 4:45.74550.394 km/h
20 5:23.36644.531 km/h
- DNS

Quarter-finals

Held July 30
In the first round of actual match competition, teams were seeded into matches based on their times from the qualifying round. The winners of the four heats advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Pos. Team NOC Time Ave. Speed Qual.
1 4:12.270 57.081 km/h Q
2 4:14.350 56.614 km/h
Heat 2
Pos. Team NOC Time Ave. Speed Qual.
1 4:15.440 56.373 km/hQ
2 4:16.685 56.099 km/h
Heat 3
Pos. Team NOC Time Ave. Speed Qual.
1 4:10.980 57.375 km/h Q
2 overtaken
Heat 4
Pos. Team NOC Time Ave. Speed Qual.Notes
1 4:10.438 57.499 km/hQWR
2 overtaken

Semi-finals

Held July 31
The winner of the two heats advance to the finals, for the gold medal. The loser with the fastest semi-final time wins the bronze.

Heat 1

Pos. Team NOC Time Ave. Speed Qual.
1 4:10.446 57.497 km/h Q
2 4:15.860 56.280 km/h
Heat 2
Pos. Team NOC Time Ave. Speed Qual.
1 4:15.705 56.314 km/h Q
2 4:18.291 55.751 km/h

Final

Held July 31

Pos. Team NOC Time Ave. Speed Notes
1 4:08.791 57.879 km/hWR
2 4:10.21857.549 km/h

Final classification

Final results
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cycling at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's team pursuit . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124602/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/CYC/mens-team-pursuit-4000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 31 July 2016 . Sports Reference.