| Event: | Men's sprint |
| Games: | 2008 Summer |
| Venue: | Laoshan Velodrome |
| Dates: | September 10 |
| Competitors: | 8 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Gold: | Anthony Kappes & Barney Storey |
| Goldnpc: | GBR |
| Silver: | Ben Demery & Shaun Hopkins |
| Silvernpc: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Gavin Kilpatrick & Michael Thomson |
| Bronzenpc: | RSA |
The Men's sprint event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 10 at the Laoshan Velodrome. The event was competed by blind & visually impaired athletes.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Qualification times were set in a 200m flying start (6.5 laps). Races were 6 laps.
PR = Paralympic Record
| Rank | Name | Time | Speed km/h | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | ----> | 10.536 | 68.337 PR | |
| 2 | < | ----> | 10.629 | 67.739 | |
| 3 | < | ----> | 10.641 | 67.662 | |
| 4 | < | ----> | 10.842 | 66.408 | |
| 5 | < | ----> | 11.373 | 63.307 | |
| 6 | < | ----> | 11.460 | 62.827 | |
| 7 | < | ----> | 11.502 | 62.597 | |
| 8 | < | ----> | 12.163 | 59.195 |
As there were only 8 entrants, all qualified for the semi-finals. The qualification was necessary to set up the pairings (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, etc.), which in turn affected participation in the 5th-6th or 7th-8th race-offs.
Match 1
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | ----> | 12.007 | 11.661 | |||
| 2 | < | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | bgcolor=wheat |
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | ----> | 11.053 | 11.405 | |||
| 2 | < | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | bgcolor=wheat |
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | ----> | 11.259 | 11.728 | |||
| 2 | < | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | bgcolor=wheat |
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | ----> | 12.168 | 12.431 | |||
| 2 | < | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | bgcolor=wheat |
The winners of each heat qualified to Semifinals. Losers of 1st and 2nd heats raced off for 7th and 8th places, losers of heats 3 and 4 for 5th and 6th places.
Match 1
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | ----> | 10.747 | 11.467 | |||
| 2 | < | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | bgcolor=wheat |
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | ----> | 11.553 | ||||
| 2 | < | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | bgcolor=wheat | REL |
were relegated for moving outward with the intention of forcing the opponent to go up.
Gold Medal Match
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< | ----> | 10.758 | 11.524 | ||||
< | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | bgcolor=wheat |
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | Decider | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | 11.517 | |||||
| 4 | < | ----> | 12.519 | bgcolor=wheat | REL | bgcolor=wheat |
were relegated in the second run for entering the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there.
5-8 Place Matches
| Rank | Name | Time | Speed km/h | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | < | ----> | 12.145 | 59.283 | |||
| 6 | < | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | bgcolor=wheat |
| Rank | Name | Time | Speed km/h | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | < | ----> | 11.627 | 61.924 | |||
| 8 | < | ----> | bgcolor=wheat | bgcolor=wheat |