These are the official results of the Men's Individual Pursuit at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in Barcelona, Spain. The races were held on Monday, July 27, and Wednesday, July 29, 1992, at the
Velòdrom d'Horta, with a race distance of 4 km.
The Gold medal was won by Briton
Chris Boardman
Christopher Miles Boardman, (born 26 August 1968) is a British former racing cyclist. A time trial and prologue specialist, Boardman won the inaugural men's World time trial championship in 1994, won the individual pursuit gold medal at the 1 ...
, riding the
Lotus 108
The Lotus Type 108 (originally known as LotusSport Pursuit Bicycle) is an Olympic individual pursuit bicycle. Its frame is an advanced aerofoil cross-section using a carbon composite monocoque.
Development
The use of monocoque frames for bik ...
"superbike", who caught German
Jens Lehmann
Jens Gerhard Lehmann (; born 10 November 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a member of Arsenal's " Invincibles", playing every match of their unbeaten title-winning season. He holds the UEFA Ch ...
in the final and won Britain's first cycling gold medal in 72 years.
Medalists
Results
*Q Qualified for next round.
*q Qualified for classification round.
*ovtk Overtaken by opponent during heat.
*cap captured opponent.
*DNS Did not start.
*WR New world record.
Qualifying round
Held, July 27
The thirty riders raced against each other in matches of two. Qualification for the next round was not based on who won those matches, however. The cyclists with the sixteen fastest times advanced, regardless of whether they won or lost their match. Fastest eight times advanced to Group A quarter-finals. Places nine through sixteen advanced to Group B classification matches.
Quarter-finals
Held July 28
In the first round of actual match competition, cyclists were seeded into matches based on their times from the qualifying round. The winners of the four heats of Group A advanced to the semi-finals. Group B and the losers of heats in Group A were seeded.
Group B
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Group A
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semi-finals
Held July 29
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
Heat 2
Final
Held July 29
Final classification
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit
Track cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics