Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

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The Men's Individual Pursuit was a cycling event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea which was held between 20 and 22 September 1988. There were a total number of 23 participants.[1]

Qualification

4000 metre time trial, with the top 16 riders advancing.

Rank Rider Time
1  Bernd Dittert (GDR) 4:34.45
2  Gintautas Umaras (URS) 4:35.03
3  Colin Sturgess (GBR) 4:35.42
4  Dean Woods (AUS) 4:35.89
5  Ryszard Dawidowicz (POL) 4:36.21
6  Peter Clausen (DEN) 4:38.88
7  Ivan Beltrami (ITA) 4:40.94
8  Gary Anderson (NZL) 4:41.83
9  Bruno Risi (SUI) 4:43.41
10  Thomas Dürst (FRG) 4:45.59
11  Jyrki Tujunen (FIN) 4:47.05
12  Gabriel Curuchet (ARG) 4:47.18
13  Roman Čermák (TCH) 4:47.63
14  David Brinton (USA) 4:48.93
15  Miklós Somogyi (HUN) 4:49.38
16  Erik Cent (NED) 4:54.16
17  José Antonio Martiarena (ESP) 4:54.39
18  Patrick Matt (LIE) 4:57.47
19  Park Min-su (KOR) 4:58.57
20  Antônio Silvestre (BRA) 5:02.07
 Realdo Jessurun (SUR) DNF
 Moustafa Chichi (IRI) DNF
 Ira Fabian (ANT) DNS

Match round

In the match round, the top 16 riders from the qualification round were matched together, 1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, 3 vs. 14, 4 vs. 13, etc. for the Round of 16. In the Round of 16, the winner of each match advanced to race in the Quarterfinals.

Round of 16

Match 1
Name Time
 Gary Anderson (NZL) 4:41.25 O
 Bruno Risi (SUI) 4:44.38 X
Match 2
Name Time
 Ivan Beltrami (ITA) 4:44.33 O
 Thomas Dürst (FRG) 4:45.20 X

Match 3
Name Time
 Peter Clausen (DEN) 4:43.71 O
 Jyrki Tujunen (FIN) 4:46.65 X
Match 4
Name Time
 Ryszard Dawidowicz (POL) 4:42.03 O
 Gabriel Curuchet (ARG) 4:50.75 X

Match 5
Name Time
 Dean Woods (AUS) 4:36.49 O
 Roman Čermák (TCH) DNF X
Match 6
Name Time
 Colin Sturgess (GBR) 4:37.17 O
 David Brinton (USA) 4:47.27 X

Match 7
Name Time
 Gintautas Umaras (URS) 4:35.32 O
 Miklós Somogyi (HUN) DNF X
Match 8
Name Time
 Bernd Dittert (GDR) 4:36.01 O
 Erik Cent (NED) DNF X

Quarterfinal

Match 1
Name Time
 Colin Sturgess (GBR) 4:39.39 O
 Gary Anderson (NZL) 4:42.82 X
Match 2
Name Time
 Dean Woods (AUS) 4:35.11 O
 Ryszard Dawidowicz (POL) 4:39.44 X

Match 3
Name Time
 Bernd Dittert (GDR) 4:33.70 O
 Peter Clausen (DEN) 4:42.62 X
Match 4
Name Time
 Gintautas Umaras (URS) 4:32.83 O
 Ivan Beltrami (ITA) DNF X

Semifinal

Match 1
Name Time
 Dean Woods (AUS) 4:35.02 O
 Bernd Dittert (GDR) 4:39.06 X
Match 2
Name Time
 Gintautas Umaras (URS) 4:40.24 O
 Colin Sturgess (GBR) 4:46.25 X

Finals

Bronze Medal Match
Name Time
 Bernd Dittert (GDR) 4:34.17 O
 Colin Sturgess (GBR) 4:34.90 X
Gold Medal Match
Name Time
 Gintautas Umaras (URS) 4:32.00 O
 Dean Woods (AUS) 4:35.00 X

References

  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1988 Summer Games: Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

External links

  • Official Report
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Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Individual Pursuit