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).

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. TimeCyclistsLocationTrackDateMeetRef 6:18.4* Bernard JanssensAlbert De BunnéCharles Van DoorselaerGustave De Schryver Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg 9 August 1920 1920 Summer OlympicsQuarter finals 5:10.8* Arnaldo CarliRuggero FerrarioFranco GiorgettiPrimo Magnani Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg August 1920 1920 Summer OlympicsSemifinals 5:01.6* Harry WyldLew WyldPercy WyldMonty Southall Amsterdam (NED), Olympisch Stadion 5 August 1928 1928 Summer OlympicsQuarter finals 4:52.9* Marco CimattiPaolo PedrettiAlberto GhilardiNino Borsari Los Angeles (USA), Rose Bowl 2 August 1932 1932 Summer OlympicsQualifying 4:41.8* Robert CharpentierJean GoujonGuy LapébieRoger Le Nizerhy Berlin (GER) 2 August 1936 1936 Summer OlympicsQualifying 4:38.4* Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome 4 December 1956 1956 Summer OlympicsSemifinals 4:37.4* Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome 4 December 1956 1956 Summer OlympicsGold medal race 4:29.32* Siegfried KöhlerPeter GröningManfred KliemeBernd Barleben Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome 27 August 1960 1960 Summer OlympicsQuarter finals 4:28.88* Luigi ArientiFranco TestaMario VallottoMarino Vigna Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome 29 August 1960 1960 Summer OlympicsSemifinals 4:16.10* Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome 19 October 1968 1968 Summer OlympicsQualifying 4:15.76* Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome 20 October 1968 1968 Summer OlympicsSemifinals 4:14.64* Moscow (URS), Olympic Velodrome 25 July 1980 1980 Summer OlympicsQualifying 4:14.22* Viatcheslav EkimovArtūras KasputisDmitry NelyubinGintautas Umaras Seoul (KOR) 23 September 1988 1988 Summer OlympicsQuarter finals 4:13.31* Viatcheslav EkimovArtūras KasputisDmitry NelyubinGintautas Umaras Seoul (KOR) 24 September 1988 1988 Summer OlympicsGold medal race 4:11.245* Brett AitkenStephen McGledeShaun O’BrienStuart O'Grady Barcelona (ESP) Open air track 30 July 1992 1992 Summer OlympicsQualifying 4:10.438* Brett AitkenStephen McGledeShaun O’BrienStuart O'Grady Barcelona (ESP) Open air track 30 July 1992 1992 Summer OlympicsQuarter finals 4:08.791 Michael GlocknerJens LehmannStefan SteinwegGuido Fulst Barcelona (ESP) Open air track 31 July 1992 1992 Summer OlympicsGold medal race 4:08.785* Eduard GritsunNikolay KuznetsovAleksey MarkovAnton Chantyr Atlanta (USA) Open air track 26 July 1996 1996 Summer OlympicsQuarter finals 4:06.880* Christophe CapellePhilippe ErmenaultJean-Michel MoninFrancis Moreau Atlanta (USA) Open air track 27 July 1996 1996 Summer OlympicsSemifinals 4:05.930 Christophe CapellePhilippe ErmenaultJean-Michel MoninFrancis Moreau Atlanta (USA) Open air track 27 July 1996 1996 Summer OlympicsGold medal race 4:04.030* Bryan SteelPaul ManningBradley WigginsChris Newton Sydney (AUS) Indoor track 18 September 2000 2000 Summer OlympicsQualifying 4:01.810* Guido FulstRobert BartkoDaniel BeckeJens Lehmann Sydney (AUS) Indoor track 18 September 2000 2000 Summer OlympicsQuarter finals 4:00.830* Oleksandr FedenkoOleksandr SymonenkoSergiy MatveyevSergiy Chernyavskyy Sydney (AUS) Indoor track 19 September 2000 2000 Summer OlympicsSemifinals 3:59.710 Guido FulstRobert BartkoDaniel BeckeJens Lehmann Sydney (AUS) Indoor track 19 September 2000 2000 Summer OlympicsGold medal race 3:56.610 Luke RobertsBrett LancasterBrad McgeeGraeme Brown Athens (GRE) Indoor track 22 August 2004 2004 Summer OlympicsSemifinals 3:55.202* Edward ClancyPaul ManningThomas GeraintBradley Wiggins Beijing (CHN) Indoor track 18 August 2008 2008 Summer OlympicsSemifinals 3:53.314 Edward ClancyPaul ManningThomas GeraintBradley Wiggins Beijing (CHN) Indoor track 18 August 2008 2008 Summer OlympicsGold medal race 3:52.499* Edward ClancyGeraint ThomasSteven BurkePeter Kennaugh London (GBR), London Velopark Indoor track 2 August 2012 2012 Summer OlympicsQualifying 3:51.659 Edward ClancyGeraint ThomasSteven BurkePeter Kennaugh London (GBR), London Velopark Indoor track 3 August 2012 2012 Summer OlympicsGold medal race 3:50.570 Edward ClancyOwain DoullSteven BurkeBradley Wiggins Rio de Janeiro (BRA) Indoor track 12 August 2016 2016 Olympics First round 3:50.265 Edward ClancyOwain DoullSteven BurkeBradley Wiggins Rio de Janeiro (BRA) Indoor track 12 August 2016 2016 Olympics Gold medal race 3:45.895 Simone ConsonniFilippo GannaFrancesco LamonJonathan Milan Izu Velodrome, Izu Indoor track 2 August 2021 2020 Olympics Qualifying 3:45.014 Lasse Norman HansenNiklas LarsenFrederik RodenbergRasmus Pedersen Izu Velodrome, Izu Indoor track 2 August 2021 2020 Olympics Qualifying 3:42.307 Simone ConsonniFilippo GannaFrancesco LamonJonathan Milan Izu Velodrome, Izu Indoor track 3 August 2021 2020 Olympics First round 3:42.032 Simone ConsonniFilippo GannaFrancesco LamonJonathan Milan Izu Velodrome, Izu Indoor track 4 August 2021 2020 Olympics Finals ♦3:40.730 Oliver BleddynSam WelsfordConor LeahyKelland O'Brien Vélodrome National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Indoor track 6 August 2024 2024 Olympic Games * Not listed by the UCI as an Olympic record

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