The men's individual pursuit class C3 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 26 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for cyclists who have impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are still capable to use a standard bicycle. 8 cyclists from 7 nations competed in this event.
Competition format The competition starts with a qualifying round where the 8 cyclists are divided into 4 heats, each heat containing 2 cyclists; they will then compete on a time trial basis. The 2 fastest in the qualifying round would qualify to the gold medal final while the 3rd and 4th fastest will qualify to the bronze medal final. The distance of this event is 3000m. The event finals are held on the same day as the qualifying.
Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date Time RoundThursday, 26 August 12:04 Qualifying 15:52 Finals
Records
Results Qualifying Rank Heat Nation Cyclists Result Notes 1 3 Jaco van Gass 3:17.593 , WR 2 2 Finlay Graham 3:19.780 3 4 David Nicholas 3:23.674 4 4 Eduardo Santas Asensio 3:27.682 5 3 Diederick Schelfhout 3:30.284 6 1 Alejandro Perea Arango 3:31.551 7 2 Joseph Berenyi 3:35.652 8 1 Masaki Fujita 3:38.366
Finals Rank Nation Cyclists Result NotesGold medal final Jaco van Gass 3:20.987 Finlay Graham 3:22.000 Bronze medal final David Nicholas 3:25.877 4 Eduardo Santas Asensio 3:27.833
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