The men's individual pursuit class C5 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 27 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. 10 cyclists from 6 different nations competed in this event.
Competition format The competition starts with a qualifying round where all 10 cyclists are divided into 4 heats, each heat containing 2 cyclists in it; 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 4000m. The event finals will be held on the same day as the qualifying round.
Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date Time RoundFriday, 27 August 11:14 Qualifying 15:40 Finals
Records
Results Qualifying Rank Heat Nation Cyclists Result Notes 1 4 Dorian Foulon 4:18.274 , WR 2 5 Alistair Donohoe 4:20.813 3 5 Yehor Dementiev 4:21.036 4 2 Kévin Le Cunff 4:22.257 5 3 Daniel Abraham 4:23.096 6 4 Lauro Chaman 4:25.694 7 2 Zsombor Wermeser 4:35.606 8 1 Edwin Fabián Mátiz Ruiz 4:39.113 9 3 Christopher Murphy 4:55.467 10 1 Mahdi Mohammadi 5:09.154
Finals Rank Nation Cyclists Result NotesGold medal final Dorian Foulon 4:20.757 Alistair Donohoe 4:24.095 Bronze medal final Yehor Dementiev 4:22.746 4 Kévin Le Cunff 4:27.997
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