Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual pursuit C1–3
The women's individual pursuit class C1–3 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 25 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class (C) is for the cyclist who has impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are still capable to use a standard bicycle. There will be 15 cyclists from 11 nations competing.[1]
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| Venue | Izu Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 25 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
| Team relay | mixed | |
| Track cycling | ||
| Time trial | men | women |
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team sprint | mixed | |
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| Track cycling | ||
| Time trial | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1–3 | C1–3 | |
| C4–5 | C4–5 | |
| Individual pursuit | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1 | C1–3 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
| Mixed team sprint | ||
| C1-5 | ||
Competition format
The competition begins with a qualifying round where the 15 cyclists are divided into 8 heats with 2 cyclists each except heat 1 which will only contain 1 cyclist; they 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)[2]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August | 10:00 | Qualifying |
| 13:45 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Cyclists | Class | Result[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  Australia | Paige Greco | C3 | 3:52.283 | WR, QG |
| 2 | 5 |  China | Wang Xiaomei | C3 | 3:55.781 | QG |
| 3 | 7 |  Germany | Denise Schindler | C3 | 3:57.625 | QB |
| 4 | 8 |  United States | Clara Brown | C3 | 4:00.183 | QB |
| 5 | 5 |  Japan | Keiko Sugiura | C3 | 4:02.834 | |
| 6 | 6 |  Sweden | Anna Beck | C3 | 4:03.035 | |
| 7 | 6 | China | Zeng Sini | C2 | 4:06.263 | WR |
| 8 | 4 | United States | Jamie Whitmore | C3 | 4:11.108 | |
| 9 | 3 |  Ireland | Richael Timothy | C3 | 4:11.699 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Colombia | Daniela Munevar | C2 | 4:12.080 | |
| 11 | 4 |  New Zealand | Sarah Ellington | C2 | 4:12.506 | |
| 12 | 8 |  Netherlands | Alyda Norbruis | C2 | 4:13.727 | |
| 13 | 3 |  Austria | Yvonne Marzinke | C2 | 4:29.147 | |
| 14 | 1 | China | Qian Wangwei | C1 | 4:31.476 | WR |
| 15 | 2 | Japan | Miho Fujii | C2 | 4:52.254 |
Finals
| Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Class | Result[4] | Notes |
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| Gold medal final | |||||
 | Australia | Paige Greco | C3 | 3:50.815 | WR |
 | China | Wang Xiaomei | C3 | 3:54.975 | |
| Bronze medal final | |||||
 | Germany | Denise Schindler | C3 | 3:55.120 | |
| 4 | United States | Clara Brown | C3 | 4:01.523 | |
References
- "Start list and Result" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule". TOCOG. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Cycling Track – Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Cycling Track – Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit – Finals – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.