Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's sprint

The Men's individual sprint track cycling event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on September 2 at London Velopark. The event was contested by blind and visually impaired cyclists riding with sighted pilots.

Cycling, Men's individual sprint
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Velopark
DatesSeptember 2
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anthony Kappes
Craig MacLean
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Neil Fachie
Barney Storey
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jose Enrique Porto Lareo
José Antonio Villanueva
 Spain

Times set in the qualification stage were used to position riders in the knock-out bracket, and subsequently to determine which riders competed for 5th and 6th positions (i.e. those in the original top 6 who did not reach the medal matches).[1]

Qualification

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Rank Name Country Time
1 Anthony Kappes
Pilot: Craig MacLean
  Great Britain 10.050
2 Neil Fachie
Pilot: Barney Storey
  Great Britain 10.165
3 Jose Enrique Porto Lareo
Pilot: José Antonio Villanueva
  Spain 10.458
4 Rinne Oost
Pilot: Patrick Bos
  Netherlands 10.535
5 Tatsuyuki Oshiro
Pilot: Yasufumi Ito
  Japan 10.639
6 Christos Stefanakis
Pilot: Konstantinos Troulinos
  Greece 11.121
7 Alberto Lujan Nattkemper
Pilot: Jonatan Ithurrart
  Argentina 11.744

Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold Medal Match
         
1   Anthony Kappes (GBR)
  Craig MacLean (GBR)
2
5   Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN)
  Yasufumi Ito (JPN)
0
5   Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN)
  Yasufumi Ito (JPN)
2
4   Rinne Oost (NED)
  Patrick Bos (NED)
1
1   Anthony Kappes (GBR)
  Craig MacLean (GBR)
2
2   Neil Fachie (GBR)
  Barney Storey (GBR)
0
3   Jose Enrique Porto Lareo (ESP)
  José Antonio Villanueva (ESP)
2
6   Christos Stefanakis (GRE)
  Konstantinos Troulinos (GRE)
0
3   Jose Enrique Porto Lareo (ESP)
  José Antonio Villanueva (ESP)
0 Bronze Medal Match
2   Neil Fachie (GBR)
  Barney Storey (GBR)
2
7   Alberto Lujan Nattkemper (ARG)
  Jonatan Ithurrart (ARG)
0 5   Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN)
  Yasufumi Ito (JPN)
0
2   Neil Fachie (GBR)
  Barney Storey (GBR)
2 3   Jose Enrique Porto Lareo (ESP)
  José Antonio Villanueva (ESP)
2

Quarterfinals

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Heat 1
Name 1st Ride 2nd Ride Decider
   Tatsuyuki Oshiro / Yasufumi Ito (JPN) 10.935 REL 11.002
   Rinne Oost / Patrick Bos (NED) 10.891
Heat 2
Name 1st Ride 2nd Ride
   Jose Enrique Porto Lareo / José Antonio Villanueva (ESP) 11.610 11.961
   Christos Stefanakis / Konstantinos Troulinos (GRE)
Heat 3
Name 1st Ride 2nd Ride
   Neil Fachie / Barney Storey (GBR) 11.659 12.064
   Alberto Lujan Nattkemper / Jonatan Ithurrart (ARG)

Semifinals

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Heat 1
Name 1st Ride 2nd Ride
   Anthony Kappes / Craig MacLean (GBR) 10.817 11.344
   Tatsuyuki Oshiro / Yasufumi Ito (JPN)
Heat 2
Name 1st Ride 2nd Ride
   Neil Fachie / Barney Storey (GBR) 11.990 11.332
   Jose Enrique Porto Lareo / José Antonio Villanueva (ESP)

Finals

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Gold medal match
Name 1st Ride 2nd Ride Rank
   Anthony Kappes / Craig MacLean (GBR) 10.473 10.714  
   Neil Fachie / Barney Storey (GBR)  
Bronze medal match
Name 1st Ride 2nd Ride Rank
   Jose Enrique Porto Lareo / José Antonio Villanueva (ESP) 10.822 10.755  
   Tatsuyuki Oshiro / Yasufumi Ito (JPN) REL 4
5th—6th place classification
Name Time Rank
   Rinne Oost / Patrick Bos (NED) 12.581 5
   Christos Stefanakis / Konstantinos Troulinos (GRE) 6

References

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  1. ^ LOCOG. "Men's Individual B Sprint". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.