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13th Paralympic Games - JO
Beijing, China, September 7-14, 2008
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Stage 4 - September 10: Track racing - Day 4
Britian completes its dominance with four more golds
The British team finished out the track events with another day of domination. Of the four gold medals up for grabs, British riders took three only because they had no entrant in the fourth event, in which the gold went to the United States. By the end of the day five more world records had been set, bringing the number established or broken records to 17 during the last four days at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Barbara Buchan of the United States was the first of the day's record-breakers, setting a new CP3 mark on her way to beating Germany's Natalie Simanowski for the gold in the women's individual pursuit (LC3-4/CP3). Simanowski broke the LC3 record for the event and was awarded a silver medal. Then came the British gold rush, started by Sarah Storey, storming back in the women's individual pursuit (LC1-2/CP4) to rip four seconds off the LC1 world record she set in the qualifying round to snatch the gold from Jennifer Schuble of the United States. China was guaranteed a bronze with the third place being fought out between teammates Dong Jingping and Ye Yaping, both in the LC2 class, with Dong overcoming her compatriot racing a full five seconds faster.
Anthony Kappes and his pilot Barney Storey took their second gold in the men's sprint (B&VI 1-3) final, adding to the gold they won in the kilometre on Monday. The British closed out the night with a near clean sweep by taking gold in the men's team sprint (LC1-4 CP3/4). Darren Kenny, Jody Cundy and Mark Bristow overcame surprise finalists China to win the team's 12th gold medal. The British team's men and women have taken the gold in every event they've entered, setting a total of 11 world records along the way.
Results
Women's CP3/LC3 individual pursuit
Qualifying
Actual Factor% Final
1 Barbara Buchan (United States of America) CP3 4.31.33 93.560 4.13.860 WR
2 Natalie Simanowski (Germany) LC3 4.16.18 100.00 4.16.176 WR
3 Paula Tesoriero (New Zealand) LC3 4.22.86 100.00 4.22.862
4 Jayme Paris (Australia) CP3 4.42.88 93.560 4.24.666
5 Qi Tang (People's Republic of China) LC3 4.27.11 100.00 4.27.115
6 Zhifeng Niu (People's Republic of China) LC3 4.32.38 100.00 4.32.381
7 Jane Armstrong (Australia) LC3 4.35.77 100.00 4.35.768
8 Allison Jones (United States of America) LC3 4.36.31 100.00 4.36.306
9 Susan Van Staden (South Africa) LC3 4.44.79 100.00 4.44.792
10 Raquel Acinas (Spain) LC3 4.51.16 100.00 4.51.156
Final
1 Barbara Buchan (United States of America) CP3 4.33.46 93.560 4.15.848
2 Natalie Simanowski (Germany) LC3 4.19.40 100.00 4.19.396
3 Paula Tesoriero (New Zealand) LC3 4.26.08 100.00 4.26.080
4 Jayme Paris (Australia) CP3 4.44.94 93.560 4.26.587
Women's LC1/2/CP4 individual pursuit
Qualifying
1 Jennifer Schuble (United States of America) CP4 4.01.24 89.335 3.35.514 WR
2 Sarah Storey (Great Britain) LC1 3.40.49 100.00 3.40.492 WR
3 Jingping Dong (People's Republic of China) LC2 4.13.41 90.418 3.49.130
4 Yaping Ye (People's Republic of China) LC2 4.16.04 90.418 3.51.508
5 Greta Neimanas (United States of America) LC1 3.57.97 100.00 3.57.966
6 Jufang Zhou (People's Republic of China) LC1 4.00.50 100.00 4.00.504
7 Silvana Vinci (Italy) CP4 4.31.06 89.335 4.02.148
8 Fiona Southorn (New Zealand) LC1 4.06.96 100.00 4.06.965
9 Roxy Burns (South Africa) CP4 4.36.90 89.335 4.07.368
10 Anita Ruetz (Austria) CP4 4.56.78 89.335 4.25.127
Final
1 Sarah Storey (Great Britain) LC1 3.36.64 100.00 3.36.637 WR
2 Jennifer Schuble (United States of America) CP4 4.02.76 89.335 3.36.867
3 Jingping Dong (People's Republic of China) LC2 4.14.10 90.418 3.49.754
4 Yaping Ye (People's Republic of China) LC2 4.19.71 90.418 3.54.825
Men's B/VI sprint
Qualifying
1 Anthony Kappes / Barney Storey (Great Britain) 0.10.54 (68.337 km/h)
2 Ben Demery / Shaun Hopkins (Australia) 0.10.63 (67.739 km/h)
3 Gavin Kilpatrick / Michael Thomson (South Africa) 0.10.64 (67.662 km/h)
4 Tatsuyuki Oshiro / Hitoshi Takahashi (Japan) 0.10.84 (66.408 km/h)
5 Brian Cowie / Devon Smibert (Canada) 0.11.37 (63.307 km/h)
6 Michael Delaney / David Patrick Peelo (Ireland) 0.11.46 (62.827 km/h)
7 Carlos Arciniegas / Juan Carreno (Colombia) 0.11.50 (62.597 km/h)
8 Lujan Nattkemper / Juan Ferrari (Argentina) 0.12.16 (59.195 km/h)
Quarterfinal
Heat 1
1 Anthony Kappes / Barney Storey (Great Britain) 0.12.01 11.661
2 Lujan Nattkemper / Juan Ferrari (Argentina)
Heat 2
1 Ben Demery / Shaun Hopkins (Australia) 0.11.05 11.405
2 Carlos Arciniegas / Juan Carreno (Colombia)
Heat 3
1 Gavin Kilpatrick / Michael Thomson (South Africa) 0.11.26 11.728
2 Michael Delaney / David Patrick Peelo (Ireland)
Heat 4
1 Tatsuyuki Oshiro / Hitoshi Takahashi (Japan) 0.12.17 12.431
2 Brian Cowie / Devon Smibert (Canada)
Semifinal
Heat 1
1 Anthony Kappes / Barney Storey (Great Britain) 0.10.75 0.11.467
2 Tatsuyuki Oshiro / Hitoshi Takahashi (Japan)
Heat 2
1 Ben Demery / Shaun Hopkins (Australia) 0.11.55
REL Gavin Kilpatrick / Michael Thomson (South Africa)
5th-8th final
5 Michael Delaney / David Patrick Peelo (Ireland) 0.12.14 (59.283 km/h)
6 Brian Cowie / Devon Smibert (Canada)
7 Carlos Arciniegas / Juan Carreno (Colombia) 0.11.63 (61.924 km/h)
8 Lujan Nattkemper / Juan Ferrari (Argentina)
Final
Gold
1 Anthony Kappes / Barney Storey (Great Britain) 0.10.76 0.11.524
2 Ben Demery / Shaun Hopkins (Australia)
Bronze
1 Gavin Kilpatrick / Michael Thomson (South Africa) 0.11.52
REL Tatsuyuki Oshiro / Hitoshi Takahashi (Japan) 0.12.52
Men's team sprint
LC1-4/CP3-4
Qualifying
1 Great Britain 0.49.56 (54.478 km/h)
Mark Bristow (LC1)
Jody Cundy (LC2)
Darren Kenny (CP3)
2 China 0.51.23
Kuidong Zhang (LC1)
Lu Zhang (LC3)
Yuanchao Zheng (LC2)
3 Czech Republic 0.52.89
Jiri Bouska (CP4)
Jiri Jezek (LC2)
Tomas Kvasnicka (CP3)
4 Australia 0.54.59
Greg Ball (LC4)
Michael Gallagher (LC1)
Christopher Scott (CP4)
5 Germany 0.54.88
Mario Hammer (LC1)
Wolfgang Sacher (LC1)
Pierre Senska (LC4)
6 Canada 0.56.18
Eric Bourgault (LC2)
Mark Breton (LC1)
Jean Quevillon (CP3)
7 Spain 0.58.58
Roberto Alcaide (LC2)
Amador Granado (LC2)
Javier Ochoa (CP3)
Final
Gold
1 Great Britain 0.49.32 (54.741 km/h)
Mark Bristow (LC1)
Jody Cundy (LC2)
Darren Kenny (CP3)
2 China 0.50.48
Kuidong Zhang (LC1)
Lu Zhang (LC3)
Yuanchao Zheng (LC2)
Bronze
1 Czech Republic 0.52.38
Jiri Bouska (CP4)
Jiri Jezek (LC2)
Tomas Kvasnicka (CP3)
2 Australia 0.54.24
Greg Ball (LC4)
Michael Gallagher (LC1)
Christopher Scott (CP4)
