Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Cycling
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Pictograms for road (left) and track cycling (right)
VenueLondon Velopark
Brands Hatch
Dates5 – 8 September 2012
2008
2016

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of 50 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in London Velopark from 30 August to 2 September, and road cycling took place at Brands Hatch from September 5 to September 8.[1]

Classification[edit]

two women riding a tandem bicycle. The one in front, who is sighted, is acting as the pilot, while the second rider powers the bike.
A tandem bicycle, with Stephanie Morton acting as Felicity Johnson's pilot.

Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function. The class number indicates the severity of impairment with "1" being most impaired.

Cycling classes are:[2]

  • B: Blind and visually impaired cyclists use a Tandem bicycle with a sighted pilot on the front - both athletes are awarded medals
  • H 1–4: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs use a handcycle
  • T 1–2: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their balance use a tricycle
  • C 1-5: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs, arms and/or trunk but are capable of using a standard bicycle

Events[edit]

For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.

Road cycling[edit]

Track cycling[edit]

Participating nations[edit]

223 cyclists from 48 nations including 37 guides from 20 selected nations competed.

Medal summary[edit]

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)89522
2 United States (USA)65617
3 China (CHN)64515
4 Australia (AUS)64414
5 Germany (GER)46313
6 Italy (ITA)43310
7 Poland (POL)3407
8 Spain (ESP)2237
9 Switzerland (SUI)2226
10 Ireland (IRL)2125
11 Ukraine (UKR)2002
12 Czech Republic (CZE)1225
13 Netherlands (NED)1135
14 Austria (AUT)1124
 New Zealand (NZL)1124
16 Romania (ROU)1102
17 Canada (CAN)1012
18 Israel (ISR)0101
 South Africa (RSA)0101
20 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Belgium (BEL)0011
 France (FRA)0011
 Japan (JPN)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
 Slovakia (SVK)0011
Totals (25 entries)514849148

Road cycling[edit]

Men's events[edit]

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Time trial
details
B Christian Venge
 Spain
Ivano Pizzi
 Italy
James Brown
 Ireland
H1 Mark Rohan
 Ireland
Koby Lion
 Israel
Wolfgang Schattauer
 Austria
H2 Heinz Frei
 Switzerland
Walter Ablinger
 Austria
Vittorio Podestà
 Italy
H3 Rafał Wilk
 Poland
Nigel Barley
 Australia
Bernd Jeffre
 Germany
H4 Alessandro Zanardi
 Italy
Norbert Mosandl
 Germany
Oscar Sanchez
 United States
C1 Michael Teuber
 Germany
Mark Colbourne
 Great Britain
Zhang Yu Li
 China
C2 Tobias Graf
 Germany
Guihua Liang
 China
Maurice Eckhard Tió
 Spain
C3 David Nicholas
 Australia
Joseph Berenyi
 United States
Masaki Fujita
 Japan
C4 Jiří Ježek
 Czech Republic
Carol-Eduard Novak
 Romania
Jiří Bouška
 Czech Republic
C5 Yegor Dementyev
 Ukraine
Xinyang Liu
 China
Michael Gallagher
 Australia
Road race
details
B Ivano Pizzi
 Italy
Krzysztof Kosikowski
 Poland
Vladislav Janovjak
 Slovakia
H1 Mark Rohan
 Ireland
Tobias Fankhauser
 Switzerland
Wolfgang Schattauer
 Austria
H2 Walter Ablinger
 Austria
Jean-Marc Berset
 Switzerland
Vittorio Podestà
 Italy
H3 Rafał Wilk
 Poland
Vico Merklein
 Germany
Joël Jeannot
 France
H4 Alessandro Zanardi
 Italy
Ernst van Dyk
 South Africa
Wim Decleir
 Belgium
C1-3 Roberto Bargna
 Italy
Steffen Warias
 Germany
David Nicholas
 Australia
C4-5 Yegor Dementyev
 Ukraine
Xinyang Liu
 China
Michele Pittacolo
 Italy

Women's events[edit]

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Time trial
details
B Kathrin Goeken
 Netherlands
Phillipa Gray
 New Zealand
Catherine Walsh
 Ireland
H1-2 Marianna Davis
 United States
Karen Darke
 Great Britain
Ursula Schwaller
 Switzerland
H3 Sandra Graf
 Switzerland
Monica Bascio
 United States
Svetlana Moshkovich
 Russia
H4 Andrea Eskau
 Germany
Dorothee Vieth
 Germany
Laura de Vaan
 Netherlands
C1-3 Allison Jones
 United States
Tereza Diepoldová
 Czech Republic
Sini Zeng
 China
C4 Megan Fisher
 United States
Susan Powell
 Australia
Marie-Claude Molnar
 Canada
C5 Sarah Storey
 Great Britain
Anna Harkowska
 Poland
Kelly Crowley
 United States
Road race
details
B Robbi Weldon
 Canada
Josefa Benitez Guzman
 Spain
Kathrin Goeken
 Netherlands
H1-3 Marianna Davis
 United States
Monica Bascio
 United States
Rachel Morris
 Great Britain
H4 Andrea Eskau
 Germany
Laura de Vaan
 Netherlands
Dorothee Vieth
 Germany
C1-3 Sini Zeng
 China
Denise Schindler
 Germany
Allison Jones
 United States
C4-5 Sarah Storey
 Great Britain
Anna Harkowska
 Poland
Kelly Crowley
 United States

Mixed events[edit]

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Time trial
details
T1-2 Carol Cooke
 Australia
Hans-Peter Durst
 Germany
David Stone
 Great Britain
Road race
details
T1-2 David Stone
 Great Britain
Giorgio Farroni
 Italy
David Vondracek
 Czech Republic
Team Relay
details
H1-4  United States (USA)
Marianna Davis
Oscar Sanchez
Matthew Updike
 Italy (ITA)
Alex Zanardi
Vittorio Podesta
Francesca Fenocchio
 Switzerland (SUI)
Jean-Marc Berset
Ursula Schwaller
Heinz Frei

Track cycling[edit]

Men's events[edit]

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
1 km time trial
details
B Neil Fachie
 Great Britain
José Enrique Porto Lareo
 Spain
Rinne Oost
 Netherlands
C1-3 Zhang Yu Li
 China
Mark Colbourne
 Great Britain
Tobias Graf
 Germany
C4-5 Alfonso Cabello
 Spain
Jon-Allan Butterworth
 Great Britain
Xinyang Liu
 China
Individual pursuit
details
B Kieran Modra
 Australia
Bryce Lindores
 Australia
Miguel Ángel Clemente Solano
 Spain
C1 Mark Colbourne
 Great Britain
Zhang Yu Li
 China
Rodrigo Fernando López
 Argentina
C2 Guihua Liang
 China
Tobias Graf
 Germany
Laurent Thirionet
 France
C3 Joseph Berenyi
 United States
Shaun McKeown
 Great Britain
Darren Kenny
 Great Britain
C4 Carol-Eduard Novak
 Romania
Jiří Ježek
 Czech Republic
Jody Cundy
 Great Britain
C5 Michael Gallagher
 Australia
Jon-Allan Butterworth
 Great Britain
Liu Xinyang
 China
Individual Sprint
details
B Anthony Kappes
 Great Britain
Neil Fachie
 Great Britain
José Enrique Porto Lareo
 Spain

Women's events[edit]

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Time trial
details
C1-3 (500 m) He Yin
 China
Alyda Norbruis
 Netherlands
Jayme Paris
 Australia
C4-5 (500 m) Sarah Storey
 Great Britain
Jennifer Schuble
 United States
Jianping Ruan
 China
B (1 km) Felicity Johnson
 Australia
Aileen McGlynn
 Great Britain
Phillipa Gray
 New Zealand
Individual pursuit
details
B Phillipa Gray
 New Zealand
Catherine Walsh
 Ireland
Aileen McGlynn
 Great Britain
C1-3 Sini Zeng
 China
Simone Kennedy
 Australia
Allison Jones
 United States
C4 Susan Powell
 Australia
Megan Fisher
 United States
Alexandra Green
 Australia
C5 Sarah Storey
 Great Britain
Anna Harkowska
 Poland
Fiona Southorn
 New Zealand

Mixed events[edit]

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Team Sprint
details
C1-5  China (CHN)
Xiaofei Ji
Xinyang Liu
Hao Xie
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jon-Allan Butterworth
Darren Kenny
Richard Waddon
 United States (USA)
Joseph Berenyi
Sam Kavanagh
Jennifer Schuble

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Schedule & Results - Paralympics". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Cycling Track - Classification". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

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