Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit


The Men's Individual Pursuit was a cycling event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea which was held between 20 and 22 September, 1988. There were a total number of 23 participants.

Qualification

4000 metre time trial, with the top 16 riders advancing.
RankRiderTime
14:34.45
24:35.03
34:35.42
44:35.89
54:36.21
64:38.88
74:40.94
84:41.83
94:43.41
104:45.59
114:47.05
124:47.18
134:47.63
144:48.93
154:49.38
164:54.16
174:54.39
184:57.47
194:58.57
205:02.07
DNF
DNF
DNS

Match round

In the match round, the top 16 riders from the qualification round were matched together, 1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, 3 vs. 14, 4 vs. 13, etc. for the Round of 16. In the Round of 16, the winner of each match advanced to race in the Quarterfinals.

Round of 16

;Match 1
NameTime
4:41.25O
4:44.38X

;Match 2
NameTime
4:44.33O
4:45.20X

;Match 3
NameTime
4:43.71O
4:46.65X

;Match 4
NameTime
4:42.03O
4:50.75X

;Match 5
NameTime
4:36.49O
DNFX

;Match 6
NameTime
4:37.17O
4:47.27X

;Match 7
NameTime
4:35.32O
DNFX

;Match 8
NameTime
4:36.01O
DNFX

Quarterfinal

;Match 1
NameTime
4:39.39O
4:42.82X

;Match 2
NameTime
4:35.11O
4:39.44X

;Match 3
NameTime
4:33.70O
4:42.62X

;Match 4
NameTime
4:32.83O
DNFX

Semifinal

;Match 1
NameTime
4:35.02O
4:39.06X

;Match 2
NameTime
4:40.24O
4:46.25X

Finals

;Bronze Medal Match
NameTime
4:34.17O
4:34.90X

;Gold Medal Match
NameTime
4:32.00O
4:35.00X