Olympic record progression track cycling – Men's team pursuit

This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's 4000 m team pursuit, as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).[1]

The men's team pursuit was introduced at the 1908 Summer Olympics and with the 4000 m distance at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Strangely the UCI list the first Olympic record as of 1992 although the event has already been contested at several Olympic Games before.

Progression

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2020 Summer Olympics.

TimeCyclistsLocationTrackDateMeetRef
6:18.4*  Belgium (BEL)
Jean Janssens
Albert De Bunné
Charles Van Doorselaer
Gustave De Schryver
Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg9 August 19201920 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
5:10.8*  Italy (ITA)
Arnaldo Carli
Ruggero Ferrario
Franco Giorgetti
Primo Magnani
Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers ZuremborgAugust 19201920 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
5:01.6*  Great Britain (GBR)
Harry Wyld
Lew Wyld
Percy Wyld
Monty Southall
Amsterdam (NED), Olympisch Stadion5 August 19281928 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:52.9*  Italy (ITA)
Marco Cimatti
Paolo Pedretti
Alberto Ghilardi
Nino Borsari
Los Angeles (USA), Rose Bowl2 August 19321932 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:41.8*  France (FRA)
Robert Charpentier
Jean Goujon
Guy Lapébie
Roger Le Nizerhy
Berlin (GER)2 August 19361936 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:38.4*  Italy (ITA)Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome4 December 19561956 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4:37.4*  Italy (ITA)Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome4 December 19561956 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4:29.32*  United Team of Germany (EUA)
Siegfried Köhler
Peter Gröning
Manfred Klieme
Bernd Barleben
Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome27 August 19601960 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:28.88*  Italy (ITA)
Luigi Arienti
Franco Testa
Mario Vallotto
Marino Vigna
Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome29 August 19601960 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4:16.10*  Italy (ITA)Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome19 October 19681968 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:15.76*  West Germany (FRG)Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome20 October 19681968 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4:14.64*  Soviet Union (URS)Moscow (URS), Olympic Velodrome25 July 19801980 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:14.22*  Soviet Union
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Artūras Kasputis
Dmitry Nelyubin
Gintautas Umaras
Seoul (KOR)23 September 19881988 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:13.31*  Soviet Union
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Artūras Kasputis
Dmitry Nelyubin
Gintautas Umaras
Seoul (KOR)24 September 19881988 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4:11.245*  Australia
Brett Aitken
Stephen McGlede
Shaun O’Brien
Stuart O'Grady
Barcelona (ESP)Open air track30 July 19921992 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:10.438*  Australia
Brett Aitken
Stephen McGlede
Shaun O’Brien
Stuart O'Grady
Barcelona (ESP)Open air track30 July 19921992 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:08.791  Germany
Michael Glockner
Jens Lehmann
Stefan Steinweg
Guido Fulst
Barcelona (ESP)Open air track31 July 19921992 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4:08.785*  Russia
Eduard Gritsun
Nikolay Kuznetsov
Aleksey Markov
Anton Chantyr
Atlanta (USA)Open air track26 July 19961996 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:06.880*  France
Christophe Capelle
Philippe Ermenault
Jean-Michel Monin
Francis Moreau
Atlanta (USA)Open air track27 July 19961996 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
4:05.930  France
Christophe Capelle
Philippe Ermenault
Jean-Michel Monin
Francis Moreau
Atlanta (USA)Open air track27 July 19961996 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
4:04.030*  Great Britain
Bryan Steel
Paul Manning
Bradley Wiggins
Chris Newton
Sydney (AUS)Indoor track18 September 20002000 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
4:01.810*  Germany
Guido Fulst
Robert Bartko
Daniel Becke
Jens Lehmann
Sydney (AUS)Indoor track18 September 20002000 Summer Olympics
Quarter finals
4:00.830*  Ukraine
Oleksandr Fedenko
Oleksandr Symonenko
Sergiy Matveyev
Sergiy Chernyavskyy
Sydney (AUS)Indoor track19 September 20002000 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
3:59.710  Germany
Guido Fulst
Robert Bartko
Daniel Becke
Jens Lehmann
Sydney (AUS)Indoor track19 September 20002000 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
3:56.610  Australia
Luke Roberts
Brett Lancaster
Brad Mcgee
Graeme Brown
Athens (GRE)Indoor track22 August 20042004 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
3:55.202*  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Paul Manning
Thomas Geraint
Bradley Wiggins
Beijing (CHN)Indoor track18 August 20082008 Summer Olympics
Semifinals
3:53.314  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Paul Manning
Thomas Geraint
Bradley Wiggins
Beijing (CHN)Indoor track18 August 20082008 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
3:52.499*  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Geraint Thomas
Steven Burke
Peter Kennaugh
London (GBR), London VeloparkIndoor track2 August 20122012 Summer Olympics
Qualifying
3:51.659  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Geraint Thomas
Steven Burke
Peter Kennaugh
London (GBR), London VeloparkIndoor track3 August 20122012 Summer Olympics
Gold medal race
3:50.570  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Owain Doull
Steven Burke
Bradley Wiggins
Rio de Janeiro (BRA)Indoor track12 August 20162016 Olympics First round
3:50.265  Great Britain
Edward Clancy
Owain Doull
Steven Burke
Bradley Wiggins
Rio de Janeiro (BRA)Indoor track12 August 20162016 Olympics Gold medal race[2]
3:45.895  Italy
Simone Consonni
Filippo Ganna
Francesco Lamon
Jonathan Milan
Izu Velodrome, IzuIndoor track2 August 20212020 Olympics Qualifying[3]
3:45.014  Denmark
Lasse Norman Hansen
Niklas Larsen
Frederik Rodenberg
Rasmus Pedersen
Izu Velodrome, IzuIndoor track2 August 20212020 Olympics Qualifying[4]
3:42.307  Italy
Simone Consonni
Filippo Ganna
Francesco Lamon
Jonathan Milan
Izu Velodrome, IzuIndoor track3 August 20212020 Olympics First round[5]
3:42.032  Italy
Simone Consonni
Filippo Ganna
Francesco Lamon
Jonathan Milan
Izu Velodrome, IzuIndoor track4 August 20212020 Olympics Finals[6]

* Not listed by the UCI as an Olympic record

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