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Japan wins men's track 1 km time trial tandem open at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics
Japan took gold in the men's track 1 km time trial tandem open at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Japan, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.
18–29 October 2000 · Sydney, Australia
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The title
Japan took gold in the men's track 1 km time trial tandem open at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Japan, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.
The podium
The silver medal was awarded to Great Britain of Great Britain. The runner-up result places Great Britain alongside the winning delegation in this event.
The bronze medal was awarded to Australia of Australia. These results completed the podium for men's track 1 km time trial tandem open.
Final and qualifying performances
The final result sheet records Japan Shigeo Yoshihara Koichi Mizusawa in position 1 with 1:04.950, Great Britain Robert Allen Andrew Slater in position 2 with 1:05.332 and Australia Paul Clohessy Eddie Hollands in position 3 with 1:06.899. The complete ranked results are set out below, preserving the performance notation used in the competition record.
Beyond the medal positions, the final included Spain Abelardo Gandia Jose Munoz (ESP, position 4, 1:07.255), Great Britain Iain Dawson Raymond Hughes (GBR, position 5, 1:07.417), Netherlands Jan Mulder (NED, position 6, 1:07.591), Spain Christian Venge Balboa Jordi Domingo (ESP, position 7, 1:07.592), Australia Steve Gray David Murray (AUS, position 8, 1:07.685), Switzerland Raphael Ioset (SUI, position 9, 1:08.109), Slovakia Jan Szojka (SVK, position 10, 1:08.291) and Canada Brian Cowie Minetaro van Velzen (CAN, position 11, 1:08.296).
The medal-winning team rosters include Japan: Shigeo Yoshihara, Koichi Mizusawa, Great Britain: Robert Allen, Andrew Slater and Australia: Paul Clohessy, Eddie Hollands. These are the athletes listed in the medal record; the roster does not by itself identify which athletes started a particular heat or final.
The event
This was the men's track 1 km time trial tandem open competition in cycling at the Sydney Paralympics. The medal table above identifies the winning delegation and the other podium positions in this event.
The medal results
| Medal | Competitor | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Japan — Shigeo Yoshihara, Koichi Mizusawa | Japan |
| Silver | Great Britain — Robert Allen, Andrew Slater | Great Britain |
| Bronze | Australia — Paul Clohessy, Eddie Hollands | Australia |
The final results
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Shigeo Yoshihara Koichi Mizusawa | JPN | 1:04.950 |
| 2 | Great Britain Robert Allen Andrew Slater | GBR | 1:05.332 |
| 3 | Australia Paul Clohessy Eddie Hollands | AUS | 1:06.899 |
| 4 | Spain Abelardo Gandia Jose Munoz | ESP | 1:07.255 |
| 5 | Great Britain Iain Dawson Raymond Hughes | GBR | 1:07.417 |
| 6 | Netherlands Jan Mulder | NED | 1:07.591 |
| 7 | Spain Christian Venge Balboa Jordi Domingo | ESP | 1:07.592 |
| 8 | Australia Steve Gray David Murray | AUS | 1:07.685 |
| 9 | Switzerland Raphael Ioset | SUI | 1:08.109 |
| 10 | Slovakia Jan Szojka | SVK | 1:08.291 |
| 11 | Canada Brian Cowie Minetaro van Velzen | CAN | 1:08.296 |
| 12 | Japan Akihito Motohashi Masahiro Sasaki | JPN | 1:08.425 |
| 13 | Germany Martin Boesch Alexander Schwarz | GER | 1:08.733 |
| 14 | United States of America Mark Guerin Matthew King | USA | 1:08.753 |
| 15 | Italy Paolo Botti Giancarlo Galli | ITA | 1:09.085 |
| 16 | France Herve Dechamp Guy Rouchouze | FRA | 1:09.212 |
| 17 | Norway Mattis Eriksen Bjoern Holmvik | NOR | 1:09.380 |
| 18 | Canada Stephane Cote Mathieu Fagnan | CAN | 1:09.463 |
| 19 | France Eric Lavaud Vincent Mignon | FRA | 1:09.760 |
| 20 | Spain Juan Fernandez | ESP | 1:10.018 |
| 21 | Switzerland Toni de Biasi Urs Rothenbuehler | SUI | 1:10.045 |
| 22 | Switzerland Fabien Nussberger Francisco Taboada | SUI | 1:12.297 |
Sources
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