World record progression track cycling – Men's team pursuit

This is an overview of the progression of the world track cycling record of the men's 4 km team pursuit as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.^[1]

Progression

Amateurs (1986–1989)

Time	Cyclist	Velodrome, location	Track	Date
4:24.91	Italy	Milan (ITA), Palais Des Sports	Indoor	9 July 1976
4:23.07	Switzerland	Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion	Indoor	9 July 1979
4:22.109	Soviet Union	Moscow (URS)	Indoor	23 May 1980
4:19.45	Soviet Union	Moscow (URS)	Indoor	12 June 1980
4:16.62	Soviet Union	Moscow (URS)	Indoor	25 July 1980
4:16.609	Soviet Union	Moscow (URS)	Indoor	4 August 1984
4:14.264	Soviet Union	Moscow (URS)	Indoor	21 August 1984
4:12.830	Soviet Union	Moscow (URS)	Indoor	9 July 1986
4:17.710	Czechoslovakia	Colorado Springs (USA)	Open air	30 August 1986
4:11.301	Soviet Union	Moscow (URS)	Indoor	15 August 1987
4:16.10	Soviet Union	Olympic Velodrome, Seoul (KOR)	Open air	23 September 1988
4:10.877	Soviet Union	Moscow (URS)	Indoor	4 August 1989
4:08.064	Germany Michael Gloeckner Jens Lehmann Stefan Steinweg Andreas Walzer	Stuttgart (GER)	Indoor	16 August 1991
4:10.438	Australia	Velòdrom d'Horta, Barcelona (ESP)	Open air	30 July 1992
4:08.791	Germany Michael Gloeckner Jens Lehmann Stefan Steinweg Guido Fulst	Velòdrom d'Horta, Barcelona (ESP)	Open air	31 July 1992

Open (1993–)

Time	Cyclist	Velodrome, location	Track	Date	Meeting	Ref
4:03.840	Australia Brett Aitken Stuart O'Grady Tim O'Shanessy Billy Joe Shearsby	Hamar (NOR)	Indoor	20 August 1993
4:00.958	Italy Adler Capelli Cristiano Citton Andrea Collinelli Mauro Trentini	Manchester (GBR)	Indoor	31 August 1996
4:00.830	Ukraine Oleksandr Fedenko Oleksandr Symonenko Sergiy Matveyev Sergiy Chernyavskyy	Sydney (AUS)	Indoor	19 September 2000	2000 Olympics	^[2]
3:59.710	Germany Guido Fulst Robert Bartko Daniel Becke Jens Lehmann	Sydney (AUS)	Indoor	19 September 2000	2000 Olympics	^[2]
3:59.583	Australia Luke Roberts Mark Renshaw Peter Dawson Graeme Brown	Manchester (GBR)	Indoor	1 August 2002	2002 Commonwealth Games
3:57.280	Australia Luke Roberts Brett Lancaster Peter Dawson Graeme Brown	Stuttgart (GER)	Indoor	2 August 2003	2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
3:56.610	Australia Luke Roberts Brett Lancaster Brad Mcgee Graeme Brown	Athens (GRE)	Indoor	22 August 2004	2004 Olympics
3:56.322	Great Britain Edward Clancy Geraint Thomas Paul Manning Bradley Wiggins	Manchester (GBR)	Indoor	27 March 2008	2008 World Championships	^[3]
3:55.202	Great Britain Edward Clancy Paul Manning Geraint Thomas Bradley Wiggins	Laoshan, Beijing (CHN)	Indoor	17 August 2008	2008 Olympics
3:53.314	Great Britain Edward Clancy Paul Manning Geraint Thomas Bradley Wiggins	Laoshan. Beijing (CHN)	Indoor	18 August 2008	2008 Olympics
3:53.295	Great Britain Edward Clancy Peter Kennaugh Steven Burke Geraint Thomas	Hisense Arena, Melbourne (AUS)	Indoor	4 April 2012	2012 World Championships
3:51.659	Great Britain Edward Clancy Peter Kennaugh Steven Burke Geraint Thomas	London (GBR)	Indoor	3 August 2012	2012 Olympics
3:50.570	Great Britain Edward Clancy Owain Doull Steven Burke Bradley Wiggins	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Indoor	12 August 2016	2016 Olympics	^[4]
3:50.265	Great Britain Edward Clancy Owain Doull Steven Burke Bradley Wiggins	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	Indoor	12 August 2016	2016 Olympics	^[5]
3:49.804	Australia Leigh Howard Sam Welsford Kelland O'Brien Alex Porter	Anna Meares Velodrome, Brisbane (AUS)	Indoor	5 April 2018	2018 Commonwealth Games	^[6]
3:48.012	Australia Sam Welsford Kelland O'Brien Leigh Howard Alex Porter	Pruszków (POL)	Indoor	28 February 2019	2019 World Championships	^[7]
3:46.579	Denmark Lasse Norman Hansen Julius Johansen Frederik Rodenberg Rasmus Pedersen	Berlin (GER)	Indoor	26 February 2020	2020 World Championships	^[8]
3:46.203	Denmark Lasse Norman Hansen Julius Johansen Frederik Rodenberg Rasmus Pedersen	Berlin (GER)	Indoor	26 February 2020	2020 World Championships	^[9]
3:44.672	Denmark Lasse Norman Hansen Julius Johansen Frederik Rodenberg Rasmus Pedersen	Berlin (GER)	Indoor	27 February 2020	2020 World Championships	^[10]
3:42.307	Italy Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Jonathan Milan	Izu Velodrome, Izu (JPN)	Indoor	3 August 2021	2020 Olympics	^[11]
3:42.032	Italy Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Jonathan Milan	Izu Velodrome, Izu (JPN)	Indoor	4 August 2021	2020 Olympics	^[12]
3:40.730	Australia Oliver Bleddyn Sam Welsford Conor Leahy Kelland O'Brien	Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines Velodrome (FRA)	Indoor	6 August 2024	2024 Olympics	^[13]

References

^ "Union Cycliste Internationale – Men – World Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Victorious German Cyclists Shatter Four-Minute Barrier". The New York Times.
^ "2008 World Championships Final Results". TissotTiming.com. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "2016 Olympics First Round Results" (PDF). Rio2016.com. International Olympic Committee. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "2016 Olympics Final Results" (PDF). Rio2016.com. International Olympic Committee. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Cycling Track - Men's 4000m Team Pursuit Finals Results" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Federation. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^ "Men's Team Pursuit Finals Results". Tissot Timing. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ "Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying Result". Tissot Timing. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^ "Men's Team Pursuit First Round Result". Tissot Timing. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^ "Men's Team Pursuit Final Classification". Tissot Timing. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ "Cycling Track – Men's Team Pursuit – First Round Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Cycling Track - Men's Team Pursuit - Final Classification" (PDF). olympics.com. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Men's Team Pursuit, First Round Results".

[1] "Union Cycliste Internationale – Men – World Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

[.sydney.-2] "Victorious German Cyclists Shatter Four-Minute Barrier". The New York Times.

[3] "2008 World Championships Final Results". TissotTiming.com. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[4] "2016 Olympics First Round Results" (PDF). Rio2016.com. International Olympic Committee. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[5] "2016 Olympics Final Results" (PDF). Rio2016.com. International Olympic Committee. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[6] "Cycling Track - Men's 4000m Team Pursuit Finals Results" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Federation. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

[7] "Men's Team Pursuit Finals Results". Tissot Timing. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[8] "Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying Result". Tissot Timing. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

[9] "Men's Team Pursuit First Round Result". Tissot Timing. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

[10] "Men's Team Pursuit Final Classification". Tissot Timing. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[11] "Cycling Track – Men's Team Pursuit – First Round Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[12] "Cycling Track - Men's Team Pursuit - Final Classification" (PDF). olympics.com. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[13] "Men's Team Pursuit, First Round Results".

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