The '''Men's Team Pursuit''' was a [[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|cycling]] event at the '''[[1988 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Seoul, South Korea]] which was held on 23 and 24 September, 1988. There were a total number of 19 participating teams. ==Qualification== 4000 metre time trial, with the top 8 teams advancing. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Rank ! style="width:20em;" | Rider ! style="width:7em;" | Time |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 |align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}} |'''4:16.10 WR''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 |align=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}} |'''4:16.32''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 |align=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}} |'''4:17.19''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 |align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}} |'''4:17.61''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 |align=left|{{flagIOC|TCH|1988 Summer}} |'''4:20.55''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 |align=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1988 Summer}} |'''4:21.30''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 |align=left|{{flagIOC|DEN|1988 Summer}} |'''4:22.37''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 |align=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1988 Summer}} |'''4:22.64''' |- | 9 |align=left|{{flagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}} |'''4:22.96''' |- | 10 |align=left|{{flagIOC|FRG|1988 Summer}} |'''4:23.10''' |- | 11 |align=left|{{flagIOC|ESP|1988 Summer}} |'''4:24.90''' |- | 12 |align=left|{{flagIOC|NED|1988 Summer}} |'''4:25.67''' |-b | 13 |align=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}} |'''4:25.87''' |- | 14 |align=left|{{flagIOC|NZL|1988 Summer}} |'''4:26.13''' |- | 15 |align=left|{{flagIOC|JPN|1988 Summer}} |'''4:28.50''' |- | 16 |align=left|{{flagIOC|AUT|1988 Summer}} |'''4:28.64''' |- | 17 |align=left|{{flagIOC|ARG|1988 Summer}} |'''4:29.90''' |- | 18 |align=left|{{flagIOC|KOR|1988 Summer}} |'''4:34.55''' |- | 19 |align=left|{{flagIOC|BRA|1988 Summer}} |'''4:38.21''' |} == Match round == In the match round, the top 8 teams from the qualification round were matched together, 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5 for the Quarterfinal. In the Quarterfinal, the winner of each match advanced to race in the Semifinals. === Quarterfinal === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Match 1 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !style="width:15em"| Name !style="width:7em"| Time ! |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}} || '''4:14.45''' || O |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|TCH|1988 Summer}} || 4:19.05 || X |} {{col-2}} ;Match 2 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !style="width:15em"| Name !style="width:7em"| Time ! |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}} || '''4:17.70''' || O |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1988 Summer}} || 4:22.50 || X |} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Match 3 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !style="width:15em"| Name !style="width:7em"| Time ! |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}} || '''4:17.14''' || O |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|DEN|1988 Summer}} || 4:25.30 || X |} {{col-2}} ;Match 4 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !style="width:15em"| Name !style="width:7em"| Time ! |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}} || '''4:14.22''' || O |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1988 Summer}} || 4:20.90 || X |} {{col-end}} === Semifinal === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Match 1 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !style="width:15em"| Name !style="width:7em"| Time ! |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}} || '''4:20.65''' || O |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}} || 4:21.83 || X |} {{col-2}} ;Match 2 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !style="width:15em"| Name !style="width:7em"| Time ! |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}} || '''4:20.17''' || O |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}} || 4:29.49 || X |} {{col-end}} === Finals === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Bronze Medal Match {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !style="width:15em"| Name !style="width:7em"| Time ! |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}} || '''4:16.02''' || O |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}} || 4:22.23 || X |} {{col-2}} ;Gold Medal Match {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !style="width:15em"| Name !style="width:7em"| Time ! |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}} || '''4:13.31''' || O |- |align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}} || 4:14.09 || X |} {{col-end}} ==References== * [http://www.olympic-museum.de/o-reports/report1988.htm Official Report] {{DEFAULTSORT:Cycling At The 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's Team Pursuit}} [[Category:Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics]] [[sv:Herrarnas lagförföljelse i bancykling vid olympiska sommarspelen 1988]]