# Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's sprint

The Men's sprint event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 10 at the Laoshan Velodrome. The event was competed by blind & visually impaired athletes.
Qualification times were set in a 200m flying start (6.5 laps). Races were 6 laps.

## Qualification

PR = Paralympic Record
| Rank | Name | Time | Speed km/h |
| 1 | Anthony Kappes (GBR) Pilot: Barney Storey (GBR) | 10.536 | 68.337 PR |
| 2 | Ben Demery (AUS) Pilot: Shaun Hopkins (AUS) | 10.629 | 67.739 |
| 3 | Gavin Kilpatrick (RSA) Pilot: Michael Thomson (RSA) | 10.641 | 67.662 |
| 4 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN) Pilot: Hitoshi Takahashi (JPN) | 10.842 | 66.408 |
| 5 | Brian Cowie (CAN) Pilot: Devon Smibert (CAN) | 11.373 | 63.307 |
| 6 | Michael Delaney (IRL) Pilot: David Patrick Peelo (IRL) | 11.460 | 62.827 |
| 7 | Carlos Arciniegas (COL) Pilot: Juan Carreno (COL) | 11.502 | 62.597 |
| 8 | Lujan Nattkemper (ARG) Pilot: Juan Ferrari (ARG) | 12.163 | 59.195 |
As there were only 8 entrants, all qualified for the semi-finals. The qualification was necessary to set up the pairings (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, etc.), which in turn affected participation in the 5th-6th or 7th-8th race-offs.

## Quarter-finals

Match 1
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
| 1 | Anthony Kappes (GBR) Pilot: Barney Storey (GBR) | 12.007 | 11.661 |
| 2 | Lujan Nattkemper (ARG) Pilot: Juan Ferrari (ARG) | | |
Match 2
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
| 1 | Ben Demery (AUS) Pilot: Shaun Hopkins (AUS) | 11.053 | 11.405 |
| 2 | Carlos Arciniegas (COL) Pilot: Juan Carreno (COL) | | |
Match 3
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
| 1 | Gavin Kilpatrick (RSA) Pilot: Michael Thomson (RSA) | 11.259 | 11.728 |
| 2 | Michael Delaney (IRL) Pilot: David Patrick Peelo (IRL) | | |
Match 4
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
| 1 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN) Pilot: Hitoshi Takahashi (JPN) | 12.168 | 12.431 |
| 2 | Brian Cowie (CAN) Pilot: Devon Smibert (CAN) | | |
The winners of each heat qualified to Semifinals. Losers of 1st and 2nd heats raced off for 7th and 8th places, losers of heats 3 and 4 for 5th and 6th places.

## Semi-finals

Match 1
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
| 1 | Anthony Kappes (GBR) Pilot: Barney Storey (GBR) | 10.747 | 11.467 |
| 2 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN) Pilot: Hitoshi Takahashi (JPN) | | |
Match 2
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
| 1 | Ben Demery (AUS) Pilot: Shaun Hopkins (AUS) | 11.553 |
| 2 | Gavin Kilpatrick (RSA) Pilot: Michael Thomson (RSA) | | REL |
South Africa were relegated for moving outward with the intention of forcing the opponent to go up.

## Finals

Gold Medal Match
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride |
| | Anthony Kappes (GBR) Pilot: Barney Storey (GBR) | 10.758 | 11.524 |
| | Ben Demery (AUS) Pilot: Shaun Hopkins (AUS) | | |
Bronze Medal Match
| Rank | Name | 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | Decider |
| | Gavin Kilpatrick (RSA) Pilot: Michael Thomson (RSA) | | | 11.517 |
| 4 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro (JPN) Pilot: Hitoshi Takahashi (JPN) | 12.519 | REL | |
Japan were relegated in the second run for entering the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there.
5-8 Place Matches
| Rank | Name | Time | Speed km/h |
| 5 | Michael Delaney (IRL) Pilot: David Patrick Peelo (IRL) | 12.145 | 59.283 |
| 6 | Brian Cowie (CAN) Pilot: Devon Smibert (CAN) | | |
| Rank | Name | Time | Speed km/h |
| 7 | Carlos Arciniegas (COL) Pilot: Juan Carreno (COL) | 11.627 | 61.924 |
| 8 | Lujan Nattkemper (ARG) Pilot: Juan Ferrari (ARG) | | |