# 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).
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 6th of August 2024.
| Time | Cyclists | Location | Track | Date | Meet |
| 6:18.4* | Belgium (BEL) Bernard Janssens Albert De Bunné Charles Van Doorselaer Gustave De Schryver | Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg | | 9 August 1920 | 1920 Summer Olympics Quarter finals |
| 5:10.8* | Italy (ITA) Arnaldo Carli Ruggero Ferrario Franco Giorgetti Primo Magnani | Antwerp (BEL), Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg | | August 1920 | 1920 Summer Olympics Semifinals |
| 5:01.6* | Great Britain (GBR) Harry Wyld Lew Wyld Percy Wyld Monty Southall | Amsterdam (NED), Olympisch Stadion | | 5 August 1928 | 1928 Summer Olympics Quarter finals |
| 4:52.9* | Italy (ITA) Marco Cimatti Paolo Pedretti Alberto Ghilardi Nino Borsari | Los Angeles (USA), Rose Bowl | | 2 August 1932 | 1932 Summer Olympics Qualifying |
| 4:41.8* | France (FRA) Robert Charpentier Jean Goujon Guy Lapébie Roger Le Nizerhy | Berlin (GER) | | 2 August 1936 | 1936 Summer Olympics Qualifying |
| 4:38.4* | Italy (ITA) | Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome | | 4 December 1956 | 1956 Summer Olympics Semifinals |
| 4:37.4* | Italy (ITA) | Melbourne (AUS), Olympic Park Velodrome | | 4 December 1956 | 1956 Summer Olympics Gold medal race |
| 4:29.32* | United Team of Germany (EUA) Siegfried Köhler Peter Gröning Manfred Klieme Bernd Barleben | Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome | | 27 August 1960 | 1960 Summer Olympics Quarter finals |
| 4:28.88* | Italy (ITA) Luigi Arienti Franco Testa Mario Vallotto Marino Vigna | Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome | | 29 August 1960 | 1960 Summer Olympics Semifinals |
| 4:16.10* | Italy (ITA) | Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome | | 19 October 1968 | 1968 Summer Olympics Qualifying |
| 4:15.76* | West Germany (FRG) | Mexico City (MEX), Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome | | 20 October 1968 | 1968 Summer Olympics Semifinals |
| 4:14.64* | Soviet Union (URS) | Moscow (URS), Olympic Velodrome | | 25 July 1980 | 1980 Summer Olympics Qualifying |
| 4:14.22* | Soviet Union Viatcheslav Ekimov Artūras Kasputis Dmitry Nelyubin Gintautas Umaras | Seoul (KOR) | | 23 September 1988 | 1988 Summer Olympics Quarter finals |
| 4:13.31* | Soviet Union Viatcheslav Ekimov Artūras Kasputis Dmitry Nelyubin Gintautas Umaras | Seoul (KOR) | | 24 September 1988 | 1988 Summer Olympics Gold medal race |
| 4:11.245* | Australia Brett Aitken Stephen McGlede Shaun O’Brien Stuart O'Grady | Barcelona (ESP) | Open air track | 30 July 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics Qualifying |
| 4:10.438* | Australia Brett Aitken Stephen McGlede Shaun O’Brien Stuart O'Grady | Barcelona (ESP) | Open air track | 30 July 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics Quarter finals |
| 4:08.791 | Germany Michael Glockner Jens Lehmann Stefan Steinweg Guido Fulst | Barcelona (ESP) | Open air track | 31 July 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics Gold medal race |
| 4:08.785* | Russia Eduard Gritsun Nikolay Kuznetsov Aleksey Markov Anton Chantyr | Atlanta (USA) | Open air track | 26 July 1996 | 1996 Summer Olympics Quarter finals |
| 4:06.880* | France Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis Moreau | Atlanta (USA) | Open air track | 27 July 1996 | 1996 Summer Olympics Semifinals |
| 4:05.930 | France Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis Moreau | Atlanta (USA) | Open air track | 27 July 1996 | 1996 Summer Olympics Gold medal race |
| 4:04.030* | Great Britain Bryan Steel Paul Manning Bradley Wiggins Chris Newton | Sydney (AUS) | Indoor track | 18 September 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics Qualifying |
| 4:01.810* | Germany Guido Fulst Robert Bartko Daniel Becke Jens Lehmann | Sydney (AUS) | Indoor track | 18 September 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics Quarter finals |
| 4:00.830* | Ukraine Oleksandr Fedenko Oleksandr Symonenko Sergiy Matveyev Sergiy Chernyavskyy | Sydney (AUS) | Indoor track | 19 September 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics Semifinals |
| 3:59.710 | Germany Guido Fulst Robert Bartko Daniel Becke Jens Lehmann | Sydney (AUS) | Indoor track | 19 September 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics Gold medal race |
| 3:56.610 | Australia Luke Roberts Brett Lancaster Brad Mcgee Graeme Brown | Athens (GRE) | Indoor track | 22 August 2004 | 2004 Summer Olympics Semifinals |
| 3:55.202* | Great Britain Edward Clancy Paul Manning Thomas Geraint Bradley Wiggins | Beijing (CHN) | Indoor track | 18 August 2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics Semifinals |
| 3:53.314 | Great Britain Edward Clancy Paul Manning Thomas Geraint Bradley Wiggins | Beijing (CHN) | Indoor track | 18 August 2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics Gold medal race |
| 3:52.499* | Great Britain Edward Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh | London (GBR), London Velopark | Indoor track | 2 August 2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifying |
| 3:51.659 | Great Britain Edward Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh | London (GBR), London Velopark | Indoor track | 3 August 2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics Gold medal race |
| 3:50.570 | Great Britain Edward Clancy Owain Doull Steven Burke Bradley Wiggins | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | Indoor track | 12 August 2016 | 2016 Olympics First round |
| 3:50.265 | Great Britain Edward Clancy Owain Doull Steven Burke Bradley Wiggins | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | Indoor track | 12 August 2016 | 2016 Olympics Gold medal race |
| 3:45.895 | Italy Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Jonathan Milan | Izu Velodrome, Izu | Indoor track | 2 August 2021 | 2020 Olympics Qualifying |
| 3:45.014 | Denmark Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Rodenberg Rasmus Pedersen | Izu Velodrome, Izu | Indoor track | 2 August 2021 | 2020 Olympics Qualifying |
| 3:42.307 | Italy Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Jonathan Milan | Izu Velodrome, Izu | Indoor track | 3 August 2021 | 2020 Olympics First round |
| 3:42.032 | Italy Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon Jonathan Milan | Izu Velodrome, Izu | Indoor track | 4 August 2021 | 2020 Olympics Finals |
| ♦3:40.730 | Australia Oliver Bleddyn Sam Welsford Conor Leahy Kelland O'Brien | Vélodrome National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | Indoor track | 6 August 2024 | 2024 Olympic Games |
* Not listed by the UCI as an Olympic record