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Olympic Track Bike Racing Medalists - Men's 4000 M Pursuit

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Here is a list of the men's Olympic medal winners in track bike racing, the 4000-Meter Individual Pursuit event.

Year: 1964
Gold: Jirí Daler, TCH 5:04.75
Silver: Giorgio Ursi, ITA 5:05.96
Bronze: Preben Isaksson, DEN 5:01.90

Year: 1968
Gold: Daniel Rebillard, FRA 4:41.71A
Silver: Mogens Frey Jensen, DEN 4:42.43A
Bronze: Xaver Kurmann, SUI 4:39.42A

Year: 1972
Gold: Knut Knudsen, NOR 4:45.74
Silver: Xaver Kurmann, SUI 4:51.96
Bronze: Hans Lutz, AUS 4:50.80

Year: 1976
Gold: Gregor Braun, FRG 4:47.61
Silver: Herman Ponsteen, NED 4:49.72
Bronze: Thomas Huschke, GDR 4:52.71

Year: 1980
Gold: Robert Dill-Bundi, SUI 4:35.66
Silver: Alain Bondue, FRA 4:42.96
Bronze: Hans-Henrik Örsted, DEN 4:36.54

Year: 1984
Gold: Steve Hegg, USA 4:39.35
Silver: Rolf Gölz, FRG 4:43.82
Bronze: Leonard Harvey Nitz, USA 4:44.03

Year: 1988
Gold: Gintautas Umaras, URS 4:32.00
Silver: Dean Woods, AUS 4:35.00
Bronze: Bernd Dittert, GDR 4:34.17

Year: 1992
Gold: Chris Boardman, GBR OT
Silver: Jens Lehmann, GER
Bronze: Gary Anderson, NZL 4:31.061

Year: 1996
Gold: Andrea Collinelli, ITA 4:20.893
Silver: Philippe Ermenault, FRA 4:22.794
Bronze: Brad McGee, AUS 4:26.121

Year: 2000
Gold: Robert Bartko, GER 4:18.515
Silver: Jens Lehmann, GER 4:23.824
Bronze: Brad McGee, AUS 4:19.250

Year: 2004
Gold: Bradley Wiggins, GBR 4:16.304
Silver: Brad McGee, AUS 4:20.436
Bronze: Sergi Escobar, ESP 4:17.947

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