The men's individual pursuit C5 took place on 8 September 2016.

The event began with a qualifying race over 4000m.

Each of the athletes competed individually in a time trial basis.

The fastest two riders raced for the gold medal and the third and fourth fastest riders raced for the bronze.

Q: Qualifier for Gold medal final Qb: Qualifier for Bronze medal final WR: World Record PR: Paralympic Record Source:[1]