Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

The women's cycling sprint at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on 14–16 August 2016.[1]

Women's cycling sprint
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRio Olympic Velodrome
Date14–16 August 2016
Competitors27 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kristina Vogel  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Becky James  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Katy Marchant  Great Britain
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Daria Shmeleva, Russian cyclist

The medals were presented by Timothy Fok, IOC member, Hong Kong and Brian Cookson, President of the UCI.

Competition format edit

The event is a single-elimination tournament after the qualifying phase via time trial. Each match pitted two cyclists against each other in the best-of-three races base on their seeding in the qualifying phase. Each race was three laps of the track with side-by-side starts.

Schedule edit

All times are Brasília Time (UTC-03:00)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 14 August 2016 16:00 Qualifications / heats
Sunday, 14 August 2016 17:12 First round
Monday, 15 August 2016 10:00 Second round
Tuesday, 16 August 2016 10:00 Quarter-finals
Tuesday, 16 August 2016 16:00
17:44
Semi-finals
Final

Results edit

Qualification edit

Rank Rider Time Avg Speed (km/h) Notes
1   Becky James (GBR) 10.721 67.158 Q, OR
2   Katy Marchant (GBR) 10.787 66.747 Q
3   Lee Wai Sze (HKG) 10.800 66.667 Q
4   Elis Ligtlee (NED) 10.803 66.648 Q
5   Zhong Tianshi (CHN) 10.820 66.543 Q
6   Kristina Vogel (GER) 10.865 66.268 Q
7   Natasha Hansen (NZL) 10.871 66.231 Q
8   Stephanie Morton (AUS) 10.875 66.207 Q
9   Anna Meares (AUS) 10.947 65.771 Q
10   Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) 10.978 65.586 Q
11   Anastasia Voynova (RUS) 10.985 65.544 Q
12   Kate O'Brien (CAN) 11.020 65.336 Q
13   Laurine van Riessen (NED) 11.023 65.318 Q
14   Miriam Welte (GER) 11.038 65.229 Q
15   Gong Jinjie (CHN) 11.068 65.052 Q
16   Virginie Cueff (FRA) 11.099 64.871 Q
17   Monique Sullivan (CAN) 11.143 64.615 Q
18   Olga Ismayilova (AZE) 11.152 64.562 Q
19   Tania Calvo (ESP) 11.162 64.505
20   Lisandra Guerra (CUB) 11.171 64.453
21   Fatehah Mustapa (MAS) 11.207 64.246
22   Daria Shmeleva (RUS) 11.230 64.114
23   Olivia Podmore (NZL) 11.315 63.632
24   Juliana Gaviria (COL) 11.505 62.581
25   Sandie Clair (FRA) 11.517 62.516
26   Helena Casas (ESP) 11.707 61.502
27   Ebtissam Mohamed (EGY) 11.920 60.403

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First round edit

First round Repechage edit

Second round edit

Second round Repechage edit

9th–12th place classifications edit

Name Time Avg speed (km/h) Rank
  Natasha Hansen (NZL) 11.852 61.042 9
  Anna Meares (AUS) +0.068 10
  Miriam Welte (GER) +0.174 11
  Virginie Cueff (FRA) +0.181 12

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Quarterfinals edit

5th–8th place classifications edit

Name Time Avg speed (km/h) Rank
  Zhong Tianshi (CHN) 11.197 64.302 5
  Lee Wai Sze (HKG) +0.005 6
  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) +0.203 7
  Anastasia Voynova (RUS) +0.353 8

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Semifinals edit

Finals edit

Bronze medal match
Name Time (Race 1) Time (Race 2)
  Katy Marchant (GBR) 11.237 11.424
  Elis Ligtlee (NED) +0.087 +0.007
Gold medal match
Name Time (Race 1) Time (Race 2)
  Kristina Vogel (GER) 11.237 11.312
  Becky James (GBR) +0.016 +0.004

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References edit

  1. ^ "Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Qualifying" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ "1/16 Finals" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ^ "1/16 Finals Repechages" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ "1/8 Finals" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ "1/8 Finals Repechages" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Race for 9th-12th Places" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Quarterfinals" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Race for 5th-8th Places" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Semifinals" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Results and Final Classification" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.