The women's track cycling sprint competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held from 21 to 24 September. Estonian rider competing for the USSR Erika Salumäe won gold, while East Germany's Christa Luding-Rothenburger won silver and Connie Paraskevin-Young of the United States won bronze.[1]
| Women's cycling sprint at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Seoul Olympic Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21–24 September 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format edit
The competition was held as a knock-out tournament, preceded by a qualifying round.
The qualifying round had all participants complete one timed individual sprint, with their times deciding seeding in the eighth-finals. No cyclists were eliminated.
In the knock-out stages, the winners of each sprint progressed to the next round. The eighth-finals were held as four sprints with three cyclists in each, with following repechages for the second and third placed. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were contested head-to-head, best of three sprints. In addition, a one-off four-cyclist sprint was held to decide fifth to eighth places.
Schedule edit
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| 21 September | Qualification |
| 1/8 finals | |
| 1/8 repechage | |
| 22 September | 1/4 finals |
| 23 September | Semi-finals |
| Final (5th–8th places) | |
| 24 September | Final |
Results edit
Qualification edit
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Erika Salumäe (URS) |
11.527 OR |
| 2 |  Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) |
11.611 |
| 3 |  Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) |
11.692 |
| 4 |  Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) |
11.845 |
| 5 |  Julie Speight (AUS) |
11.955 |
| 6 |  Louise Jones (GBR) |
12.287 |
| 7 |  Elisabetta Fanton (ITA) |
12.303 |
| 8 |  Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) |
12.374 |
| 9 |  Kim Jin-yeong (KOR) |
12.416 |
| 10 |  Seiko Hashimoto (JPN) |
12.425 |
| 11 |  Zhou Suying (CHN) |
12.477 |
| 12 |  Beth Tabor (CAN) |
12.588 |
Eighth-finals edit
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erika Salumäe (URS) |
12.83 | Q |
| 2 | Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) |
R | |
| 3 | Kim Jin-yeong (KOR) |
R |
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) |
12.22 | Q |
| 2 | Seiko Hashimoto (JPN) |
R | |
| 3 | Elisabetta Fanton (ITA) |
R |
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) |
12.24 | Q |
| 2 | Zhou Suying (CHN) |
R | |
| 3 | Louise Jones (GBR) |
R |
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) |
12.11 | Q |
| 2 | Julie Speight (AUS) |
R | |
| 3 | Beth Tabor (CAN) |
R |
- Q
- Qualified for next round
- R
- Qualified for repechage
Repechages edit
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) |
12.80 | Q |
| Beth Tabor (CAN) |
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Seiko Hashimoto (JPN) |
||
| Louise Jones (GBR) |
12.36 | Q |
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Zhou Suying (CHN) |
12.65 | Q |
| Elisabetta Fanton (ITA) |
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Speight (AUS) |
13.04 | Q |
| Kim Jin-yeong (KOR) |
- Q
- Qualified for next round
Quarter-finals edit
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika Salumäe (URS) |
12.34 | 11.81 | – | Q |
| Louise Jones (GBR) |
– |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) |
12.13 | 11.90 | – | Q |
| Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) |
– |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) |
11.80 | 11.63 | – | Q |
| Julie Speight (AUS) |
– |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) |
12.85 | 12.94 | – | Q |
| Zhou Suying (CHN) |
– |
- Q
- Qualified for next round
Semi-finals edit
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika Salumäe (URS) |
12.38 | 12.22 | – | Q |
| Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) |
– |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) |
11.79 | |||
| Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) |
11.92 | 11.89 | Q |
- Q
- Qualified for next round
Finals edit
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Julie Speight (AUS) |
12.56 | |
| 6 | Zhou Suying (CHN) |
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| 7 | Louise Jones (GBR) |
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| 8 | Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) |
| Rank | Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) |
14.07 | 12.41 | – | |
| 4 | Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) |
– |
| Rank | Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Erika Salumäe (URS) |
12.00 | 12.58 | ||
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Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) |
11.68 |
References edit
- ^ "Cycling at the 1988 Summer Games: Women's Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
External links edit
- "Official report of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games" (PDF). International Olympic Committee/LA84 Foundation. p. 359. Retrieved 21 August 2014. (results, see page 213 in PDF)