The women's 200m Sprint at the 1992 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time. The races were held on Tuesday, July 28, Wednesday through Friday, July 31, 1992 at the Velòdrom d'Horta.[1]
| Women's cycling sprint at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Velòdrom d'Horta | ||||||||||||
| Date | 28–31 July 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Erika Salumäe defended her gold medal from 1988, but this time she represented her native Estonia instead of the Soviet Union that collapsed a year ago.
Medalists edit
Gold: 
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Silver: 
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Bronze: 
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 Erika Salumäe (EST)
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 Annett Neumann (GER)
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 Ingrid Haringa (NED)
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Results edit
- Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
- q denotes qualification by overall place.
- REL denotes relegated- due to being passed
- WLK denotes a walkover-unopposed victory.
- DNS denotes did not start.
- DNF denotes did not finish.
- DQ denotes disqualification.
- NR denotes national record.
- OR denotes Olympic record.
- WR denotes world record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season best.
Qualifying round edit
Held Tuesday, July 28.
Times and average speeds are listed. Times are used for seeding.
| Pos. | Athlete | NOC | Time | Ave. Speed | Notes |
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| 1 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands |
11.419 s | 63.052 km/h | OR |
| 2 | Félicia Ballanger |  France |
11.508 s | 62.565 km/h | |
| 3 | Annett Neumann | Germany |
11.689 s | 61.596 km/h | |
| 4 | Galina Yenyukhina |  Unified Team |
11.699 s | 61.543 km/h | |
| 5 | Tanya Dubnicoff |  Canada |
11.773 s | 61.516 km/h | |
| 6 | Erika Salumäe | Estonia |
11.857 s | 60.723 km/h | |
| 7 | Connie Paraskevin-Young |  United States |
11.946 s | 60.271 km/h | |
| 8 | Rita Razmaitė |  Lithuania |
12.058 s | 59.711 km/h | |
| 9 | Wang Yan |  China |
12.154 s | 59.239 km/h | |
| 10 | Mika Kuroki |  Japan |
12.513 s | 57.540 km/h | |
| 11 | Daniela Larreal |  Venezuela |
12.608 s | 57.106 km/h | |
| 12 | Olga Sacasa |  Nicaragua |
14.061 s | 51.205 km/h |
1st round edit
Held Tuesday, July 28
The first round consisted of four heats, of three riders. Winners advanced to the next round, losers competed in the repechage.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Ave. Speed | Qualify |
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| 1 | 1 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands |
12.179 s | 63.497 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Wang Yan | China |
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| 3 | Rita Razmaitė | Lithuania |
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| 2 | 1 | Félicia Ballanger | France |
12.615 s | 63.609 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Mika Kuroki | Japan |
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| 3 | Connie Paraskevin-Young | United States |
DQ | |||
| 3 | 1 | Erika Salumäe | Estonia |
12.377 s | 64.011 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Annett Neumann | Germany |
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| 3 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
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| 4 | 1 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada |
12.416 s | 63.503 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Galina Yenyukhina | Unified Team |
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| – | Olga Sacasa | Nicaragua |
DNS |
Repechage edit
Held Tuesday, July 28
The seven defeated cyclists from the first round took part in the repechage. They raced in four heats, one being unopposed. The winner of each heat advance to quarter-final.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Ave. Speed | Qualify |
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| 1 | 1 | Wang Yan | China |
WLK | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Mika Kuroki | Japan |
12.453 s | 57.817 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
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| 3 | 1 | Annett Neumann | Germany |
12.238 s | 58.833 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Connie Paraskevin-Young | United States |
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| 4 | 1 | Galina Yenyukhina | Unified Team |
13.069 s | 55.092 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Rita Razmaitė | Lithuania |
Quarter-finals edit
Held Wednesday, July 29.
The eight riders that had advanced to the quarterfinals competed pairwise in four matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. Winners advanced to the semifinals, losers competed in a 5th to 8th place classification.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time 1 | Time 2 | Decider | Qualify |
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| 1 | 1 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands |
12.662 s | 12.792 s | Q | |
| 2 | Mika Kuroki | Japan |
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| 2 | 1 | Félicia Ballanger | France |
12.536 s | 14.786 s | Q | |
| 2 | Wang Yan | China |
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| 3 | 1 | Erika Salumäe | Estonia |
12.192 s | 12.090 s | Q | |
| 2 | Galina Yenyukhina | Unified Team |
12.265 s | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Annett Neumann | Germany |
12.283 s | 12.265 s | Q | |
| 2 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada |
Classification 5–8 edit
Held Friday, July 31
The 5–8 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the quarterfinals taking place. The winner of the race received 5th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.
| Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Ave. Speed |
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| 1 | Galina Yenyukhina | Unified Team |
12.575 s | 57.256 km/h |
| 2 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada |
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| 3 | Mika Kuroki | Japan |
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| – | Wang Yan | China |
DNS |
Semifinals edit
Held Thursday, July 30.
The four riders that had advanced to the semifinals competed pairwise in two matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time 1 | Time 2 | Decider | Qualify |
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| 1 | 1 | Annett Neumann | Germany |
11.889 s | 12.285 s | Q | |
| 2 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands |
12.263 s | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Erika Salumäe | Estonia |
11.937 s | 12.423 s | Q | |
| 2 | Félicia Ballanger | France |
Medal Finals edit
Held Friday, July 31.
Bronze medal match edit
The bronze medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.
| Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time 1 | Time 2 | Decider |
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| 1 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands |
12.402 s | 12.400 s | |
| 2 | Félicia Ballanger | France |
Gold medal match edit
The gold medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.
| Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time 1 | Time 2 | Decider |
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| 1 | Erika Salumäe | Estonia |
12.667 s | 12.244 s | |
| 2 | Annett Neumann | Germany |
12.776 s |
Final classification edit
| Final results | ||
| Pos. | Athlete | NOC |
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| 1. | Erika Salumäe | Estonia
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| 2. | Annett Neumann | Germany
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| 3. | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands
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| 4. | Félicia Ballanger | France
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| 5. | Galina Yenyukhina | Unified Team
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| 6. | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada
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| 7. | Mika Kuroki | Japan
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| – | Wang Yan | China
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References edit
- ^ "Cycling at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.