The women's 200m Sprint at the 2000 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 Monday, 18 September, Tuesday, 19 September, and Wednesday, 20 September 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome.[1]
| Women's cycling sprint at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Dunc Gray Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Date | 18–20 September 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
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Records edit
| World Record | 10.831 s | Olga Slioussareva | Russia | Moscow, Russia | 25 April 1993 |
| Olympic Record | 11.212 s | Michelle Ferris | Australia | Atlanta, USA | 24 July 1996 |
Medalists edit
Gold: 
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Silver: 
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Bronze: 
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Felicia Ballanger,  France
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Oxana Grichina,  Russia
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Iryna Yanovych,  Ukraine
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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
- 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 Monday, 18 September.
Times and average speeds are listed. All 12 riders were seeded by these results for the first round.
| Pos. | Athlete | NOC | Time | Ave. Speed |
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| 1. | Felicia Ballanger | France |
11.262 s | 63.932 km/h |
| 2. | Oxana Grichina | Russia |
11.439 s | 62.943 km/h |
| 3. | Tanya Dubnicoff |  Canada |
11.494 s | 62.641 km/h |
| 4. | Michelle Ferris |  Australia |
11.512 s | 62.543 km/h |
| 5. | Daniela Larreal |  Venezuela |
11.526 s | 62.467 km/h |
| 6. | Szilvia Szabolcsi |  Hungary |
11.545 s | 62.365 km/h |
| 7. | Iryna Yanovych | Ukraine |
11.548 s | 62.348 km/h |
| 8. | Tanya Lindenmuth |  United States |
11.649 s | 61.808 km/h |
| 9. | Yan Wang |  China |
11.650 s | 61.803 km/h |
| 10. | Kathrin Freitag |  Germany |
11.792 s | 61.058; km/h |
| 11. | Fiona Ramage |  New Zealand |
11.803 s | 61.001 km/h |
| 12. | Mira Kasslin |  Finland |
12.194 s | 59.045 km/h |
1/8 final edit
Held Monday, 18 September. The 1/8 round consisted of six matches, each pitting two of the twelve cyclists against each other. The winners advanced to the quarterfinals, with the losers getting another chance in the 1/8 repechage.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Ave. Speed | Qualify |
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| 1 | 1 | Felicia Ballanger | France |
12.257 s | 58.742 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Mira Kasslin | Finland |
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| 2 | 1 | Oxana Grichina | Russia |
12.195 s | 59.041 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Fiona Ramage | New Zealand |
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| 3 | 1 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada |
12.414 s | 57.999 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Kathrin Freitag | Germany |
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| 4 | 1 | Michelle Ferris | Australia |
12.078 s | 59.693 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Yan Wang | China |
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| 5 | 1 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
12.375 s | 58.182 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Tanya Lindenmuth | United States |
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| 6 | 1 | Iryna Yanovych | Ukraine |
12.015 s | 59.925 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Szilvia Noemi Szabolcsi | Hungary |
1/8 repechage edit
Held Monday, 18 September.
The six cyclists defeated in the 1/8 round competed in the 1/8 repechage. Two heats of three riders were held. Winners rejoined the victors from the 1/8 round and advanced to the quarterfinals. The four other riders competed in the 9th through 12th place classification.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Ave. Speed | Qualify |
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| 1 | 1 | Szilvia Noemi Szabolcsi | Hungary |
12.625 s | 57.030 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Yan Wang | China |
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| 3 | Mira Kasslin | Finland |
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| 2 | 1 | Tanya Lindenmuth | United States |
12.275 s | 58.656 km/h | Q |
| 2 | Kathrin Freitag | Germany |
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| 3 | Fiona Ramage | New Zealand |
Classification 9-12 edit
Held 20 September
The 9-12 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the 1/8 repechage taking place. The winner of the race received 9th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.
| Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Ave. Speed |
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| 1 | Kathrin Freitag | Germany |
12.971 s | 55.508 km/h |
| 2 | Fiona Ramage | New Zealand |
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| 3 | Mira Kasslin | Finland |
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| 4 | Yan Wang | China |
Quarterfinals edit
Held Tuesday, 19 September.
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. All four quarterfinals matches were decided without a third race. 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 | Felicia Ballanger | France |
11.772 s | 12.060 s | Q | |
| 2 | Tanya Lindenmuth | United States |
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| 2 | 1 | Oxana Grichina | Russia |
12.545 s | 12.885 s | Q | |
| 2 | Szilvia Noemi Szabolcsi | Hungary |
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| 3 | 1 | Iryna Yanovych | Ukraine |
12.048 s | 11.946 s | Q | |
| 2 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada |
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| 4 | 1 | Michelle Ferris | Australia |
REL | 11.705 s | 11.96 s | Q |
| 2 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
REL |
Classification 5-8 edit
Held Wednesday, 20 September
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 | Szilvia Noemi Szabolcsi | Hungary |
12.426 s | 57.943 km/h |
| 2 | Tanya Lindenmuth | United States |
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| 3 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada |
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| 4 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
Semifinals edit
Held Wednesday, 20 September.
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 | Felicia Ballanger | France |
12.328 s | 12.124 s | Q | |
| 2 | Michelle Ferris | Australia |
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| 2 | 1 | Oxana Grichina | Russia |
12.594 | 12.726 s | Q | |
| 2 | Iryna Yanovych | Ukraine |
Medal Finals edit
Held Wednesday, 20 September.
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 | Iryna Yanovych | Ukraine |
12.156 s | 13.310 s | |
| 2 | Michelle Ferris | Australia |
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 | Felicia Ballanger | France |
12.810 s | 12.533 s | |
| 2 | Oxana Grichina | Russia |
13.122 s |
Final classification edit
| Final results | ||
| Pos. | Athlete | NOC |
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| 1. | Felicia Ballanger | France
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| 2. | Oxana Grichina | Russia
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| 3. | Iryna Yanovych | Ukraine
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| 4. | Michelle Ferris | Australia
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| 5. | Szilvia Noemi Szabolcsi | Hungary
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| 6. | Tanya Lindenmuth | United States
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| 7. | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada
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| 8. | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela
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| 9. | Kathrin Freitag | Germany
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| 10. | Fiona Ramage | New Zealand
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| 11. | Mira Kasslin | Finland
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| 12. | Yan Wang | China
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References edit
- ^ "Cycling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.