Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Keirin
The women's Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 3 August.[1] Women's Keirin made its debut in this Olympics.
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
| Date | 3 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Time trial | men | women | ||
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| Sprint | men | women | ||
| Team sprint | men | women | ||
| Keirin | men | women | ||
| Team pursuit | men | women | ||
| Omnium | men | women | ||
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| Cross-country | men | women | ||
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| BMX | men | women | ||
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Great Britain's Victoria Pendleton won the gold medal.[2] Guo Shuang from China won silver and Lee Wai Sze took bronze for Hong Kong's only medal of the 2012 Games.
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Competition formatEdit
The Keirin races involved 5.5 laps of the track behind a motorcycle, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The finals round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.[3]
ScheduleEdit
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Friday 3 August 2012 | 16:00 | Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final |
ResultsEdit
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First roundEdit
Heat 1Edit
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristina Vogel |  Germany |
| DSQ | Ekaterina Gnidenko |  Russia |
| 3 | Lisandra Guerra |  Cuba |
| 4 | Juliana Gaviria |  Colombia |
| 5 | Monique Sullivan |  Canada |
| 6 | Clara Sanchez |  France |
Heat 2Edit
| Rank | Rider | Country |
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| 1 | Victoria Pendleton |  Great Britain |
| 2 | Anna Meares |  Australia |
| 3 | Natasha Hansen |  New Zealand |
| 4 | Fatehah Mustapa |  Malaysia |
| 5 | Lyubov Shulika |  Ukraine |
| 6 | Willy Kanis |  Netherlands |
Heat 3Edit
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guo Shuang |  China |
| 2 | Simona Krupeckaitė |  Lithuania |
| 3 | Daniela Larreal |  Venezuela |
| 4 | Lee Wai Sze |  Hong Kong |
| 5 | Lee Hye-Jin |  South Korea |
| 6 | Olga Panarina |  Belarus |
RepechagesEdit
Repechage 1Edit
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong |
| 2 | Willy Kanis | Netherlands |
| 3 | Monique Sullivan | Canada |
| 4 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba |
| 5 | Olga Panarina | Belarus |
| 6 | Juliana Gaviria | Colombia |
Repechage 2Edit
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clara Sanchez | France |
| 2 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand |
| 3 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
| 4 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine |
| 5 | Fatehah Mustapa | Malaysia |
| 6 | Lee Hye-Jin | South Korea |
Second roundEdit
Heat 1Edit
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Meares | Australia |
| 2 | Monique Sullivan | Canada |
| 3 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong |
| 4 | Willy Kanis | Netherlands |
| 5 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania |
| 6 | Kristina Vogel | Germany |
Heat 2Edit
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain |
| 2 | Clara Sanchez | France |
| 3 | Guo Shuang | China |
| 4 | Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia |
| 5 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand |
| 6 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
7th–12th finalEdit
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania |
| DSQ[4] | Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia |
| 9 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
| 10 | Kristina Vogel | Germany |
| 11 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand |
| 12 | Willy Kanis | Netherlands |
FinalEdit
| Rank | Rider | Country |
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Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain |
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Guo Shuang | China |
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Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong |
| 4 | Clara Sanchez | France |
| 5 | Anna Meares | Australia |
| 6 | Monique Sullivan | Canada |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Cycling Track - Summer Olympic Sport". 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "London 2012 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "London 2012 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-four-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-beijing-2008-and-london-2012-1