Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

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

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

Competition format

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

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

Qualification

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

First round Repechage

Second round

Second round Repechage

9th–12th place classifications

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

5th–8th place classifications

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

Finals

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

  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.