Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

The women's cycling sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark from 5 to 7 August.[1] Anna Meares from Australia won the gold medal and Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain took silver. China's Guo Shuang won the bronze.

Women's cycling sprint
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueLondon Velopark
Date5 to 7 August
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Winning time11.218/11.348
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Anna Meares Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Victoria Pendleton Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Guo Shuang China
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Competition format

The sprint event was a single-elimination tournament after seeding via time trial. Each match pits two cyclists against each other in the best-of-three races. Each race consisted of three laps of the track with side-by-side starts.[2]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time

DateTimeRound
Sunday 5 August 201211:00 & 16:00Qualifications / Heats
Monday 6 August 201216:45Quarter-finals
Tuesday 7 August 201216:00
17:25
Semi-finals
Final

Results

Qualification

RankRiderTimeAvg speed (km/h)
1  Victoria Pendleton (GBR)10.724 OR67.139
2  Anna Meares (AUS)10.80566.635
3  Guo Shuang (CHN)11.02065.335
4  Kristina Vogel (GER)11.02765.294
5  Olga Panarina (BLR)11.08064.981
6  Lisandra Guerra (CUB)11.10964.812
7  Lee Wai Sze (HKG)11.20364.268
8  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)11.23464.091
9  Natasha Hansen (NZL)11.24164.051
10  Lyubov Shulika (UKR)11.31963.609
11  Willy Kanis (NED)11.32263.593
12  Monique Sullivan (CAN)11.34763.593
13  Juliana Gaviria (COL)11.37663.291
14  Lee Hye-Jin (KOR)11.40563.130
15  Virginie Cueff (FRA)11.43962.942
16  Daniela Larreal (VEN)11.56962.235
17  Kayono Maeda (JPN)11.60062.068
18  Ekaterina Gnidenko (RUS)DSQ[3]DSQ

First round

Match 3
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Guo Shuang (CHN)11.37163.318
 Daniela Larreal (VEN)
Match 5
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Olga Panarina (BLR)11.60862.026
 Lee Hye-Jin (KOR)
Match 7
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Lee Wai Sze (HKG)11.30063.716
 Monique Sullivan (CAN)
Match 9
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Natasha Hansen (NZL)
 Lyubov Shulika (UKR)11.80860.975
Match 2
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Anna Meares (AUS)11.80061.016
 Kayono Maeda (JPN)
Match 4
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Kristina Vogel (GER)11.60562.042
 Virginie Cueff (FRA)
Match 6
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Lisandra Guerra (CUB)11.39063.213
 Juliana Gaviria (COL)
Match 8
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)11.52862.456
 Willy Kanis (NED)

First round repechage

Match 2
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Monique Sullivan (CAN)11.57262.219
 Lee Hye-Jin (KOR)
 Kayono Maeda (JPN)
Match 3
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Willy Kanis (NED)11.64361.839
 Virginie Cueff (FRA)
 Daniela Larreal (VEN)

Second round

Match 3
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Guo Shuang (CHN)11.43162.986
 Natasha Hansen (NZL)
Match 5
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Olga Panarina (BLR)
 Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)11.48662.685
Match 2
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Anna Meares (AUS)11.56662.251
 Monique Sullivan (CAN)
Match 4
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Kristina Vogel (GER)11.54762.353
 Lyubov Shulika (UKR)
Match 6
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Lisandra Guerra (CUB)11.48562.690
 Lee Wai Sze (HKG)

Second round repechage

Match 2
NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)
 Olga Panarina (BLR)11.44362.920
 Monique Sullivan (CAN)
 Natasha Hansen (NZL)

9th–12th place classifications

NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)Rank
 Willy Kanis (NED)11.85260.7499
 Lee Wai Sze (HKG)10
 Monique Sullivan (CAN)11
 Natasha Hansen (NZL)12

Quarter-finals

Match 3
NameRace 1Race 2Decider
 Guo Shuang (CHN)11.28311.337
 Lisandra Guerra (CUB)11.536
Match 2
NameRace 1Race 2
 Anna Meares (AUS)11.46511.573
 Lyubov Shulika (UKR)
Match 4
NameRace 1Race 2
 Kristina Vogel (GER)11.54111.568
 Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)

5th–8th place classifications

NameTimeAvg speed (km/h)Rank
 Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)11.81260.9545
 Lisandra Guerra (CUB)6
 Lyubov Shulika (UKR)7
 Olga Panarina (BLR)8

Semi-finals

Match 2
NameRace 1Race 2
 Anna Meares (AUS)11.68311.284
 Guo Shuang (CHN)

Finals

Bronze medal match
NameRace 1Race 2Rank
 Kristina Vogel (GER)4
 Guo Shuang (CHN)11.53211.591
Gold medal match
NameRace 1Race 2Rank
 Victoria Pendleton (GBR)REL
 Anna Meares (AUS)11.21811.348

References