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.
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
| Date | 5 to 7 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 11.218/11.348 | ||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThe 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
editAll times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday 5 August 2012 | 11:00 & 16:00 | Qualifications / Heats |
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 16:45 | Quarter-finals |
| Tuesday 7 August 2012 | 16:00 17:25 | Semi-finals Final |
Results
editQualification
edit| Rank | Rider | Time | Avg speed (km/h) |
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| 1 |  Victoria Pendleton (GBR) |
10.724 OR | 67.139 |
| 2 |  Anna Meares (AUS) |
10.805 | 66.635 |
| 3 |  Guo Shuang (CHN) |
11.020 | 65.335 |
| 4 |  Kristina Vogel (GER) |
11.027 | 65.294 |
| 5 |  Olga Panarina (BLR) |
11.080 | 64.981 |
| 6 |  Lisandra Guerra (CUB) |
11.109 | 64.812 |
| 7 |  Lee Wai Sze (HKG) |
11.253 | 64.268 |
| 8 |  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) |
11.234 | 64.091 |
| 9 |  Natasha Hansen (NZL) |
11.241 | 64.051 |
| 10 |  Lyubov Shulika (UKR) |
11.319 | 63.609 |
| 11 |  Willy Kanis (NED) |
11.322 | 63.593 |
| 12 |  Monique Sullivan (CAN) |
11.347 | 63.593 |
| 13 |  Juliana Gaviria (COL) |
11.376 | 63.291 |
| 14 |  Lee Hye-Jin (KOR) |
11.405 | 63.130 |
| 15 |  Virginie Cueff (FRA) |
11.439 | 62.942 |
| 16 |  Daniela Larreal (VEN) |
11.569 | 62.235 |
| 17 |  Kayono Maeda (JPN) |
11.600 | 62.068 |
| 18 |  Ekaterina Gnidenko (RUS) |
DSQ[3] | DSQ |
First round
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First round repechage
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Second round
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Second round repechage
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9th–12th place classifications
edit| Name | Time | Avg speed (km/h) | Rank |
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| Willy Kanis (NED) | 11.852 | 60.749 | 9 |
| Lee Wai Sze (HKG) | 10 | ||
| Monique Sullivan (CAN) | 11 | ||
| Natasha Hansen (NZL) | 12 |
Quarter-finals
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5th–8th place classifications
edit| Name | Time | Avg speed (km/h) | Rank |
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| Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 11.812 | 60.954 | 5 |
| Lisandra Guerra (CUB) | 6 | ||
| Lyubov Shulika (UKR) | 7 | ||
| Olga Panarina (BLR) | 8 |
Semi-finals
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Finals
edit- Bronze medal match
| Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Rank |
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| Kristina Vogel (GER) | 4 | ||
| Guo Shuang (CHN) | 11.532 | 11.591 |  |
- Gold medal match
| Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Rank |
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| Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | REL |  | |
| Anna Meares (AUS) | 11.218 | 11.348 |  |
References
edit- ↑ "Cycling Track". Retrieved 9 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Sprint format competition". Retrieved 3 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ failing anti-doping tests