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 | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
| Date | 5 to 7 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 11.218/11.348 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Competition format edit
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 edit
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Qualification edit
| Rank | Rider | Time | Avg speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Victoria Pendleton (GBR)
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10.724 OR | 67.139 |
| 2 |  Anna Meares (AUS)
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10.805 | 66.635 |
| 3 |  Guo Shuang (CHN)
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11.020 | 65.335 |
| 4 |  Kristina Vogel (GER)
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11.027 | 65.294 |
| 5 |  Olga Panarina (BLR)
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11.080 | 64.981 |
| 6 |  Lisandra Guerra (CUB)
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11.109 | 64.812 |
| 7 |  Lee Wai Sze (HKG)
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11.203 | 64.268 |
| 8 |  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)
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11.234 | 64.091 |
| 9 |  Natasha Hansen (NZL)
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11.241 | 64.051 |
| 10 |  Lyubov Shulika (UKR)
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11.319 | 63.609 |
| 11 |  Willy Kanis (NED)
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11.322 | 63.593 |
| 12 |  Monique Sullivan (CAN)
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11.347 | 63.593 |
| 13 |  Juliana Gaviria (COL)
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11.376 | 63.291 |
| 14 |  Lee Hye-Jin (KOR)
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11.405 | 63.130 |
| 15 |  Virginie Cueff (FRA)
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11.439 | 62.942 |
| 16 |  Daniela Larreal (VEN)
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11.569 | 62.235 |
| 17 |  Kayono Maeda (JPN)
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11.600 | 62.068 |
| 18 |  Ekaterina Gnidenko (RUS)
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DSQ[3] | DSQ |
First round edit
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First round repechage edit
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Second round edit
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Second round repechage edit
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9th–12th place classifications edit
| Name | Time | Avg speed (km/h) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Kanis (NED) |
11.852 | 60.749 | 9 |
| Lee Wai Sze (HKG) |
10 | ||
| Monique Sullivan (CAN) |
11 | ||
| Natasha Hansen (NZL) |
12 |
Quarter-finals edit
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5th–8th place classifications edit
| Name | Time | Avg speed (km/h) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) |
11.812 | 60.954 | 5 |
| Lisandra Guerra (CUB) |
6 | ||
| Lyubov Shulika (UKR) |
7 | ||
| Olga Panarina (BLR) |
8 |
Semi-finals edit
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Finals edit
- Bronze medal match
| Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Vogel (GER) |
4 | ||
| Guo Shuang (CHN) |
11.532 | 11.591 | 
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- Gold medal match
| Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Pendleton (GBR) |
REL | 
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| Anna Meares (AUS) |
11.218 | 11.348 | 
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References edit
- ^ "Cycling Track". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Sprint format competition". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ failing anti-doping tests