These are the official results of the Women's Individual Pursuit at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The races were held on Sunday, 17 September, and Monday, 18 September 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodromewith a race distance of 3 km.
Medalists Gold: Silver: Bronze: Leontien Zijlaard, Marion Clignet, Yvonne McGregor,
Records +World and Olympic records prior to the Games World Record 3:30.9744 Marion Clignet FRA Manchester, Great Britain 31 August 1996 Olympic Record 3:32.371 Antonella Bellutti ITA Atlanta, United States 26 July 1996
Qualifying round 17 September
The twelve riders raced against each other in matches of two. Qualification for the next round was not based on who won those matches, however. The cyclists with the four fastest times advanced, regardless of whether they won or lost their match.
Rank Name Nation Time 1 Leontien Zijlaard 3:31.570 2 Marion Clignet 3:34.636 3Yvonne McGregor 3:35.492 4 Sarah Ulmer 3:36.764 5 Antonella Bellutti 3:36.967 6 Judith Arndt 3:37.609 7 Alayna Burns 3:38.223 8 Erin Mirabella 3:38.431 9 Natalia Karimova 3:41.627 10 Lada Kozlíková 3:43.019 11 Rasa Mažeikytė 3:43.980 12 María Luisa Calle 3:44.395
Semi-finals Held 17 September
In the first round of actual match competition, cyclists were seeded into matches based on their times from the qualifying round. The fastest cyclist faced the fourth-fastest and the second-fastest faced the third. Winners advanced to the finals while losers met in the bronze-medal match.
Heat 1 Marion Clignet 3:36.244 (2nd)Yvonne McGregor 3:38.409 (3rd)
Heat 2 Leontien Zijlaard 3:30.816 (1st)Sarah Ulmer Overtaken (4th)
Finals Held 18 September Gold Medal Leontien Zijlaard 3:33.360 Marion Clignet 3:38.751
Bronze Medal Yvonne McGregor 3:38.850Sarah Ulmer 3:38.930
References
External links Official Olympic Report