The women's cycling sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark from 5 to 7 August. Anna Meares from Australia won the gold medal and Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain took silver. China's Guo Shuang won the bronze.
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.
Schedule All times are British Summer Time Date Time RoundSunday 5 August 2012 11:00 & 16:00 Qualifications / HeatsMonday 6 August 2012 16:45 Quarter-finalsTuesday 7 August 2012 16:0017:25 Semi-finalsFinal
Results
Qualification Rank Rider Time Avg speed (km/h)1 10.724 OR67.1392 10.80566.6353 11.02065.3354 11.02765.2945 11.08064.9816 11.10964.8127 11.25364.2688 11.23464.0919 11.24164.05110 11.31963.60911 11.32263.59312 11.34763.59313 11.37663.29114 11.40563.13015 11.43962.94216 11.56962.23517 11.60062.06818 DSQfailing anti-doping testsDSQ
First round
Match 1 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.775 61.146 Match 3 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.371 63.318 Match 5 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.608 62.026 Match 7 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.300 63.716 Match 9 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.808 60.975
Match 2 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.80061.016 Match 4 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.605 62.042 Match 6 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.390 63.213 Match 8 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.528 62.456
First round repechage
Match 1 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.882 60.595
Match 2 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.572 62.219
Match 3 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.643 61.839
Second round
Match 1 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.840 60.810 Match 3 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.431 62.986 Match 5 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.486 62.685
Match 2 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.566 62.251 Match 4 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.547 62.353 Match 6 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.485 62.690
Second round repechage
Match 1 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.461 62.821
Match 2 Name Time Avg speed (km/h) 11.443 62.920
9th–12th place classifications Name Time Avg speed (km/h) Rank 11.852 60.749 9 10 11 12
Quarter-finals
Match 1 Name Race 1 Race 2 11.226 11.339 Match 3 Name Race 1 Race 2 Decider 11.283 11.337 11.536
Match 2 Name Race 1 Race 2 11.465 11.573 Match 4 Name Race 1 Race 2 11.541 11.568
5th–8th place classifications Name Time Avg speed (km/h) Rank 11.812 60.954 5 6 7 8
Semi-finals
Match 1 Name Race 1 Race 2 11.481 11.538
Match 2 Name Race 1 Race 2 11.683 11.284
Finals Bronze medal match Name Race 1 Race 2 Rank 4 11.532 11.591
Gold medal match Name Race 1 Race 2 Rank REL 11.218 11.348
References