The men's Keirin at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 16 August.

The medals were presented by Prince Tunku Imran, IOC member, Malaysia and Dr Wagih Azzam, Vice President of the UCI.

Competition format The Keirin races involved 5.5 laps of the track behind a motorcycle, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The finals round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.

Schedule All times are Brasília Time Date Time RoundTuesday 16 August 2016 10:18 & 18:14 Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final

Results First round Top two in each heat qualified directly for the second round; the remainder advanced to the first round repechages.

Heat 1 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.123 Q3 +0.387 4 +0.467 5 +0.637 6 +0.859

Heat 3 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.034 Q3 +0.035 4 +0.378 5 +0.484 6 +1.069 7 REL

Heat 2 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.033 Q3 +0.063 4 +0.076 5 +0.155 6 +0.214 7 REL

Heat 4 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.014 Q3 +0.103 4 +0.110 5 +0.237 6 +0.345 7 +0.986

Relegation for moving down towards the inside of the track and forcing other competitor off the track Relegation and Warning for moving down towards the inside of the track when a rival was already there

First round Repechages The winner of each heat qualified for the second round.

Heat 1 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.038 3 +0.079 4 +0.180

Heat 3 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.075 3 +0.114 4 +0.378 5 +1.090

Heat 2 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.047 3 +0.123 4 +0.485 5 +1.237

Heat 4 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.066 3 +0.640 4 +1.277 5 REL

Relegation for entering the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there

Second round First three riders in each semi qualified for the final; the remainder advanced to the small final (for places 7–12).

Heat 1 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.261 Q3 +0.271 Q4 +0.325 5 +0.482 6 +1.088

Heat 2 RankRiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.071 Q3 +0.073 Q4 +0.130 5 +0.137 6 +1.524

Finals The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.

Final (places 7–12) RankRiderTimeNote7 8 +0.009 9 +0.107 10 +0.322 11 +0.406 12 +0.514

Final (places 1–6) RankRiderTimeNote +0.040 +0.085 4 +0.110 5 +0.113 6 +0.594

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