The women's cycling team pursuit at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 11 and 13 August. Great Britain has yet to be beaten in this event.

The medals were presented by Claudia Bokel, IOC member, Germany and Mohammad Belmahi, Member of the UCI Management Committee.

Schedule All times are Brasília Time Date RoundThursday 11 August 2016 QualificationSaturday 13 August 2016 HeatsSaturday 13 August 2016 Final

Results Qualifications The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final. Rank Country Cyclists Result Notes 1 Katie ArchibaldLaura TrottElinor BarkerJoanna Rowsell Shand 4:13.260 Q, WR, OR 2 Sarah HammerKelly CatlinChloé DygertJennifer Valente 4:14.286 Q 3 Georgia BakerAnnette EdmondsonAmy CureMelissa Hoskins 4:19.059 Q 4 Allison BeveridgeJasmin GlaesserLaura BrownGeorgia Simmerling 4:19.599 Q 5 Lauren EllisRacquel SheathRushlee BuchananJaime Nielsen 4:20.061 q 6 Huang DongyanJing YaliMa MengluZhao Baofang 4:25.246 q 7 Simona FrapportiTatiana GuderzoFrancesca PattaroSilvia Valsecchi 4:25.543 q 8 Daria PikulikEdyta JasińskaJustyna KaczkowskaNatalia Rutkowska 4:28.988 q 9 Gudrun StockCharlotte BeckerMieke KrögerStephanie Pohl 4:30.068

Q = qualified; in contention for gold medal final q = qualified; in contention for bronze medal final

First round First round heats are held as follows: Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifier Heat 2: 5th v 8th qualifier Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifier Heat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier

The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place. Rank Heat Country Cyclists Result Notes 1 4 Katie ArchibaldLaura TrottElinor BarkerJoanna Rowsell Shand 4:12.152 QG, WR, OR 2 3 Sarah HammerKelly CatlinChloé DygertJennifer Valente 4:12.282 QG 3 4 Allison BeveridgeJasmin GlaesserKirsti LayGeorgia Simmerling 4:15.636 QB 4 2 Lauren EllisRacquel SheathRushlee BuchananJaime Nielsen 4:17.592 QB 5 3 Georgia BakerAnnette EdmondsonAmy CureMelissa Hoskins 4:20.262 Q5 6 1 Simona FrapportiTatiana GuderzoFrancesca PattaroSilvia Valsecchi 4:22.964 Q5 7 1 Huang DongyanJing YaliMa MengluZhao Baofang 4:23.678 Q7 2 Daria PikulikEdyta JasińskaJustyna KaczkowskaNatalia Rutkowska DSQ4:27.299

Was also a world and Olympic record until superseded by Great Britain in the following heat Poland were disqualified for breaching article 3.2.097 QG = qualified for gold medal final QB = qualified for bronze medal final Q5 = qualified for 5th place final Q7 = qualified for 7th place final

Finals The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.

Rank Country Cyclists Result Notes Final for 7th place 7 Huang DongyanJing YaliMa MengluZhao Baofang Final for 5th place 5 Georgia BakerAnnette EdmondsonAshlee AnkudinoffAmy Cure 4:21.232 6 Beatrice BartelloniTatiana GuderzoFrancesca PattaroSilvia Valsecchi4:28.368Bronze medal final Allison BeveridgeJasmin GlaesserKirsti LayGeorgia Simmerling 4:14.627 4 Lauren EllisRacquel SheathRushlee BuchananJaime Nielsen 4:18.459Gold medal final Katie ArchibaldLaura TrottElinor BarkerJoanna Rowsell Shand 4:10.236 WR, OR Sarah HammerKelly CatlinChloé DygertJennifer Valente 4:12.454

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