Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

The men's sprint at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time.[1] There were 19 competitors from 13 nations, with each nation limited to two cyclists.[2] The event was won by Ryan Bayley of Australia, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint after three times coming in second (most recently in 1992). Theo Bos of the Netherlands took silver, the Dutch team's first medal in the event since 1936. René Wolff earned bronze, stretching Germany's podium streak to four Games (five if East Germany is included; cyclists from eastern Germany had been on the podium in the event every Games since 1976 except the boycotted 1984 Games).

Men's sprint
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Belarusian stamp commemorating 2004 Olympic cycling
VenueAthens Olympic Velodrome
Dates22–24 September
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Medalists
Ryan Bayley
 Australia
Theo Bos
 Netherlands
René Wolff
 Germany

Australian Ryan Bayley defeated current world champion, Theo Bos from the Netherlands, when the sprinting gold medal was taken to a third decider race. In the race for the bronze René Wolff from Germany defeated Laurent Gané from France.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. Three of the quarterfinalists from 2000 returned: fourth-place finisher Laurent Gané of France, sixth-place finisher José Antonio Villanueva of Spain, and seventh-place finisher Sean Eadie of Australia. Three recent world champions were competing: Gané (2003, also runner-up in 2000, 2001, and 2004), Eadie (2002), and Theo Bos of the Netherlands (2004). René Wolff of Germany and Ryan Bayley of Australia were also significant contenders, each having reached the podium at world championships.[2]

For the second consecutive Games, no nations made their debut in the men's sprint. France made its 23rd appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches along with the new qualifying round of time trials. There were five main match rounds, with two one-round repechages.[2][3]

  • Qualifying round: Each of the 19 competitors completed a 200 metre flying time trial (reaching full speed before timing started for the last 200 metres). The top 18 advanced to the match rounds, seeded based on their time in the qualifying round. With only 19 riders starting, only the slowest cyclist was eliminated; however, one of the qualified riders withdrew, and the 19th-placed rider moved up to 18th and qualified.
  • Round 1: The 18 cyclists were seeded into 9 heats of 2 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals (9 cyclists) while the other cyclists went to the first repechage (9 cyclists).
  • First repechage: The 9 cyclists were divided into 3 heats, each with 3 cyclists. The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals (3 cyclists) while the losers were eliminated (6 cyclists).
  • 1/8 finals: The 12 remaining cyclists competed in a 1/8 finals round. There were 6 heats in this round, with 2 cyclists in each. The winner in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (6 cyclists), while the loser in each heat went to the second repechage (6 cyclists).
  • Second repechage: This round featured 2 heats, with 3 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (2 cyclists); the losers competed in a ninth-twelfth classification race.
  • Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, all matches were one-on-one competitions and were held in best-of-three format. There were 4 quarterfinals, with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals and the loser going to the fifth-eighth classification race.
  • Semifinals: The two semifinals provided for advancement to the gold medal final for winners and to the bronze medal final for losers.
  • Finals: Both a gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held, as well as a classification final for fifth through eighth places for quarterfinal losers.

Records

The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.

World record Curt Harnett (CAN)9.865Bogotá, Colombia28 September 1995
Olympic record Gary Neiwand (AUS)10.129Atlanta, United States24 July 1996

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 22 August 20049:15
16:50
17:30
18:00
18:50
Qualifying round
Round 1
First repechage
1/8 finals
Second repechage
Monday, 23 August 200417:05Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 24 August 200416:40
17:15
18:30
 
18:40
Semifinals
Classification 9–12
Final
Bronze medal match
Classification 5–8

Results

Qualifying round

Times and average speeds are listed. Q denotes qualification for the next round.

After Tomohiro Nagatsuka dropped out of competition following the round, all of the cyclists following him advanced one position. This allowed Stefan Nimke to compete in the first round despite having originally placed 19th.

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1Ryan Bayley Australia10.17770.747Q
2Theo Bos Netherlands10.21470.491Q
3René Wolff Germany10.23070.381Q
4Mickaël Bourgain France10.26470.148Q
5Laurent Gané France10.27170.100Q
6Ross Edgar Great Britain10.38169.357Q
7Damian Zielinski Poland10.44168.958Q
8José Antonio Villanueva Spain10.44668.925Q
9Sean Eadie Australia10.45468.873Q
10Łukasz Kwiatkowski Poland10.46268.820Q
11Josiah Ng Malaysia10.51568.473Q
12Teun Mulder Netherlands10.56568.149Q
13Barry Forde Barbados10.59767.943Q
14Tomohiro Nagatsuka Japan10.64667.631Q, withdrew
15Kim Chi-beom South Korea10.67367.459Q
16Jaroslav Jeřábek Slovakia10.75866.926Q
17Yang Hui-cheon South Korea10.95565.723Q
18Alois Kaňkovský Czech Republic10.95665.717Q
19Stefan Nimke Germany11.33863.503q

Round 1

The first round consisted of nine heats of two riders each. Winners advanced to the next round, losers competed in the 1/16 repechage.

Heat 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Ryan BayleyAustralia10.510Q
2Stefan NimkeGermanyR

Heat 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Theo BosNetherlands10.799Q
2Alois KaňkovskýCzech RepublicR

Heat 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1René WolffGermany11.104Q
2Yang Hee-ChunKoreaR

Heat 4

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Mickaël BourgainFrance10.988Q
2Jaroslav JeřábekSlovakiaR

Heat 5

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Laurent GanéFrance11.166Q
2Kim Chi-BumKoreaR

Heat 6

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Ross EdgarGreat Britain10.768Q
2Barry FordeBarbadosR

Heat 7

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Damian ZielinskiPoland10.833Q
2Teun MulderNetherlandsR

Heat 8

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Jose VillanuevaSpain11.234Q
2Josiah NgMalaysiaR

Heat 9

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Sean EadieAustralia11.025Q
2Lukasz KwiatkowskiPolandR

First repechage

The nine defeated cyclists from the 1/16 round took part in the 1/16 repechage. They raced in three heats of three riders each. The winner of each heat rejoined the nine victors of the 1/16 round in advancing to the 1/8 round

First repechage heat 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1Barry FordeBarbados10.73167.095Q
2Lukasz KwiatkowskiPoland
3Stefan NimkeGermany

First repechage heat 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1Teun MulderNetherlands10.74067.039Q
2Kim Chi-BumSouth Korea
3Alois KaňkovskýCzech Republic

First repechage heat 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1Josiah NgMalaysia11.00665.418Q
2Yang Hee-ChunSouth Korea
3Jaroslav JeřábekSlovakia

1/8 finals

The 1/8 round consisted of six matches, each pitting two of the twelve remaining cyclists against each other. The winners advanced to the quarterfinals, with the losers getting another chance in the 1/8 repechage.

1/8 final 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Ryan BayleyAustralia10.520Q
2Josiah NgMalaysiaR

1/8 final 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Theo BosNetherlands11.164Q
2Teun MulderNetherlandsR

1/8 final 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1René WolffGermany10.548Q
2Barry FordeBarbadosR

1/8 final 4

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Mickaël BourgainFrance10.936Q
2Sean EadieAustraliaR

1/8 final 5

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Laurent GanéFrance10.772Q
2Jose VillanuevaSpainR

1/8 final 6

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1Damian ZielinskiPoland10.848Q
2Ross EdgarGreat BritainR

Second repechage

The six cyclists defeated in the 1/8 round competed in the 1/8 repechage. Two heats of three riders were held. Winners rejoined the victors from the 1/8 round and advanced to the quarterfinals. The four other riders competed in the 9th through 12th place classification.

Second repechage heat 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1Ross EdgarGreat Britain10.90666.018Q
2Josiah NgMalaysiaC
3Sean EadieAustraliaC

Second repechage heat 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1Barry FordeBarbados11.29463.750Q
2Teun MulderNetherlandsC
3Jose VillanuevaSpainRELC

Quarterfinals

The eight riders that had advanced to the quarterfinals competed pairwise in four matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. All four quarterfinals matches were decided without a third race. Winners advanced to the semifinals, losers competed in a 5th to 8th place classification.

Quarterfinal 1

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1Ryan BayleyAustralia10.73310.807N/AQ
2Barry FordeBarbadosN/AC

Quarterfinal 2

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1Theo BosNetherlands11.02410.905N/AQ
2Ross EdgarGreat BritainN/AC

Quarterfinal 3

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1René WolffGermany10.55610.749N/AQ
2Damian ZielinskiPolandN/AC

Quarterfinal 4

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1Laurent GanéFrance11.01810.876N/AQ
2Mickaël BourgainFranceN/AC

Semifinals

The four riders that had advanced to the semifinals competed pairwise in two matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. Both semifinals matches were decided without a third race. Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match.

Semifinal 1

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1Ryan BayleyAustralia10.54610.638N/AQ
2Laurent GanéFranceN/AB

Semifinal 2

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1Theo BosNetherlands10.50210.639N/AQ
2René WolffGermanyN/AB

Classification 9-12

The 9-12 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the 1/8 repechage taking place. The winner of the race received 9th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
9Jose VillanuevaSpain11.063
10Teun MulderNetherlands
11Josiah NgMalaysia
12Sean EadieAustralia

Classification 5-8

The 5-8 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the quarterfinals taking place. The winner of the race received 5th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
5Ross EdgarGreat Britain11.214
6Barry FordeBarbados
7Damian ZielinskiPoland
8Mickaël BourgainFrance

Bronze medal match

The bronze medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner. Since René Wolff won both of the first two races, the third was not run.

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
René WolffGermany10.67710.612N/A
4Laurent GanéFranceN/A

Final

The final was a best-of-three match. Bos took a lead in the series when he won the first race, but Bayley defeated him in the second race. The third race was decisive and Bayley came out on top again.

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
Ryan BayleyAustralia10.66110.743
Theo BosNetherlands10.710

Final classification

RankCyclistNation
Ryan Bayley Australia
Theo Bos Netherlands
René Wolff Germany
4Laurent Gané France
5Ross Edgar Great Britain
6Barry Forde Barbados
7Damian Zielinski Poland
8Mickaël Bourgain France
9José Antonio Villanueva Spain
10Teun Mulder Netherlands
11Josiah Ng Malaysia
12Sean Eadie Australia
13Lukasz Kwiatkowski Poland
Kim Chi-Bum South Korea
Yang Hee-Chun South Korea
16Stefan Nimke Germany
Alois Kaňkovský Czech Republic
Jaroslav Jeřábek Slovakia
Tomohiro Nagatsuka Japan

References

  1. "Cycling at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. Official Report, Results Book for Track Cycling.
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