Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint
The women's cycling sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark from 5 to 7 August.[1] Anna Meares from Australia won the gold medal and Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain took silver. China's Guo Shuang won the bronze.
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
| Date | 5 to 7 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 11.218/11.348 | ||||||||||||
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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.[2]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday 5 August 2012 | 11:00 & 16:00 | Qualifications / Heats |
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 16:45 | Quarter-finals |
| Tuesday 7 August 2012 | 16:00 17:25 | Semi-finals Final |
Results
Qualification
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time | Avg speed (km/h) |
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| 1 | Victoria Pendleton |  Great Britain |
10.724 OR | 67.139 |
| 2 | Anna Meares |  Australia |
10.805 | 66.635 |
| 3 | Guo Shuang |  China |
11.020 | 65.335 |
| 4 | Kristina Vogel |  Germany |
11.027 | 65.294 |
| 5 | Olga Panarina | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus |
11.080 | 64.981 |
| 6 | Lisandra Guerra |  Cuba |
11.109 | 64.812 |
| 7 | Lee Wai Sze |  Hong Kong |
11.203 | 64.268 |
| 8 | Simona Krupeckaitė |  Lithuania |
11.234 | 64.091 |
| 9 | Natasha Hansen |  New Zealand |
11.241 | 64.051 |
| 10 | Lyubov Shulika |  Ukraine |
11.319 | 63.609 |
| 11 | Willy Kanis |  Netherlands |
11.322 | 63.593 |
| 12 | Monique Sullivan |  Canada |
11.347 | 63.593 |
| 13 | Juliana Gaviria |  Colombia |
11.376 | 63.291 |
| 14 | Lee Hye-Jin |  South Korea |
11.405 | 63.130 |
| 15 | Virginie Cueff |  France |
11.439 | 62.942 |
| 16 | Daniela Larreal |  Venezuela |
11.569 | 62.235 |
| 17 | Kayono Maeda |  Japan |
11.600 | 62.068 |
| 18 | Ekaterina Gnidenko |  Russia |
DSQ | DSQ |
First round
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First round repechage
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Second round
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Second round repechage
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9th–12th place classifications
| Name | Country | Time | Avg speed (km/h) | Rank |
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| Willy Kanis | Netherlands | 11.852 | 60.749 | 9 |
| Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | 10 | ||
| Monique Sullivan | Canada | 11 | ||
| Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | 12 |
Quarter-finals
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5th–8th place classifications
| Name | Country | Time | Avg speed (km/h) | Rank |
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| Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | 11.812 | 60.954 | 5 |
| Lisandra Guerra | Cuba | 6 | ||
| Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine | 7 | ||
| Olga Panarina | Belarus | 8 |
Semi-finals
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Finals
- Bronze medal match
| Name | Country | Time (Race 1) | Time (Race 2) | Rank |
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| Kristina Vogel | Germany | 4 | ||
| Guo Shuang | China | 11.532 | 11.591 |  |
- Gold medal match
| Name | Country | Time (Race 1) | Time (Race 2) | Rank |
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| Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain | REL |  | |
| Anna Meares | Australia | 11.218 | 11.348 |  |
References
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