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Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

The women's sprint event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 8 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome.[1][2] 30 cyclists from 18 nations competed.[3] Canadian rider Kelsey Mitchell won gold, with Olena Starikova from Ukraine and Lee Wai-sze from Hong-Kong completing the medal positions.

Women's sprint
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic track cycling
VenuesIzu Velodrome
Dates6–8 August 2021
Competitors29 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kelsey Mitchell  Kanada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olena Starikova  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Wai-sze  Hongkong
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The medals were presented by Yasuhiro Yamashita, IOC member, Olympian, 1 Gold Medal, Japan; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by David Lappartient, President of the UCI, France.

Background

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This will be the 9th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since the introduction of women's track cycling in 1988.

The reigning Olympic champion is Kristina Vogel of Germany. The reigning World Champion is Emma Hinze, also of Germany.

Qualification

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Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 2 qualified cyclists in the women's sprint. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. Qualification is entirely through the 2018–20 UCI nation rankings. The eight nations that qualify for the team sprint event may enter two cyclists each in the individual sprint (as well as the Keirin). The nations that qualify a cyclist through the Keirin rankings may also enter that cyclist in the sprint. Finally, seven places are allocated through the individual sprint rankings; these places must ensure that each of the five continents are represented.[3] Because qualification was complete by the end of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on 1 March 2020 (the last event that contributed to the 2018–20 rankings), qualification was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Competition format

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For the first time since 2000, the sprint competition format is seeing significant changes. The number of main rounds is increasing from 5 to 6 and the number of repechages from 2 to 3. The competition begins, as usual, with a qualifying round of time trials (flying start 200 metres). The top 24 cyclists in the qualifying round (up from 18) qualify for match rounds. In each match round, the cyclists start side by side and must complete 3 laps of the track (750 metres). The last 200 metres are timed. The match rounds are as follows.[4][5]

  • Round 1 pairs the 24 cyclists into 12 heats; the winner of each advances to round 2 while the loser goes to the first repechage.
  • The first repechage places the 12 cyclists into 4 heats of 3 cyclists each; the winner of each heat rejoins the round 1 winners in advancing to round 2 while the remaining cyclists are eliminated.
  • Round 2 pairs the 16 cyclists into 8 heats; the winner of each advances to the 1/8 finals while the loser goes to the second repechage.
  • The second repechage again has 4 heats, this time of 2 cyclists each; the winner of each rejoins the round 2 winners and advances to the 1/8 finals while the loser of each heat is eliminated.
  • The 1/8 finals pairs the 12 cyclists into 6 heats; the winner of each advances to the quarterfinals while the loser goes to the third repechage.
  • The third repechage has 2 heats of 3 cyclists each; the winner goes to the quarterfinals while all others are eliminated (the classification 9–12 race has been removed).
  • The quarterfinals begins best-two-of-three matches; the 8 cyclists are paired into 4 quarterfinals. The winner of two races in each quarterfinal goes to the semifinals, while the loser is placed in the classification 5–8 race.
  • The semifinals again uses best-two-of-three matches, with the 4 cyclists paired into 2 semifinals. The winner of each semifinal goes to the final, the loser goes to the bronze medal match.
  • The finals round includes the final, bronze medal match, and classification 5–8 race. The final and bronze medal match are one-on-one, best-two-of-three in format; the classification 5–8 race is a single race of 4 cyclists.

Zeitplan

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[6]

Date Zeit Round
6 August 2021 15:30
16:16
16:58
18:06
18:53		 Qualifying
1/32 finals
1/32 finals repechages
1/16 finals
1/16 finals repechages
7 August 2021 15:30
16:13
16:39		 1/8 finals
1/8 finals repechages
Quarterfinals
8 August 2021 10:18
11:06
11:20		 Semifinals
Classification 5–8
Finals

Results

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Qualifying

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time[7] Behind Notes
1 Lea Friedrich   Deutschland 10.310 Q, OR
2 Kelsey Mitchell   Kanada 10.346 +0.036 Q
3 Emma Hinze   Deutschland 10.381 +0.071 Q
4 Mathilde Gros   Frankreich 10.400 +0.090 Q
5 Lauriane Genest   Kanada 10.460 +0.150 Q
6 Olena Starikova   Ukraine 10.461 +0.151 Q
7 Shanne Braspennincx   Niederlande 10.479 +0.169 Q
8 Katy Marchant   Great Britain 10.495 +0.185 Q
9 Lee Wai-sze   Hongkong 10.538 +0.228 Q
10 Zhong Tianshi   China 10.559 +0.249 Q
11 Ellesse Andrews   Neuseeland 10.563 +0.253 Q
12 Daria Shmeleva   ROC 10.667 +0.357 Q
13 Anastasia Voynova   ROC 10.669 +0.359 Q
14 Kaarle McCulloch   Australien 10.679 +0.369 Q
15 Daniela Gaxiola   Mexiko 10.682 +0.372 Q
16 Simona Krupeckaitė   Litauen 10.706 +0.396 Q
17 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan 10.711 +0.401 Q
18 Bao Shanju   China 10.723 +0.413 Q
19 Yuli Verdugo   Mexiko 10.818 +0.508 Q
20 Madalyn Godby   Vereinigte Staaten 10.869 +0.559 Q
21 Lee Hye-jin   Südkorea 10.904 +0.594 Q
22 Charlene du Preez   Südafrika 10.974 +0.664 Q
23 Lyubov Basova   Ukraine 10.981 +0.671 Q
24 Miglė Marozaitė   Litauen 11.031 +0.721 Q
25 Urszula Łoś   Polen 11.047 +0.737
26 Marlena Karwacka   Polen 11.083 +0.773
27 Kirstie James   Neuseeland 11.116 +0.806
28 Jessica Lee   Hongkong 11.232 +0.922
29 Coralie Demay   Frankreich 11.849 +1.539
Laurine van Riessen   Niederlande Did not start

1/32 finals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[8] Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich   Deutschland X Q
1 2 Miglė Marozaitė   Litauen +0.370 R
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Kanada X Q
2 2 Lyubov Basova   Ukraine +0.535 R
3 1 Emma Hinze   Deutschland X Q
3 2 Charlene du Preez   Südafrika +0.415 R
4 1 Mathilde Gros   Frankreich X Q
4 2 Lee Hye-jin   Südkorea +0.797 R
5 1 Lauriane Genest   Kanada X Q
5 2 Madalyn Godby   Vereinigte Staaten +0.121 R
6 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X Q
6 2 Yuli Verdugo   Mexiko +0.107 R
7 1 Shanne Braspennincx   Niederlande X Q
7 2 Bao Shanju   China +0.152 R
8 1 Katy Marchant   Great Britain X Q
8 2 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan +0.612 R
9 1 Lee Wai-sze   Hongkong X Q
9 2 Simona Krupeckaitė   Litauen +0.102 R
10 1 Zhong Tianshi   China X Q
10 2 Daniela Gaxiola   Mexiko +0.087 R
11 1 Ellesse Andrews   Neuseeland X Q
11 2 Kaarle McCulloch   Australien +0.255 R
12 1 Anastasia Voynova   ROC X Q
12 2 Daria Shmeleva   ROC +0.056 R

1/32 finals repechages

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[9] Notes
1 1 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan X Q
1 2 Simona Krupeckaitė   Litauen +0.052
1 3 Miglė Marozaitė   Litauen +0.265
2 1 Bao Shanju   China X Q
2 2 Daniela Gaxiola   Mexiko +0.027
2 3 Lyubov Basova   Ukraine +0.602
3 1 Kaarle McCulloch   Australien X Q
3 2 Yuli Verdugo   Mexiko +0.041
3 3 Charlene du Preez   Südafrika +0.354
4 1 Madalyn Godby   Vereinigte Staaten X Q
4 2 Lee Hye-jin   Südkorea +0.054
4 3 Daria Shmeleva   ROC +0.057

1/16 finals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[10] Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich   Deutschland X Q
1 2 Madalyn Godby   Vereinigte Staaten +0.391 R
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Kanada X Q
2 2 Kaarle McCulloch   Australien +0.135 R
3 1 Emma Hinze   Deutschland X Q
3 2 Bao Shanju   China +0.201 R
4 1 Mathilde Gros   Frankreich X Q
4 2 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan +0.485 R
5 1 Lauriane Genest   Kanada X Q
5 2 Anastasia Voynova   ROC +0.035 R
6 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X Q
6 2 Ellesse Andrews   Neuseeland +0.026 R
7 1 Shanne Braspennincx   Niederlande X Q
7 2 Zhong Tianshi   China +0.030 R
8 1 Katy Marchant   Great Britain X Q
8 2 Lee Wai-sze   Hongkong +0.025 R

1/16 finals repechages

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[11] Notes
1 1 Lee Wai-sze   Hongkong X Q
1 2 Madalyn Godby   Vereinigte Staaten +0.168
2 1 Zhong Tianshi   China X Q
2 2 Kaarle McCulloch   Australien +0.117
3 1 Ellesse Andrews   Neuseeland X Q
3 2 Bao Shanju   China +0.234
4 1 Anastasia Voynova   ROC X Q
4 2 Yuka Kobayashi   Japan +0.275

1/8 finals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[12] Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich   Deutschland X Q
1 2 Anastasia Voynova   ROC +0.135 R
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Kanada X Q
2 2 Ellesse Andrews   Neuseeland +0.005 R
3 1 Emma Hinze   Deutschland X Q
3 2 Zhong Tianshi   China +0.359 R
4 1 Lee Wai-sze   Hongkong X Q
4 2 Mathilde Gros   Frankreich +0.019 R
5 1 Katy Marchant   Great Britain X Q
5 2 Lauriane Genest   Kanada +0.179 R
6 1 Shanne Braspennincx   Niederlande X Q
6 2 Olena Starikova   Ukraine +0.045 R

1/8 finals repechages

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[13] Notes
1 1 Lauriane Genest   Kanada X Q
1 2 Mathilde Gros   Frankreich +0.001
1 3 Anastasia Voynova   ROC +0.095
2 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X Q
2 2 Ellesse Andrews   Neuseeland +0.007
2 3 Zhong Tianshi   China +0.056

Quarterfinals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1[14] Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X +0.018 X SF
1 2 Lea Friedrich   Deutschland +0.001 X +0.019 F5-8
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Kanada X X SF
2 2 Lauriane Genest   Kanada +0.041 +0.058 F5-8
3 1 Emma Hinze   Deutschland X X SF
3 2 Shanne Braspennincx   Niederlande +0.098 +0.074 F5-8
4 1 Lee Wai-sze   Hongkong X X SF
4 2 Katy Marchant   Great Britain +0.027 +0.036 F5-8

Classification 5–8

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Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[15]
5 Lea Friedrich   Deutschland
6 Katy Marchant   Great Britain +0.099
7 Shanne Braspennincx   Niederlande +0.126
8 Lauriane Genest   Kanada +0.216

Semifinals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1[16] Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1 Olena Starikova   Ukraine X X QG
1 2 Lee Wai-sze   Hongkong +0.040 +0.128 QB
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell   Kanada X +0.285 X QG
2 2 Emma Hinze   Deutschland +0.101 X +0.176 QB

Finals

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1[17] Race 2 Decider (i.r.)
Gold medal final
  Kelsey Mitchell   Kanada X X
  Olena Starikova   Ukraine +0.061 +0.064
Bronze medal final
  Lee Wai-sze   Hongkong X X
4 Emma Hinze   Deutschland +0.964 +0.233

References

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