Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team sprint
| Women's cycling team sprint at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
| Date | 2 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 32.798 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's cycling team sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 2 August.[1]
Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte of Germany won the gold medal with a time of 32.798 seconds. China won the silver medal and Australia took bronze.
Competition format
[edit]The team sprint is a two-lap race between two teams of two cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. Each member of the team must lead for one of the laps.
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top eight teams advanced to the first round. The first round comprised head-to-head races based on seeding (1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, etc.). The winners of those four heats advanced to the medal round, with the two fastest winners competing in the gold medal final and the two slower winners facing off for bronze.[2]
Schedule
[edit]All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 2 August 2012 | 16:00 | Qualifications and final |
Results
[edit]
Qualification
[edit]| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  China | Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang | 32.447 | Q, WR, OR |
| 2 | 4 |  Great Britain | Victoria Pendleton Jessica Varnish | 32.526 | Q. ER |
| 3 | 5 |  Germany | Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte | 32.630 | Q |
| 4 | 4 |  Australia | Kaarle McCulloch Anna Meares | 32.825 | Q |
| 5 | 3 |  Netherlands | Yvonne Hijgenaar Willy Kanis | 33.253 | Q |
| 6 | 3 |  France | Sandie Clair Virginie Cueff | 33.638 | Q |
| 7 | 2 |  Ukraine | Lyubov Shulika Olena Tsyos | 33.708 | Q |
| 8 | 1 |  Venezuela | Daniela Larreal Mariaesthela Vilera | 34.320 | Q |
| 9 | 1 |  South Korea | Lee Eun-Ji Lee Hye-Jin | 34.636 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Colombia | Diana García Juliana Gaviria | 34.870 |
- The ride of Varnish and Pendleton for Great Britain took place prior to that of Gong and Guo of China, and broke the existing world record. It was then immediately beaten by the Chinese team's time in the next heat.
First round
[edit]| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | China | Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang | 32.422 | WR, OR |
| 2 | 2 | Germany | Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte | 32.701 | |
| 3 | 1 | Australia | Kaarle McCulloch Anna Meares | 32.806 | |
| 4 | 3 | Ukraine | Lyubov Shulika Olena Tsyos | 33.620 | |
| 5 | 1 | Netherlands | Yvonne Hijgenaar Willy Kanis | 33.090 | |
| 6 | 2 | France | Sandie Clair Virginie Cueff | 33.707 | |
| 7 | 4 | Venezuela | Daniela Larreal Mariaesthela Vilera | 34.415 | |
| 8 | 3 | Great Britain | Victoria Pendleton Jessica Varnish | REL* |
- Great Britain won their heat with a time which would have qualified them for the gold medal match, but they were relegated for an early exchange.
Finals
[edit]Final bronze medal
[edit]| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Australia | Kaarle McCulloch Anna Meares | 32.727 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | Lyubov Shulika Olena Tsyos | 33.491 |
Final gold medal
[edit]| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Germany | Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte | 32.798 | |
 | China | Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang | REL* |
- China had the best time in the final, but were relegated for an early exchange.
References
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- ^ "Olympic Cycling - Track - Schedule, Results, Medals | London 2012". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Competition format". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.