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Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

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Women's sprint
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Olympic track cycling
VenuesVélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Dates9–11 August 2024
Competitors28 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ellesse Andrews  New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lea Friedrich  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emma Finucane  Great Britain
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The women's sprint event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 9 to 11 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Background

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This was the 10th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1988.

Qualification

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Competition format

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The women's track sprint competition encompasses a qualifying round followed by a series of knockout and repechage rounds.

The qualifying round consists of each rider completing three laps in turn with their time taken from their final lap. The top 24 riders progress to the 1/32 finals.

The subsequent rounds are organised as follows:

  • 1/32 finals: The top 24 riders are split into 12 head-to-head sprints based on qualifying time i.e. the fastest rider faces the 24th rider, 2nd faces 23rd etc. The winners progress to the 1/16 finals. The losers ride in the 1/32 repechage.
  • 1/32 repechage: The 12 losers from the 1/32 finals face off in four heats of three riders. The winners progress to the 1/16 finals. The losers are out of the competition.
  • 1/16 finals: The 12 winners from the 1/32 finals and the four repechage winners compete in eight head-to-head races. The eight winners progress to the 1/8 finals. The eight losers ride in the 1/16 repechage,
  • 1/16 repechage: The eight losing riders from the 1/16 finals face off in four head-to-head heats. The four winners progress to the 1/8 finals. The losers are out of the competition.
  • 1/8 finals: The eight winners from the 1/16 finals plus the four winners from the 1/16 repechage race in six head-to-head heats. The winners progress to the 1/4 finals. The losers ride in the 1/8 repechage.
  • 1/8 repechage: The six losers from the 1/8 finals face off in two heats of three riders. The two winners progress to the 1/4 finals. The four losers are out of the competition.
  • 1/4 finals to the final: The remaining eight riders compete in a regular knockout process, each round being a best of three race. The losers of the quarter finals are out of the competition. The losers of the semi finals race for Bronze. The winners of the semi finals race for Gold and Silver. [1]

Schedule

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All times are Central European Time (UTC+2)[2]

Date Time Round
9 August 2024 14:00
14:48
15:38
19:10
19:58
Qualifying
1/32 finals
1/32 finals repechages
1/16 finals
1/16 finals repechages
10 August 2024 17:00
17:50
19:07
1/8 finals
1/8 finals repechages
Quarterfinals
11 August 2024 11:22
12:25
12:45
Semifinals
Classification 5–8
Final

Results

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Qualifying

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time[3] Behind Notes
1 Lea Friedrich  Germany 10.029 Q, WR
2 Emma Finucane  Great Britain 10.067 +0.038 Q
3 Ellesse Andrews  New Zealand 10.108 +0.079 Q
4 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain 10.132 +0.103 Q
5 Mathilde Gros  France 10.182 +0.153 Q
6 Emma Hinze  Germany 10.198 +0.169 Q
7 Mina Sato  Japan 10.257 +0.228 Q
8 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands 10.263 +0.234 Q
9 Shaane Fulton  New Zealand 10.281 +0.252 Q
10 Kelsey Mitchell  Canada 10.285 +0.256 Q
11 Kristina Clonan  Australia 10.310 +0.281 Q
12 Lauriane Genest  Canada 10.310 +0.281 Q
13 Martha Bayona  Colombia 10.411 +0.382 Q
14 Steffie van der Peet  Netherlands 10.479 +0.450 Q
15 Stefany Cuadrado  Colombia 10.508 +0.479 Q, WJR
16 Miriam Vece  Italy 10.560 +0.531 Q
17 Daniela Gaxiola  Mexico 10.581 +0.552 Q
18 Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé  France 10.634 +0.605 Q
19 Yuli Verdugo  Mexico 10.637 +0.608 Q
20 Riyu Ohta  Japan 10.659 +0.63 Q
21 Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri  Malaysia 10.709 +0.680 Q
22 Bao Shanju  China 10.744 +0.715 Q
23 Marlena Karwacka  Poland 10.758 +0.729 Q
24 Julie Nicolaes  Belgium 10.809 +0.780 Q
25 Nikola Sibiak  Poland 10.945 +0.916
26 Sara Fiorin  Italy 11.085 +1.056
27 Chloe Moran  Australia 11.112 +1.083
28 Ese Ukpeseraye  Nigeria 11.652 +1.623
Yuan Liying  China Did not start
Nicky Degrendele  Belgium

1/32 finals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[4] Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich  Germany X Q
1 2 Julie Nicolaes  Belgium +1.015 R
2 1 Emma Finucane  Great Britain X Q
2 2 Marlena Karwacka  Poland +0.632 R
3 1 Ellesse Andrews  New Zealand X Q
3 2 Bao Shanju  China +0.312 R
4 1 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain X Q
4 2 Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri  Malaysia +0.081 R
5 1 Mathilde Gros  France X Q
5 2 Riyu Ohta  Japan +0.201 R
6 1 Emma Hinze  Germany X Q
6 2 Yuli Verdugo  Mexico +0.119 R
7 1 Mina Sato  Japan X Q
7 2 Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé  France +0.112 R
8 1 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands X Q
8 2 Daniela Gaxiola  Mexico +0.187 R
9 1 Shaane Fulton  New Zealand X Q
9 2 Miriam Vece  Italy +0.250 R
10 1 Kelsey Mitchell  Canada X Q
10 2 Stefany Cuadrado  Colombia +0.378 R
11 1 Kristina Clonan  Australia X Q
11 2 Steffie van der Peet  Netherlands +0.100 R
12 1 Martha Bayona  Colombia X Q
12 2 Lauriane Genest  Canada +0.064 R

1/32 finals repechages

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[5] Notes
1 1 Daniela Gaxiola  Mexico X Q
1 2 Miriam Vece  Italy +0.004
1 3 Julie Nicolaes  Belgium +0.509
2 1 Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé  France X Q
2 2 Marlena Karwacka  Poland +0.065
2 3 Stefany Cuadrado  Colombia +1.258
3 1 Steffie van der Peet  Netherlands X Q
3 2 Yuli Verdugo  Mexico +0.001
3 3 Bao Shanju  China +0.127
4 1 Lauriane Genest  Canada X Q
4 2 Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri  Malaysia +0.059
4 3 Riyu Ohta  Japan +0.326

1/16 finals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[6] Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich  Germany X Q
1 2 Lauriane Genest  Canada +0.220 R
2 1 Emma Finucane  Great Britain X Q
2 2 Steffie van der Peet  Netherlands +0.127 R
3 1 Ellesse Andrews  New Zealand X Q
3 2 Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé  France +0.146 R
4 1 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain X Q
4 2 Daniela Gaxiola  Mexico +0.077 R
5 1 Mathilde Gros  France X Q
5 2 Martha Bayona  Colombia +0.016 R
6 1 Emma Hinze  Germany X Q
6 2 Kristina Clonan  Australia +0.087 R
7 1 Mina Sato  Japan X Q
7 2 Kelsey Mitchell  Canada +0.042 R
8 1 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands X Q
8 2 Shaane Fulton  New Zealand +0.001 R

1/16 finals repechages

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[7] Notes
1 1 Shaane Fulton  New Zealand X Q
1 2 Lauriane Genest  Canada +0.179
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell  Canada X Q
2 2 Steffie van der Peet  Netherlands +0.070
3 1 Kristina Clonan  Australia X Q
3 2 Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé  France +0.860
4 1 Martha Bayona  Colombia X Q
4 2 Daniela Gaxiola  Mexico +0.131

1/8 finals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich  Germany X Q
1 2 Martha Bayona  Colombia +0.091 R
2 1 Emma Finucane  Great Britain X Q
2 2 Kristina Clonan  Australia +0.658 R
3 1 Ellesse Andrews  New Zealand X Q
3 2 Kelsey Mitchell  Canada +0.116 R
4 1 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain X Q
4 2 Shaane Fulton  New Zealand +0.004 R
5 1 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands X Q
5 2 Mathilde Gros  France +0.245 R
6 1 Emma Hinze  Germany X Q
6 2 Mina Sato  Japan +0.032 R

1/8 finals repechages

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes
1 1 Martha Bayona  Colombia X Q
1 2 Mathilde Gros  France +0.027
1 3 Shaane Fulton  New Zealand +0.276
2 1 Kelsey Mitchell  Canada X Q
2 2 Mina Sato  Japan +0.111
2 3 Kristina Clonan  Australia +0.295

Quarterfinals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich  Germany X X Q
1 2 Kelsey Mitchell  Canada +0.217 +0.052 F5-8
2 1 Emma Finucane  Great Britain X X Q
2 2 Martha Bayona  Colombia +0.076 +0.147 F5-8
3 1 Ellesse Andrews  New Zealand X X Q
3 2 Emma Hinze  Germany +0.048 +0.036 F5-8
4 1 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands X X Q
4 2 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain +0.088 +0.140 F5-8

Classification 5–8

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Rank Cyclist Nation Gap[8]
5 Sophie Capewell  Great Britain
6 Emma Hinze  Germany +0.064
7 Martha Bayona  Colombia +0.092
8 Kelsey Mitchell  Canada +0.493

Semifinals

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Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1[9] Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1 Lea Friedrich  Germany +0.014 X X QG
1 2 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands X +0.053 +0.151 QB
2 1 Ellesse Andrews  New Zealand X X QG
2 2 Emma Finucane  Great Britain +0.096 +0.050 QB

Finals

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Decider (i.r.)
Gold medal final
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ellesse Andrews  New Zealand X X
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lea Friedrich  Germany +0.095 +0.624
Bronze medal final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emma Finucane  Great Britain X X
4 Hetty van de Wouw  Netherlands +0.237 +0.160

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic cycling: Individual sprint preview at the 2024 Paris Games | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Olympic Schedule - Cycling Track", Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Sprint – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. COJOP2024. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Sprint – 1/32 finals – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. COJOP2024. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Sprint – 1/32 finals repechages – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. COJOP2024. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Sprint – 1/16 finals – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. COJOP2024. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Sprint – 1/16 finals repechages – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. COJOP2024. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Sprint – Classification 5–8 – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. COJOP2024. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Cycling Track – Women's Sprint – Semifinals – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. COJOP2024. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.