The women's cycling team sprint at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on 12 August 2016.[1]
| Women's team sprint cycling at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rio Olympic Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Date | 12 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 32.107 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The event was won by the Chinese pairing of Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi over the Russian pairing of Daria Shmeleva and Anastasia Voynova. The defending champions, Germans Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte, won the bronze medal.
The medals were presented by Yang Yang, IOC member, China and Marian Stenina, Member of the UCI Management Committee.
Competition format
editThe women's team sprint race consists of 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.
Schedule
editAll times are Brasília Time (UTC-03:00)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 12 August 2016 | 16:00 | Qualifications and final |
Results
editQualification
editThe fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round.[2]
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China
|
Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi |
32.305 | Q, OR |
| 2 |  Russia
|
Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova |
32.655 | Q |
| 3 |  Germany
|
Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte |
32.673 | Q |
| 4 |  Australia
|
Anna Meares Stephanie Morton |
32.881 | Q |
| 5 |  Netherlands
|
Laurine van Riessen Elis Ligtlee |
33.189 | Q |
| 6 |  France
|
Sandie Clair Virginie Cueff |
33.625 | Q |
| 7 |  Canada
|
Kate O'Brien Monique Sullivan |
33.735 | Q |
| 8 |  Spain
|
Tania Calvo Helena Casas |
33.891 | Q |
| 9 |  New Zealand
|
Natasha Hansen Olivia Podmore |
34.346 |
- Q = qualified
First round
editFirst round heats are held as follows:
Heat 1: 4th v 5th qualifier
Heat 2: 3rd v 6th qualifier
Heat 3: 2nd v 7th qualifier
Heat 4: 1st v 8th qualifier
The heat winners are ranked on time, from which the top 2 proceed to the gold medal final and the other 2 proceed to the bronze medal final.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | China
|
Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi |
31.928 | QG, WR, OR |
| 2 | 3 | Russia
|
Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova |
32.324 | QG |
| 3 | 1 | Australia
|
Anna Meares Stephanie Morton |
32.636 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Germany
|
Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte |
32.806 | QB |
| 5 | 1 | Netherlands
|
Laurine van Riessen Elis Ligtlee |
32.792 | |
| 6 | 2 | France
|
Sandie Clair Virginie Cueff |
33.517 | |
| 7 | 4 | Spain
|
Tania Calvo Helena Casas |
33.531 | |
| 8 | 3 | Canada
|
Kate O'Brien Monique Sullivan |
33.684 |
- QG = qualified for gold medal final
- QB = qualified for bronze medal final
Finals
editThe final classification is determined in the medal finals.[4]
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze medal final | ||||
|
Germany
|
Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte |
32.636 | |
| 4 | Australia
|
Anna Meares Stephanie Morton |
32.658 | |
| Gold medal final | ||||
|
China
|
Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi |
32.107 | |
|
Russia
|
Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova |
32.401 | |
References
edit- ^ "Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team sprint". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Qualifying" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "First Round" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Results and Final Classification" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.