Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit
| Women's individual pursuit at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Laoshan Velodrome |
| Dates | August 15 (preliminaries) August 16 (semifinals) August 17 (final) |
| Competitors | 13 from 11 nations |
| Winning time | 3:28.321 |
| Medalists | |
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| Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
| Track cycling File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg | ||
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | |
| Sprint | men | women |
| Team sprint | men | |
| Points race | men | women |
| Keirin | men | |
| Madison | men | |
| Mountain biking File:Cycling (mountain biking) pictogram.svg | ||
| Cross-country | men | women |
| BMX File:Cycling (BMX) pictogram.svg | ||
| BMX | men | women |
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The women's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Laoshan Velodrome. The first round of this track cycling event consisted of head-to-head races over a 3000 m distance, but with the results being treated as time trial results rather than elimination rounds. The top eight times from the first round qualified the cyclists for the elimination round, and either or both of the cyclists in each first round race could move on. In the match round, the eight cyclists were paired off according to the seeding from the first round. The winner of each match round match advanced to the final, while the four losers were given final rankings (5th through 8th) based on their times in the match round. The four finalists were placed into the gold medal match and bronze medal match based on their times in the match round.[1]
Competition format
The thirteen cyclists were matched into six two-rider heats and one heat of a single rider in the preliminary round. The eight riders with the fastest recorded times progressed to the match rounds. In the match round, the top eight riders from the preliminaries were matched together, 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, and 4 vs. 5, for the semifinals. In the semifinals, the winner of each match advanced to race for a medal; the two fastest raced for gold and silver, while the two slower winners faced each other for the bronze.
Schedule
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 15 August 2008 | 18:00 | Qualification |
| Saturday, 16 August 2008 | 17:05 | Match round |
| Sunday, 17 August 2008 | 17:05 | Final |
Results
Qualification
| Rank | Heat | Cyclist | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Wendy Houvenaghel | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 3:28.443 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Rebecca Romero | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 3:28.641 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Lesya Kalytovska | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 3:31.942 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Alison Shanks | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 3:34.312 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Sarah Hammer | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3:35.471 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Vilija Sereikaitė | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 3:36.063 | Q |
| 7 | 7 | Katie Mactier | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 3:38.178 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Lada Kozlíková | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 3:39.561 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Karin Thürig | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 3:40.862 | |
| 10 | 4 | María Luisa Calle | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 3:41.175 | |
| 11 | 3 | Verena Jooss | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 3:44.480 | |
| 12 | 2 | Svetlana Pauliukaitė | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 3:45.691 | |
| 13 | 1 | Evelyn García | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 3:56.849 |
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Match rounds
Semifinals
Qualification rule: Two fastest cyclists advance to the gold medal match (Q), while the next two to the bronze medal match (q).[3]
| Rank | Heat | Cyclist | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rebecca Romero | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 3:27.703 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Wendy Houvenaghel | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 3:27.829 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Lesya Kalytovska | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 3:31.785 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Alison Shanks | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 3:32.478 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Sarah Hammer | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3:34.237 | |
| 6 | 2 | Vilija Sereikaitė | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 3:36.808 | |
| 7 | 3 | Katie Mactier | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | LAP | |
| 8 | 4 | Lada Kozlíková | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | DNF |
Medal round
- Bronze medal match[4]
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Lesya Kalytovska | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 3:31.413 | |
| 4 | Alison Shanks | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 3:34.156 |
- Gold medal match[4]
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Rebecca Romero | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 3:28.321 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Wendy Houvenaghel | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 3:30.395 |
References
- ↑ "Competition Format". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ↑ "Beijing 2008: Cycling - Women's Individual Pursuit Qualification" (PDF). Beijing 2008. LA84 Foundation. 15 August 2008. p. 1336. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ↑ "Beijing 2008: Cycling - Women's Individual Pursuit Semifinals" (PDF). Beijing 2008. LA84 Foundation. 15 August 2008. p. 1337. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Beijing 2008: Cycling - Women's Individual Pursuit Finals" (PDF). Beijing 2008. LA84 Foundation. 15 August 2008. p. 1338. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
