Women's cycling sprintat the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue London Velopark Date 5 to 7 August Competitors 18 from 18 nations Winning time 11.218/11.348
The women's cycling sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark from 5 to 7 August.[ 1] Anna Meares from Australia won the gold medal and Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain took silver. China 's Guo Shuang won the bronze.
Competition format The sprint event was a single-elimination tournament after seeding via time trial. Each match pits two cyclists against each other in the best-of-three races. Each race consisted of three laps of the track with side-by-side starts.[ 2]
Schedule All times are British Summer Time
Date
Time
Round
Sunday 5 August 2012
11:00 & 16:00
Qualifications / Heats
Monday 6 August 2012
16:45
Quarter-finals
Tuesday 7 August 2012
16:00
Semi-finals
Results Qualification First round
Match 1 Match 3 Match 5 Match 7 Match 9
Match 2 Match 4 Match 6 Match 8
First round repechage Second round
Match 1 Match 3 Match 5
Match 2 Match 4 Match 6
Second round repechage 9th–12th place classifications Quarter-finals
Match 1 Match 3
Match 2 Match 4
5th–8th place classifications Semi-finals Finals Bronze medal match Gold medal match References
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