Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
| Men's cycling sprint at the Games of the XXX Olympiad |
| Venue | London Velopark |
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| Date | 4 to 6 August |
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| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations |
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| Medalists |
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The men's cycling sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark from 4 to 6 August.[1]
Jason Kenny from Great Britain won the gold medal, beating Grégory Baugé of France in the final. Australia's Shane Perkins took bronze.
Competition format
The event was a single-elimination tournament after seeding via time trial. Each match pitted two cyclists against each other in the best-of-three races. Each race was three laps of the track with side-by-side starts.[2]
Schedule
All times are (British Summer Time)
| Date |
Time |
Round |
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| Saturday 4 August 2012 | 10:00 & 16:00 | Qualifications / Heats |
| Sunday 5 August 2012 | 16:35 | Quarter-finals |
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 16:00
17:40 | Semi-finals
Final |
Results
Qualification
First round
- Match 1
- Match 3
- Match 5
- Match 7
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- Match 2
- Match 4
- Match 6
- Match 8
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First round repechage
Second round
- Match 1
- Match 3
- Match 5
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- Match 2
- Match 4
- Match 6
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Second round repechage
9th—12th place classifications
Quarter-finals
5th—8th place classifications
Semi-finals
Finals
- Bronze medal match
- Gold medal match
Notes
The first round was meant to have 9 heats, with a total of 18 riders. However, due to a rider from the Netherlands withdrawing from the competition the first round had 17 riders with Jason Kenny receiving a bye and therefore automatically qualifying for the next round. Because there was 17 competitors rather than 18, Christos Volikakis, who qualified in 17th place thought that he did not qualify and the competition was switched to a 16 rider format, resulting in him leaving the competition. This was not the case, and therefore Gregory Bauge also qualified automatically. Despite qualifying automatically, both riders had to ride half a lap of the track to qualify. [3]
References
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Jason Kenny (GBR)
Grégory Baugé (FRA)
Shane Perkins (AUS)
Robert Förstemann (GER)
Denis Dmitriev (RUS)
Hersony Canelón (VEN)
Seiichiro Nakagawa (JPN)
Zhang Miao (CHN)
Eddie Dawkins (NZL)
Njisane Phillip (TRI)
Azizulhasni Awang (MAS)
Jimmy Watkins (USA)
Pavel Kelemen (CZE)
Damian Zielinski (POL)
Bernard Esterhuizen (RSA)
Hodei Mazquiaran (ESP)
Zafeiris Volikakis (GRE)
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