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Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

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.

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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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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Main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
  Ellesse Andrews   New Zealand X X
  Lea Friedrich   Germany +0.095 +0.624
Bronze medal final
  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.
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