Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint


The women's sprint event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of a series of head-to-head matches in which cyclists made three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time.

Medalists

Records

Qualifying round

Each cyclist covered the course individually in the qualifying round. The times were used to seed the twelve riders for the 1/8 finals.
RankNameCountryTime Avg. Speed
1Anna Meares11.29163.767
2Natallia Tsylinskaya11.36463.357
3Tamilla Abassova11.36463.357
4Lori-Ann Muenzer11.38063.268
5Yvonne Hijgenaar11.40063.157
6Simona Krupeckaitė11.43062.992
7Svetlana Grankovskaya11.45662.849
8Daniela Larreal11.59762.085
9Jennie Reed11.62261.951
10Victoria Pendleton11.64661.823
11Katrin Meinke11.65561.776
12Evgenia Radanova12.45757.798

1/8 final

The twelve cyclists competed in six matches of two cyclists each. Winners advanced to the quarterfinals while the defeated riders received a second chance in the 1/8 repechage.
HeatTimePosRiderCountry
Heat 111.927 s---
Heat 111.927 s1Anna MearesAustralia
Heat 111.927 s2Evegenia RadanovaBulgaria
Heat 211.846 s---
Heat 211.846 s1Natallia TsylinskayaBelarus
Heat 211.846 s2Katrin MeinkeGermany
Heat 311.714 s---
Heat 311.714 s1Tamilla AbassovaRussia
Heat 311.714 s2Victoria PendletonGreat Britain
Heat 411.881 s---
Heat 411.881 s1Lori-Ann MuenzerCanada
Heat 411.881 s2Jennie ReedUnited States
Heat 511.849 s---
Heat 511.849 s1Daniela Greluis Larreal ChirinosVenezuela
Heat 511.849 s2Yvonne HijgenaarNetherlands
Heat 611.872---
Heat 611.8721Simona KrupeckaitėLithuania
Heat 611.8722Svetlana GrankovskayaRussia

1/8 repechage

The 1/8 repechage consisted of two heats of three cyclists, with the six riders that had been defeated in the 1/8 final competing. The winner of each of the heats returned to the main competition and advanced to the quarterfinal. The losers of the repechage competed in the 9th to 12th place classification.
HeatTimeSpeedPosRiderCountry
Heat 112.015 s59.925 km/h---
Heat 112.015 s59.925 km/h1Svetlana GrankovskayaRussia
Heat 112.015 s59.925 km/h2Jennie ReedUnited States
Heat 112.015 s59.925 km/h3Evgenia RadanovaBulgaria
Heat 212.132 s59.347 km/h---
Heat 212.132 s59.347 km/h1Katrin MeinkeGermany
Heat 212.132 s59.347 km/h2Yvonne HijgenaarNetherlands
Heat 212.132 s59.347 km/h3Victoria PendletonGreat Britain

Classification 9-12

The 9-12 classification was one race in which all four losers from the 1/8 repechage competed. The winner of the classification took 9th place, with the following three places going to the other cyclists in order.
PosRiderCountryTimeSpeed
1Victoria PendletonGreat Britain12.699 s56.697 km/h
2Jennie ReedUnited States
3Yvonne HijgenaarNetherlands
4Evgenia RadanovaBulgaria

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals pitted the eight cyclists against each other in four pairwise matches. Each match was a best-of-three race competition. Winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers competed in the 5th to 8th place classification.
HeatTimePosRiderCountry
Heat 11st race: 11.916 s
2nd race: 12.048 s		---
Heat 11st race: 11.916 s
2nd race: 12.048 s		1Anna MearesAustralia
Heat 11st race: 11.916 s
2nd race: 12.048 s		2Katrin MeinkeGermany
Heat 21st race: 11.945 s
2nd race: 12.085 s		---
Heat 21st race: 11.945 s
2nd race: 12.085 s		1Svetlana GrankovskayaRussia
Heat 21st race: 11.945 s
2nd race: 12.085 s		2Natallia TsylinskayaBelarus
Heat 3----
Heat 31st race: 11.993 s
3rd race: 11.914 s		1Tamilla AbassovaRussia
Heat 32nd race: 12.632 s2Simona KrupeckaitėLithuania
Heat 41st race: 12.064 s
2nd race: 11.888 s		---
Heat 41st race: 12.064 s
2nd race: 11.888 s		1Lori-Ann MuenzerCanada
Heat 41st race: 12.064 s
2nd race: 11.888 s		2Daniela Greluis Larreal ChirinosVenezuela

Classification 5-8

The 5-8 classification was one race in which all four losers from the quarterfinals competed. The winner of the classification took 5th place, with the following three places going to the other cyclists in order.
PosRiderCountryTimeSpeed
1Natallia TsylinskayaBelarus11.364 s63.357 km/h
2Katrin MeinkeGermany
DNFSimona KrupeckaitėLithuania
DSQDaniela Greluis Larreal ChirinosVenezuela

Semifinals

The semifinals were again best-of-three matches. Winners advanced to the final, while losers competed for the bronze medal.
HeatTimePosRiderCountry
SF 1----
SF 12nd race: 12.101 s
3rd race: 12.185 s		1Lori-Ann MuenzerCanada
SF 11st race: 11.802 s2Anna MearesAustralia
SF 2----
SF 22nd race: 11.965 s
3rd race: 11.894 s		1Tamilla AbassovaRussia
SF 21st race: 11.893 s2Svetlana GrankovskayaRussia

Bronze medal match

The bronze medal match was best-of-three.
Pos.RiderCountryTime
1Anna MearesAustralia1st race: 12.042 s
2nd race: 11.822 s
2Svetlana GrankovskayaRussia

Final

The final was a best-of-three match; Muenzer won the first two races to eliminate the need for a third.
Pos.RiderCountryTime
1Lori-Ann MuenzerCanada1st race: 12.126 s
2nd race: 12.140 s
2Tamilla AbassovaRussia

Final classification

The final classification was