The Women's individual pursuit at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on April 8. 22 athletes participated in the contest. After the qualification, the fastest 2 riders advanced to the Final and the 3rd and 4th fastest riders raced for the bronze medal. [1]
| Gold |  Alison Shanks (NZL) |
| Silver |  Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) |
| Bronze |  Ashlee Ankudinoff (AUS) |
The qualifying was held at 15:00. [2]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison Shanks | New Zealand | 3:27.268 | Q |
| 2 | Wendy Houvenaghel | Great Britain | 3:27.842 | Q |
| 3 | Amy Cure | Australia | 3:28.474 | Q |
| 4 | Ashlee Ankudinoff | Australia | 3:28.869 | Q |
| 5 | Tara Whitten |  Canada | 3:30.407 | |
| 6 | Joanna Rowsell | Great Britain | 3:31.187 | |
| 7 | Vilija Sereikaitė |  Lithuania | 3:33.612 | |
| 8 | Yelyzaveta Bochkaryova |  Ukraine | 3:34.471 | |
| 9 | Caroline Ryan |  Ireland | 3:34.515 | |
| 10 | Jaime Nielsen | New Zealand | 3:35.286 | |
| 11 | Jennie Reed |  United States | 3:35.359 | |
| 12 | Lauren Ellis | New Zealand | 3:37.925 | |
| 13 | Vera Koedooder |  Netherlands | 3:38.099 | |
| 14 | Venera Absalyamova |  Russia | 3:39.456 | |
| 15 | Katarzyna Pawłowska |  Poland | 3:39.519 | |
| 16 | Eugenia Bujak | Poland | 3:39.610 | |
| 17 | Madeleine Sandig |  Germany | 3:40.156 | |
| 18 | Marlies Mejías |  Cuba | 3:40.371 | |
| 19 | Maki Tabata |  Japan | 3:44.501 | |
| 20 | Minami Uwano | Japan | 3:44.644 | |
| 21 | Svetlana Pauliukaitė | Lithuania | 3:44.646 | |
| 22 | Wong Wan Yiu |  Hong Kong | 3:47.976 |
The finals were held at 19:00. [3]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ashlee Ankudinoff | Australia | 3:33.593 | |
| 4 | Amy Cure | Australia | 3:33.642 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alison Shanks | New Zealand | 3:30.199 | |
 | Wendy Houvenaghel | Great Britain | 3:32.340 |