2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint

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The Women's team sprint at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on April 4. 16 nations of 2 cyclists each participated in the contest. After the qualifying, the fastest 2 teams raced for gold, and 3rd and 4th teams raced for bronze. [1]

2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2012. They took place in Melbourne, Australia from 4 to 8 April 2012. The championships took place in the Hisense Arena which previously hosted the world championships in 2004 and from 2008 to 2010 a round of the World Cup as well as the track cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

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Medalists

GoldFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Kristina Vogel
Miriam Welte
SilverFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
Kaarle McCulloch
Anna Meares
BronzeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Gong Jinjie
Guo Shuang

Results

Qualifying

The qualifying was held at 19:00. [2]

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Kristina Vogel
Miriam Welte
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 32.630 Q, WR
2 Kaarle McCulloch
Anna Meares
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 32.752 Q
3 Gong Jinjie
Guo Shuang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 32.937 Q
4 Victoria Pendleton
Jessica Varnish
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 32.941 Q
5 Sandie Clair
Clara Sanchez
Flag of France.svg  France 33.355
6 Viktoria Baranova
Anastasiya Voynova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 33.440
7 Yvonne Hijgenaar
Willy Kanis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 33.571
8 Lyubov Shulika
Olena Tsyos
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 33.639
9 Tania Calvo
Helena Casas
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 34.276
10 Natasha Hansen
Katie Schofield
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 34.278
11 Daniela Larreal
Mariaesthela Vilera
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 34.335
12 Diana Maria Garcia Orrego
Juliana Gaviria
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 35.025
13 Lee Eun-Ji
Lee Hye-Jin
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 35.128
14 Hiroko Ishii
Kayono Maeda
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 35.128
15 Diao Xiao Juan
Lee Wai Sze
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 36.631
16 Gintarė Gaivenytė
Simona Krupeckaitė
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 33.544 REL*

Finals

The finals were held at 20:05. [3]

Small Final

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
Gong Jinjie
Guo Shuang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 32.870
4 Victoria Pendleton
Jessica Varnish
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 33.160

Final

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
Kristina Vogel
Miriam Welte
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 32.549 WR
Kaarle McCulloch
Anna Meares
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 32.597

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