| Women's individual pursuit at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Hong Kong Velodrome | |||||||||
| Location | Hong Kong | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 April | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:24.641 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Women's individual pursuit competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 15 April 2017. [1] [2]
The first two racers raced for gold, the third and fourth fastest rider raced for the bronze medal. [3]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloé Dygert |  United States | 3:22.920 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | Ashlee Ankudinoff |  Australia | 3:29.554 | +6.634 | Q |
| 3 | Rebecca Wiasak | Australia | 3:30.938 | +8.018 | q |
| 4 | Kelly Catlin | United States | 3:31.073 | +8.153 | q |
| 5 | Katie Archibald |  Great Britain | 3:31.331 | +8.411 | |
| 6 | Jaime Nielsen |  New Zealand | 3:31.653 | +8.733 | |
| 7 | Kirsti Lay |  Canada | 3:32.936 | +10.016 | |
| 8 | Silvia Valsecchi |  Italy | 3:33.088 | +10.168 | |
| 9 | Gudrun Stock |  Germany | 3:34.325 | +11.405 | |
| 10 | Annie Foreman-Mackey | Canada | 3:34.955 | +12.035 | |
| 11 | Justyna Kaczkowska |  Poland | 3:34.958 | +12.038 | |
| 12 | Eleanor Dickinson | Great Britain | 3:34.982 | +12.062 | |
| 13 | Marion Borras |  France | 3:36.194 | +13.274 | |
| 14 | Kirstie James | New Zealand | 3:36.250 | +13.330 | |
| 15 | Francesca Pattaro | Italy | 3:37.531 | +14.611 | |
| 16 | Élise Delzenne | France | 3:38.744 | +15.824 | |
| 17 | Anna Turvey |  Ireland | 3:40.484 | +17.564 | |
| 18 | Polina Pivovarova |  Belarus | 3:41.497 | +18.577 | |
| 19 | Gloria Rodríguez |  Spain | 3:43.369 | +20.449 | |
| 20 | Annelies Dom |  Belgium | 3:44.903 | +21.983 | |
| 21 | Yumi Kajihara |  Japan | 3:47.356 | +24.436 | |
| 22 | Yang Qianyu |  Hong Kong | 3:48.449 | +25.529 | |
| 23 | Aušrinė Trebaitė |  Lithuania | 3:56.001 | +33.081 | |
| 24 | Daria Pikulik | Poland | 4:09.892 | +46.972 |
The finals were started at 21:01. [4]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal Race | ||||
 | Chloé Dygert | United States | 3:24.641 | |
 | Ashlee Ankudinoff | Australia | 3:31.784 | +7.143 |
| Bronze Medal Race | ||||
 | Kelly Catlin | United States | 3:30.365 | |
| 4 | Rebecca Wiasak | Australia | 3:31.173 | +0.788 |
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