Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

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Men's cycling sprint
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Jason Kenny (8458386341).jpg
Jason Kenny
Venue London Velopark
Dates4 to 6 August
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jason Kenny Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Grégory Baugé Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Shane Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  2008
2016  

The men's cycling sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark from 4 to 6 August. [1] There were 17 competitors from 17 nations, with nations once again limited to one cyclist each (the limit had fluctuated between one and two since 1928). The event was won by Jason Kenny of Great Britain, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's sprint. Kenny was the eighth man to win multiple medals in the event. Kenny beat Grégory Baugé of France in the final. Australia's Shane Perkins took bronze.

Background

This was the 25th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. Two of the quarterfinalists from 2008 returned: silver medalist Jason Kenny of Great Britain and eighth-place finisher Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia. The favorite was Grégory Baugé of France, the four-time world champion (2009–2012). The British team, which had both of the finalists at the 2008 Beijing Games (Kenny and champion Chris Hoy), had to choose one because of the rule change that limited nations to one cyclist; Kenny, who had taken silver in the 2011 and 2012 world championships, was selected over Hoy, who had taken bronze in those years. (Baugé's 2011 title was later stripped due to missed doping tests, retroactively elevating Kenny and Hoy to world champion and runner-up). Kenny had never beaten Baugé head-to-head. [2]

No nations made their debut in the men's sprint. France made its 25th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.

Qualification

There were 18 quota places available for the men's sprint, with a maximum of one cyclist per nation. The 10 nations qualified for the team sprint event could each enter one member of the team in the individual sprint. The other eight places went to the top eight remaining nations on the 2010–12 UCI rankings not yet qualified.

Competition format

The event was a single-elimination tournament, with repechages after the first two rounds, after seeding via time trial. The time trial involved an 875-metre distance, but with only the last 200 metres timed. All other races were 750 metres (three laps of the track) with side-by-side starts, with time kept for the last 200 metres. The first two main rounds featured single head-to-head races, with winners advancing and losers competing in repechages. Repechage races were contested by up to 3 cyclists. Beginning with the quarterfinals, each match pitted two cyclists against each other in best-of-three races. [3] [2]

Records

The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.

World recordFlag of France.svg  Kevin Sireau  (FRA)9.572 Moscow, Russia30 May 2009
Olympic recordFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Chris Hoy  (GBR)9.815 Beijing, China17 August 2008

Jason Kenny set a new Olympic record of 9.713 seconds in the qualifying round.

Schedule

All times are (British Summer Time)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 4 August 201210:00
11:01
16:00
16:35
17:34
18:30
Qualifying round
Round 1
First repechage
1/8 finals
Second repechage
Classification 9–12
Sunday, 5 August 201216:34
18:47
Quarterfinals
Classification 5–8
Monday, 6 August 201216:00
17:43
 
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final

Results

Qualifying round

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jason Kenny Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9.71374.127Q, OR
2 Grégory Baugé Flag of France.svg  France 9.95272.347Q
3 Shane Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.98772.093Q
4 Robert Förstemann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.07271.485Q
5 Denis Dmitriev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10.08871.371Q
6 Hersony Canelón Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 10.12371.125Q
7 Seiichiro Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10.14470.977Q
8 Zhang Miao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 10.15570.901Q
9 Eddie Dawkins Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.20170.581Q
10 Njisane Phillip Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.20270.574Q
11 Azizulhasni Awang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 10.22670.408Q
12 Jimmy Watkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.24770.264Q
13 Pavel Kelemen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10.31169.828Q
14 Damian Zieliński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10.32369.747Q
15 Bernard Esterhuizen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.35069.565Q
16 Hodei Mazquiarán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10.60467.898Q
17 Zafeiris Volikakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10.66367.523Q

Round 1

Heat 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Grégory Baugé Flag of France.svg  France woQ
Zafeiris Volikakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece DNS

Heat 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Shane Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.72267.151Q
2 Hodei Mazquiarán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain R

Heat 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Robert Förstemann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.10064.864Q
2 Bernard Esterhuizen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa R

Heat 4

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Denis Dmitriev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10.69067.352Q
2 Damian Zieliński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland R

Heat 5

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Pavel Kelemen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10.84066.420Q
2 Hersony Canelón Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela R

Heat 6

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jimmy Watkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.39969.237Q
2 Seiichiro Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan R

Heat 7

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Azizulhasni Awang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 10.47368.748Q
2 Zhang Miao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China R

Heat 8

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Njisane Phillip Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.22170.443Q
2 Eddie Dawkins Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand R

First repechage

First repechage heat 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Hersony Canelón Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 10.43968.972Q
2 Eddie Dawkins Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

First repechage heat 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Seiichiro Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10.79266.716Q
2 Damian Zieliński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

First repechage heat 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Bernard Esterhuizen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.76266.902Q
2 Hodei Mazquiarán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
3 Zhang Miao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

1/8 finals

1/8 final 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jason Kenny Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 10.36369.477Q
2 Bernard Esterhuizen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa R

1/8 final 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Grégory Baugé Flag of France.svg  France 10.49068.636Q
2 Seiichiro Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan R

1/8 final 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Shane Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.97865.585Q
2 Hersony Canelón Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela RELR

1/8 final 4

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Njisane Phillip Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.467Q
2 Robert Förstemann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany R

1/8 final 5

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Denis Dmitriev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10.27870.052Q
2 Azizulhasni Awang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia R

1/8 final 6

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jimmy Watkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.51168.499Q
2 Pavel Kelemen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic R

Second repechage

Second repechage heat 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Robert Förstemann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.88166.170Q
2 Pavel Kelemen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic C
3 Bernard Esterhuizen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa C

Second repechage heat 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Azizulhasni Awang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 10.45668.859Q
2 Hersony Canelón Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela C
3 Seiichiro Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan C

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Jason Kenny Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 10.43310.030Q
2 Azizulhasni Awang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia C

Quarterfinal 2

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Grégory Baugé Flag of France.svg  France 10.47210.300Q
2 Robert Förstemann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany C

Quarterfinal 3

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Shane Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.52010.263Q
2 Jimmy Watkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States C

Quarterfinal 4

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Njisane Phillip Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.54510.300Q
2 Denis Dmitriev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia C

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Jason Kenny Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 10.15910.166Q
2 Njisane Phillip Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago B

Semifinal 2

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Grégory Baugé Flag of France.svg  France 10.35810.268Q
2 Shane Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia B

Finals

Classification 9—12

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
9 Seiichiro Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10.95065.753
10 Pavel Kelemen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
11 Bernard Esterhuizen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
12 Hersony Canelón Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela

Classification 5—8

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Speed
km/h
5 Denis Dmitriev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10.34069.632
6 Jimmy Watkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 Robert Förstemann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8 Azizulhasni Awang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

Bronze medal match

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
Bronze medal icon.svg Shane Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.48910.297
4 Njisane Phillip Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

Gold medal match

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
Gold medal icon.svg Jason Kenny Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 10.23210.308
Silver medal icon.svg Grégory Baugé Flag of France.svg  France

Notes

The first round was meant to have 9 heats, with a total of 18 riders. However, due to a rider from the Netherlands withdrawing from the competition the first round had 17 riders with Jason Kenny receiving a bye and therefore automatically qualifying for the next round. Because there was 17 competitors rather than 18, Christos Volikakis, who qualified in 17th place thought that he did not qualify and the competition was switched to a 16 rider format, resulting in him leaving the competition. This was not the case, and therefore Grégory Baugé also qualified automatically. Despite qualifying automatically, both riders had to ride half a lap of the track to qualify. [4]

Final classification

RankCyclistNation
Gold medal icon.svg Jason Kenny Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Grégory Baugé Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Shane Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
4 Njisane Phillip Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
5 Denis Dmitriev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
6 Jimmy Watkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 Robert Förstemann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8 Azizulhasni Awang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
9 Seiichiro Nakagawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
10 Pavel Kelemen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
11 Bernard Esterhuizen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
12 Hersony Canelón Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
13 Zhang Miao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
14 Eddie Dawkins Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
15 Damian Zieliński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
16 Hodei Mazquiarán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
17 Zafeiris Volikakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

References

  1. "Cycling Track". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. "Sprint format competition". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. "Kenny lights up a stuttering men's sprint competition – Cycling Weekly". www.cyclingweekly.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.