Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin

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Men's Keirin
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Rio Olympic Velodrome
Date16 August
Competitors27 from 18 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jason Kenny Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Matthijs Büchli Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Azizulhasni Awang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
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The men's Keirin at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 16 August. [1]

Keirin

Keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling purposes and became an official event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

2016 Summer Olympics Games of the XXXI Olympiad, held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. These were the first Olympic Games ever to be held in South America and the fourth to be held in a developing country, after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union, and the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.

Rio de Janeiro Capital of state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area and the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.

Contents

The medals were presented by Prince Tunku Imran, IOC member, Malaysia and Dr Wagih Azzam, Vice President of the UCI.

International Olympic Committee Non-governmental ruling body of the Olympic Movement

The International Olympic Committee is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

The Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.

Competition format

The Keirin races involved 5.5 laps of the track behind a motorcycle, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The finals round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time

DateTimeRound
Tuesday 16 August 201610:18 & 18:14Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final

Results

First round

Top two in each heat qualified directly for the second round; the remainder advanced to the first round repechages. [2]

First round Repechages

The winner of each heat qualified for the second round. [3]

Second round

First three riders in each semi qualified for the final; the remainder advanced to the small final (for places 7-12). [4]

Finals

The final classification is determined in the ranking finals. [5]

Final (places 7–12)

RankRiderTimeNote
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sam Webster  (NZL)
8Flag of France.svg  Michaël D'Almeida  (FRA)+0.009
9Flag of Poland.svg  Krzysztof Maksel  (POL)+0.107
10Flag of Australia.svg  Matthew Glaetzer  (AUS)+0.322
11Flag of France.svg  François Pervis  (FRA)+0.406
12Flag of Greece.svg  Christos Volikakis  (GRE)+0.514

Final (places 1–6)

RankRiderTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jason Kenny  (GBR)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Matthijs Büchli  (NED)+0.040
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Malaysia.svg  Azizulhasni Awang  (MAS)+0.085
4Flag of Germany.svg  Joachim Eilers  (GER)+0.110
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Fabián Puerta  (COL)+0.113
6Flag of Poland.svg  Damian Zieliński  (POL)+0.594

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References

  1. ↑ "Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "First Round" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "First Round Repechages" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Second Round" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Results and Final Classification" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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