Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's keirin
| Women's keirin at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
| Date | 3 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
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The women's Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 3 August.[1] Women's Keirin made its debut in this Olympics.
Great Britain's Victoria Pendleton won the gold medal.[2] Guo Shuang from China won silver and Lee Wai Sze took bronze for Hong Kong's only medal of the 2012 Games.
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.[3]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Friday 3 August 2012 | 16:00 | Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final |
Results
First round
Heat 1
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristina Vogel |  Germany |
| DSQ | Ekaterina Gnidenko |  Russia |
| 3 | Lisandra Guerra |  Cuba |
| 4 | Juliana Gaviria |  Colombia |
| 5 | Monique Sullivan |  Canada |
| 6 | Clara Sanchez |  France |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Pendleton |  Great Britain |
| 2 | Anna Meares |  Australia |
| 3 | Natasha Hansen |  New Zealand |
| 4 | Fatehah Mustapa |  Malaysia |
| 5 | Lyubov Shulika |  Ukraine |
| 6 | Willy Kanis |  Netherlands |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guo Shuang |  China |
| 2 | Simona Krupeckaitė |  Lithuania |
| 3 | Daniela Larreal |  Venezuela |
| 4 | Lee Wai Sze |  Hong Kong |
| 5 | Lee Hye-Jin |  South Korea |
| 6 | Olga Panarina |  Belarus |
Repechages
Repechage 1
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong |
| 2 | Willy Kanis | Netherlands |
| 3 | Monique Sullivan | Canada |
| 4 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba |
| 5 | Olga Panarina | Belarus |
| 6 | Juliana Gaviria | Colombia |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clara Sanchez | France |
| 2 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand |
| 3 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
| 4 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine |
| 5 | Fatehah Mustapa | Malaysia |
| 6 | Lee Hye-Jin | South Korea |
Second round
Heat 1
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Meares | Australia |
| 2 | Monique Sullivan | Canada |
| 3 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong |
| 4 | Willy Kanis | Netherlands |
| 5 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania |
| 6 | Kristina Vogel | Germany |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain |
| 2 | Clara Sanchez | France |
| 3 | Guo Shuang | China |
| DSQ | Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia |
| 5 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand |
| 6 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
7th–12th final
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania |
| DSQ[4] | Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia |
| 9 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
| 10 | Kristina Vogel | Germany |
| 11 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand |
| 12 | Willy Kanis | Netherlands |
Final
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain |
 | Guo Shuang | China |
 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong |
| 4 | Clara Sanchez | France |
| 5 | Anna Meares | Australia |
| 6 | Monique Sullivan | Canada |
References
- ^ "Cycling Track - Summer Olympic Sport". 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "London 2012 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights". 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "London 2012 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights". 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "IOC sanctions four athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". 14 July 2021.
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