The women's cycling team pursuit at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 11 and 13 August.[1] Great Britain has yet to be beaten in this event.
Women's cycling team pursuit at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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![]() The podium of the event | |
Venue | Rio Olympic Velodrome |
Date | 11–13 August 2016 |
Competitors | 39 from 9 nations |
Winning time | 4:10.236 WR, OR |
Medalists | |
The medals were presented by Claudia Bokel, IOC member, Germany and Mohammad Belmahi, Member of the UCI Management Committee.
Schedule
editAll times are Brasília Time
Date | Round |
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Thursday 11 August 2016 | Qualification |
Saturday 13 August 2016 | Heats |
Saturday 13 August 2016 | Final |
Results
editQualifications
editThe fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final.[2]
Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
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1 | Great Britain | Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Shand |
4:13.260 | Q, WR, OR |
2 | United States | Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Jennifer Valente |
4:14.286 | Q |
3 | Australia | Georgia Baker Annette Edmondson Amy Cure Melissa Hoskins |
4:19.059 | Q |
4 | Canada | Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Laura Brown Georgia Simmerling |
4:19.599 | Q |
5 | New Zealand | Lauren Ellis Racquel Sheath Rushlee Buchanan Jaime Nielsen |
4:20.061 | q |
6 | China | Huang Dongyan Jing Yali Ma Menglu Zhao Baofang |
4:25.246 | q |
7 | Italy | Simona Frapporti Tatiana Guderzo Francesca Pattaro Silvia Valsecchi |
4:25.543 | q |
8 | Poland | Daria Pikulik Edyta Jasińska Justyna Kaczkowska Natalia Rutkowska |
4:28.988 | q |
9 | Germany | Gudrun Stock Charlotte Becker Mieke Kröger Stephanie Pohl |
4:30.068 |
- Q = qualified; in contention for gold medal final
- q = qualified; in contention for bronze medal final
First round
editFirst round heats are held as follows:
Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifier
Heat 2: 5th v 8th qualifier
Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifier
Heat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier
The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place.[3]
Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Great Britain | Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Shand |
4:12.152 | QG, WR, OR |
2 | 3 | United States | Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Jennifer Valente |
4:12.282[A] | QG |
3 | 4 | Canada | Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Kirsti Lay Georgia Simmerling |
4:15.636 | QB |
4 | 2 | New Zealand | Lauren Ellis Racquel Sheath Rushlee Buchanan Jaime Nielsen |
4:17.592 | QB |
5 | 3 | Australia | Georgia Baker Annette Edmondson Amy Cure Melissa Hoskins |
4:20.262 | Q5 |
6 | 1 | Italy | Simona Frapporti Tatiana Guderzo Francesca Pattaro Silvia Valsecchi |
4:22.964 | Q5 |
7 | 1 | China | Huang Dongyan Jing Yali Ma Menglu Zhao Baofang |
4:23.678 | Q7 |
2 | Poland | Daria Pikulik Edyta Jasińska Justyna Kaczkowska Natalia Rutkowska |
DSQ[B] |
- A Was also a world and Olympic record until superseded by Great Britain in the following heat
- B Poland were disqualified for breaching article 3.2.097[4]
- QG = qualified for gold medal final
- QB = qualified for bronze medal final
- Q5 = qualified for 5th place final
- Q7 = qualified for 7th place final
Finals
editThe final classification is determined in the ranking finals.[5]
Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
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Final for 7th place | ||||
7 | China | Huang Dongyan Jing Yali Ma Menglu Zhao Baofang |
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Final for 5th place | ||||
5 | Australia | Georgia Baker Annette Edmondson Ashlee Ankudinoff Amy Cure |
4:21.232 | |
6 | Italy | Beatrice Bartelloni Tatiana Guderzo Francesca Pattaro Silvia Valsecchi |
4:28.368 | |
Bronze medal final | ||||
Canada | Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Kirsti Lay Georgia Simmerling |
4:14.627 | ||
4 | New Zealand | Lauren Ellis Racquel Sheath Rushlee Buchanan Jaime Nielsen |
4:18.459 | |
Gold medal final | ||||
Great Britain | Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Shand |
4:10.236 | WR, OR | |
United States | Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Jennifer Valente |
4:12.454 |
References
edit- ^ "Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Qualifying" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "First Round" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ UCI Cycling Regulations – Race procedure (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 June 2016. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Results and Final Classification" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.