Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

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The women's 200m Sprint at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cycling was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 meters of the 750 meters covered was counted as official time. The races were held on Wednesday, July 24, Thursday, July 25, Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, 1996 at the Stone Mountain Velodrome.

Medalists

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Felicia Ballanger, France Michelle Ferris, Australia Ingrid Haringa, Netherlands

Results

Qualifying round

Held July 24

Times and average speeds are listed. 12 qualifying riders were seeded by these results for the first round.

Pos. Athlete NOC Time Ave. Speed Notes
1. Michelle Ferris Australia 11.212 s 64.21 km/h Q OR
2. Felicia Ballanger France 11.277 s 63.84 km/hQ
3. Oksana Grishina Russia 11.298 s 63.74 km/hQ
4. Ingrid Haringa Netherlands 11.456 s 62.84 km/h Q
5. Yan Wang China 11.519 s 62.50  km/h Q
6. Annett Neumann Germany 11.536 s 62.41  km/h Q
7. Connie Paraskevin-Young United States 11.545 s 62.36 km/hQ
8. Tanya Dubnicoff Canada 11.566 s 62.25 km/hQ
9. Erika Salumae Estonia 11.566 s 62.25 km/h Q
10. Daniela Larreal Venezuela 11.878 s 60.61; km/h Q
11. Mira Kasslin Finland 11.924 s 60.38 km/hQ
12. Donna Wynd New Zealand 11.961 s 60.19 km/hQ
13. Rita Razmaite Lithuania 11.971 s 60.14 km/h
14. Nancy Contreras Mexico 11.992 s 60.04 km/h

1/8 final

Held July 25. The 1/8 round consisted of six matches, each pitting two of the twelve cyclists against each other. The winners advanced to the quarterfinals, with the losers getting another chance in the 1/8 repechage.

Heat Pos Athlete NOS Time Qualify
1 1 Michelle Ferris Australia 11.932 s Q
2 Donna Wynd New Zealand
2 1 Felicia Ballanger France 11.901 s Q
2 Mira Kasslin Finland
3 1 Oksana Grishina Russia 12.209 s Q
2 Daniela Larreal Venezuela
4 1 Ingrid Haringa Netherlands 12.164 s Q
2 Erika Salumae & Estonia
5 1 Tanya Dubnicoff Canada 12.02 s Q
2 Yan Wang China
6 1 Annett Neumann Germany 12.078 s Q
2 Connie Paraskevin-Young United States

1/8 repechage

Held July 25.
The six cyclists defeated in the 1/8 round competed in the 1/8 repechage. Two heats of three riders were held. Winners rejoined the victors from the 1/8 round and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat Pos Athlete NOS Time Qualify
1 1 Erika Salumae Estonia 12.018 s Q
2 Connie Paraskevin-Young United States
3 Donna Wynd New Zealand
2 1 Yan Wang China 12.067 s Q
2 Daniela Larreal Venezuela
3 Mira Kasslin Finland

Quarterfinals

Held July 26.
The eight riders that had advanced to the quarterfinals competed pairwise in four matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. All four quarterfinals matches were decided without a third race. Winners advanced to the semifinals, losers competed in a 5th to 8th place classification.

Heat Pos Athlete NOS Time 1 Time 2 Decider Qualify
1 1 Michelle Ferris Australia 11.825 s 11.932 s Q
2 Yan Wang China
2 1 Felicia Ballanger France 11.831 s 12.082 s Q
2 Erika Salumae Estonia
3 1 Annett Neumann Germany 11.864 s 12.060 s Q
2 Oksana Grishina Russia 12.119 s
4 1 Ingrid Haringa Netherlands 12.049 s Q
2 Tanya Dubnicoff Canada 12.020 s REL

Classification 5-8

Held July 26
The 5-8 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the quarterfinals taking place. The winner of the race received 5th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.

Pos Athlete NOS Time
1 Oksana Grishina Russia 12.416 s
2 Erika Salumae Estonia
3 Yan Wang China
4 Tanya Dubnicoff Canada

Semifinals

Held July 26
The four riders that had advanced to the semifinals competed pairwise in two matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match.

Heat Pos Athlete NOS Time 1 Time 2 Decider Qualify
1 1 Michelle Ferris Australia 12.080 s 12.076 s Q
2 Ingrid Haringa Netherlands
2 1 Felicia Ballanger France 12.022 s 12.046 s Q
2 Annett Neumann Germany

Medal Finals

Held July 27.

Bronze medal match

The bronze medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.

Pos Athlete NOS Time 1 Time 2 Decider
1 Ingrid Haringa Netherlands 12.074 s 11.782 s
2 Annett Neumann Germany 12.260 s

Gold medal match

The gold medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.

Pos Athlete NOS Time 1 Time 2 Decider
1 Felicia Ballanger France 11.903 s 12.096 s
2 Michelle Ferris Australia

Final classification

Final results
Pos. Athlete NOC
1. Felicia Ballanger France
2. Michelle Ferris Australia
3. Ingrid Haringa Netherlands
4. Annett Neumann Germany
5. Oxana Grichina Russia
6. Erika Salumae Estonia
7. Yan Wang China
8. Tanya Dubnicoff Canada

References

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