Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin
The men's Keirin in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested by 22 cyclists. A Keirin race consisted of eight laps of the track, or 2 kilometres.
Medalists
Results
First round
The 22 cyclists competed in three heats of seven to eight riders each. The top two riders in each heat (six overall) advanced to the next round, while the other sixteen cyclists competed in the first repechage.
First repechage
The first round repechage consisted of three heats of five to six riders each. The top two cyclists in each of the heats rejoined the winners from the first round in advancing to the second round. The rest were eliminated from competition.
Heat 1
| Place | Name | Nation |
| 1 | Jamie Staff | Great Britain |
| 2 | Jens Fiedler | Germany |
| 3 | Jose Villanueva | Spain |
| 4 | Ross Edgar | Great Britain |
| 5 | Jeroslav Jerobek | Slovakia |
| 6 | Laurent Gané | France |
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Heat 2
| Place | Name | Nation |
| 1 | Mickaël Bourgain | France |
| 2 | Josiah Ng | Malaysia |
| 3 | Jose Sochon | Guatemala |
| 4 | Martin Nothstein | United States |
| 5 | Toshiaki Fushimi | Japan |
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Heat 3
| Place | Name | Nation |
| 1 | Theo Bos | Netherlands |
| 2 | Lukasz Kwiatkowski | Poland |
| 3 | Hong Suk-Hwan | Korea |
| 4 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands |
| 5 | Yang Hee-Chun | Korea |
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Second round
The second round consisted of two heats, with the twelve cyclists split into groups of six. The top three riders in each heat advanced to the final, while the bottom three in each heat competed in the classification race for seventh to twelfth places.
Heat 1
| Place | Name | Nation |
| 1 | Ryan Bayley | Australia |
| 2 | Josiah Ng | Malaysia |
| 3 | José Antonio Escuredo | Spain |
| 4 | Ivan Vrba | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Lukasz Kwiatkowski | Poland |
| REL | Jamie Staff | Great Britain |
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Heat 2
| Place | Name | Nation |
| 1 | Shane Kelly | Australia |
| 2 | René Wolff | Germany |
| 3 | Mickaël Bourgain | France |
| 4 | Jens Fiedler | Germany |
| DNF | Theo Bos | Netherlands |
| REL | Labros Vasilopoulos | Greece |
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Classification 7-12
| Place | Name | Nation |
| 1 | Lukasz Kwiatkowski | Poland |
| 2 | Jens Fiedler | Germany |
| 3 | Labros Vasilopoulos | Greece |
| REL | Ivan Vrba | Czech Republic |
| DNS | Theo Bos | Netherlands |
| DNS | Jamie Staff | Great Britain |
Final
Final classification
- Ross Edgar, Great Britain
- Toshiaki Fushimi, Japan
- Laurent Gané, France
- Hong Suk-Hwan, Korea
- Jeroslav Jerobek, Slovakia
- Teun Mulder, Netherlands
- Martin Nothstein, United States
- Jose Sochon, Guatemala
- Jose Villanueva, Spain
- Yang Hee-Chun, Korea
References
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Gold
Silver
Bronze
Ryan Bayley (AUS)
José Antonio Escuredo (ESP)
France
Germany
Malaysia
Poland
Greece
Czech Republic
Netherlands
United Kingdom