Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin


The men's Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 7 August.
Chris Hoy from Great Britain won the gold medal.

Competition format

The Keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, 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 final round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time
DateTimeRound
Tuesday 7 August 201210:00 & 16:35Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final

Results

First round

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Repechages

Heat 1

Heat 2

Second round

Heat 1

Heat 2

Finals

1st to 6th

RankRiderCountry
Chris Hoy
Maximilian Levy
Simon van Velthooven
Teun Mulder
5Shane Perkins
6Azizulhasni Awang

7th to 12th