Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint


The men's cycling team sprint at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on 11 August 2016.
The medals were presented by Camiel Eurlings, IOC member, Netherlands and José Manuel Pelaez, Member of the UCI Management Committee.

Competition format

A men's team sprint race consists of a three-lap race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. Each member of the team must lead for one of the laps.
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top eight teams advanced to the first round. The first round comprised head-to-head races based on seeding. The winners of those four heats advanced to the medal round, with the two fastest winners competing in the gold medal final and the two slower winners facing off for bronze.

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time
DateTimeRound
Thursday, 11 August 201616:00Qualifications and final

Results

Qualification

The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round.
RankCountryCyclistsResultNotes
1Philip Hindes
Jason Kenny
Callum Skinner
42.562Q, OR
2Eddie Dawkins
Ethan Mitchell
Sam Webster
42.673Q
3Patrick Constable
Matthew Glaetzer
Nathan Hart
43.158Q
4Grégory Baugé
Michaël D'Almeida
François Pervis
43.185Q
5Rafal Sarnecki
Damian Zielinski
Krzysztof Maksel
43.297Q
6Jeffrey Hoogland
Theo Bos
Matthijs Buchli
43.688Q
7Rene Enders
Joachim Eilers
Maximilian Levy
43.711Q
8Cesar Marcano
Hersony Canelon
Angel Pulgar
44.263Q
9Son Je-yong
Im Chae-bin
Kang Dong-jin
REL
44.422

First round heats are held as follows:
Heat 1: 4th v 5th qualifier
Heat 2: 3rd v 6th qualifier
Heat 3: 2nd v 7th qualifier
Heat 4: 1st v 8th qualifier
The heat winners are ranked on time, from which the top 2 proceed to the gold medal final and the other 2 proceed to the bronze medal final.
RankHeatCountryCyclistsResultNotes
13Eddie Dawkins
Ethan Mitchell
Sam Webster
42.535QG, OR
24Philip Hindes
Jason Kenny
Callum Skinner
42.640QG
31Grégory Baugé
Michaël D'Almeida
François Pervis
43.153QB
42Patrick Constable
Matthew Glaetzer
Nathan Hart
43.166QB
53Rene Enders
Joachim Eilers
Maximilian Levy
43.455
62Nils van 't Hoenderdaal
Jeffrey Hoogland
Theo Bos
43.552
71Rafal Sarnecki
Damian Zielinski
Krzysztof Maksel
43.555
84Cesar Marcano
Hersony Canelon
Angel Pulgar
44.486

The final classification is determined in the medal finals.