Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit
| 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 | |||||||||||||
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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.
The medals were presented by Claudia Bokel, IOC member, Germany and , Member of the UCI Management Committee.
Schedule[]
All times are Brasília Time
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Thursday 11 August 2016 | Qualification |
| Saturday 13 August 2016 | Heats |
| Saturday 13 August 2016 | Final |
Results[]
Qualifications[]
The 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Chloe 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[]
First 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Chloe 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[]
The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.[5]
Great Britain celebrating the gold medal
United States won the silver medal
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Chloe Dygert Jennifer Valente |
4:12.454 | |
References[]
- ^ "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.
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- 2016 in women's track cycling
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