Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

The men's sprint at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time.[1] There were 19 competitors from 13 nations, with each nation limited to two cyclists.[2] The event was won by Ryan Bayley of Australia, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint after three times coming in second (most recently in 1992). Theo Bos of the Netherlands took silver, the Dutch team's first medal in the event since 1936. René Wolff earned bronze, stretching Germany's podium streak to four Games (five if East Germany is included; cyclists from eastern Germany had been on the podium in the event every Games since 1976 except the boycotted 1984 Games).

Men's sprint
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Belarusian stamp commemorating 2004 Olympic cycling
VenueAthens Olympic Velodrome
Dates22–24 August
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ryan Bayley
 Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Theo Bos
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) René Wolff
 Germany
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Australian Ryan Bayley defeated current world champion, Theo Bos from the Netherlands, when the sprinting gold medal was taken to a third decider race. In the race for the bronze René Wolff from Germany defeated Laurent Gané from France.

Background

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This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. Three of the quarterfinalists from 2000 returned: fourth-place finisher Laurent Gané of France, sixth-place finisher José Antonio Villanueva of Spain, and seventh-place finisher Sean Eadie of Australia. Three recent world champions were competing: Gané (2003, also runner-up in 2000, 2001, and 2004), Eadie (2002), and Theo Bos of the Netherlands (2004). René Wolff of Germany and Ryan Bayley of Australia were also significant contenders, each having reached the podium at world championships.[2]

For the second consecutive Games, no nations made their debut in the men's sprint. France made its 23rd appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

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This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches along with the new qualifying round of time trials. There were five main match rounds, with two one-round repechages.[2][3]

  • Qualifying round: Each of the 19 competitors completed a 200-metre flying time trial (reaching full speed before timing started for the last 200 metres). The top 18 advanced to the match rounds, seeded based on their time in the qualifying round. With only 19 riders starting, only the slowest cyclist was eliminated; however, one of the qualified riders withdrew, and the 19th-placed rider moved up to 18th and qualified.
  • Round 1: The 18 cyclists were seeded into 9 heats of 2 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals (9 cyclists) while the other cyclists went to the first repechage (9 cyclists).
  • First repechage: The 9 cyclists were divided into 3 heats, each with 3 cyclists. The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals (3 cyclists) while the losers were eliminated (6 cyclists).
  • 1/8 finals: The 12 remaining cyclists competed in a 1/8 finals round. There were 6 heats in this round, with 2 cyclists in each. The winner in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (6 cyclists), while the loser in each heat went to the second repechage (6 cyclists).
  • Second repechage: This round featured 2 heats, with 3 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (2 cyclists); the losers competed in a ninth-twelfth classification race.
  • Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, all matches were one-on-one competitions and were held in best-of-three format. There were 4 quarterfinals, with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals and the loser going to the fifth-eighth classification race.
  • Semifinals: The two semifinals provided for advancement to the gold medal final for winners and to the bronze medal final for losers.
  • Finals: Both a gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held, as well as a classification final for fifth through eighth places for quarterfinal losers.

Records

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The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.

World record   Curt Harnett (CAN) 9.865 Bogotá, Colombia 28 September 1995
Olympic record   Gary Neiwand (AUS) 10.129 Atlanta, United States 24 July 1996

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 22 August 2004 9:15
16:50
17:30
18:00
18:50
Qualifying round
Round 1
First repechage
1/8 finals
Second repechage
Monday, 23 August 2004 17:05 Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 24 August 2004 16:40
17:15
18:30
 
18:40
Semifinals
Classification 9–12
Final
Bronze medal match
Classification 5–8

Results

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Qualifying round

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Times and average speeds are listed. Q denotes qualification for the next round.

After Tomohiro Nagatsuka dropped out of competition following the round, all of the cyclists following him advanced one position. This allowed Stefan Nimke to compete in the first round despite having originally placed 19th.

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Ryan Bayley   Australia 10.177 70.747 Q
2 Theo Bos   Netherlands 10.214 70.491 Q
3 René Wolff   Germany 10.230 70.381 Q
4 Mickaël Bourgain   France 10.264 70.148 Q
5 Laurent Gané   France 10.271 70.100 Q
6 Ross Edgar   Great Britain 10.381 69.357 Q
7 Damian Zieliński   Poland 10.441 68.958 Q
8 José Antonio Villanueva   Spain 10.446 68.925 Q
9 Sean Eadie   Australia 10.454 68.873 Q
10 Łukasz Kwiatkowski   Poland 10.462 68.820 Q
11 Josiah Ng   Malaysia 10.515 68.473 Q
12 Teun Mulder   Netherlands 10.565 68.149 Q
13 Barry Forde   Barbados 10.597 67.943 Q
14 Tomohiro Nagatsuka   Japan 10.646 67.631 Q, withdrew
15 Kim Chi-beom   South Korea 10.673 67.459 Q
16 Jaroslav Jeřábek   Slovakia 10.758 66.926 Q
17 Yang Hui-cheon   South Korea 10.955 65.723 Q
18 Alois Kaňkovský   Czech Republic 10.956 65.717 Q
19 Stefan Nimke   Germany 11.338 63.503 q

Round 1

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The first round consisted of nine heats of two riders each. Winners advanced to the next round, losers competed in the 1/16 repechage.

Heat 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Ryan Bayley Australia 10.510 Q
2 Stefan Nimke Germany R

Heat 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Theo Bos Netherlands 10.799 Q
2 Alois Kaňkovský Czech Republic R

Heat 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 René Wolff Germany 11.104 Q
2 Yang Hee-Chun Korea R

Heat 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Mickaël Bourgain France 10.988 Q
2 Jaroslav Jeřábek Slovakia R

Heat 5

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Laurent Gané France 11.166 Q
2 Kim Chi-Bum Korea R

Heat 6

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Ross Edgar Great Britain 10.768 Q
2 Barry Forde Barbados R

Heat 7

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Damian Zieliński Poland 10.833 Q
2 Teun Mulder Netherlands R

Heat 8

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Jose Villanueva Spain 11.234 Q
2 Josiah Ng Malaysia R

Heat 9

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Sean Eadie Australia 11.025 Q
2 Łukasz Kwiatkowski Poland R

First repechage

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The nine defeated cyclists from the 1/16 round took part in the 1/16 repechage. They raced in three heats of three riders each. The winner of each heat rejoined the nine victors of the 1/16 round in advancing to the 1/8 round

First repechage heat 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Barry Forde Barbados 10.731 67.095 Q
2 Łukasz Kwiatkowski Poland
3 Stefan Nimke Germany

First repechage heat 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Teun Mulder Netherlands 10.740 67.039 Q
2 Kim Chi-Bum South Korea
3 Alois Kaňkovský Czech Republic

First repechage heat 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Josiah Ng Malaysia 11.006 65.418 Q
2 Yang Hee-Chun South Korea
3 Jaroslav Jeřábek Slovakia

1/8 finals

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

1/8 final 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Ryan Bayley Australia 10.520 Q
2 Josiah Ng Malaysia R

1/8 final 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Theo Bos Netherlands 11.164 Q
2 Teun Mulder Netherlands R

1/8 final 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 René Wolff Germany 10.548 Q
2 Barry Forde Barbados R

1/8 final 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Mickaël Bourgain France 10.936 Q
2 Sean Eadie Australia R

1/8 final 5

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Laurent Gané France 10.772 Q
2 Jose Villanueva Spain R

1/8 final 6

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Notes
1 Damian Zieliński Poland 10.848 Q
2 Ross Edgar Great Britain R

Second repechage

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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. The four other riders competed in the 9th through 12th place classification.

Second repechage heat 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Ross Edgar Great Britain 10.906 66.018 Q
2 Josiah Ng Malaysia C
3 Sean Eadie Australia C

Second repechage heat 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Barry Forde Barbados 11.294 63.750 Q
2 Teun Mulder Netherlands C
3 Jose Villanueva Spain REL C

Quarterfinals

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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.

Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Ryan Bayley Australia 10.733 10.807 Q
2 Barry Forde Barbados C

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Theo Bos Netherlands 11.024 10.905 Q
2 Ross Edgar Great Britain C

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 René Wolff Germany 10.556 10.749 Q
2 Damian Zieliński Poland C

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Laurent Gané France 11.018 10.876 Q
2 Mickaël Bourgain France C

Semifinals

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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. Both semifinals matches were decided without a third race. Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Ryan Bayley Australia 10.546 10.638 Q
2 Laurent Gané France B

Semifinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Theo Bos Netherlands 10.502 10.639 Q
2 René Wolff Germany B

Finals

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Classification 9-12

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The 9-12 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the 1/8 repechage taking place. The winner of the race received 9th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
9 Jose Villanueva Spain 11.063
10 Teun Mulder Netherlands
11 Josiah Ng Malaysia
12 Sean Eadie Australia

Classification 5-8

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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.

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
5 Ross Edgar Great Britain 11.214
6 Barry Forde Barbados
7 Damian Zieliński Poland
8 Mickaël Bourgain France

Bronze medal match

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The bronze medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner. Since René Wolff won both of the first two races, the third was not run.

Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
  René Wolff Germany 10.677 10.612
4 Laurent Gané France

Final

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The final was a best-of-three match. Bos took a lead in the series when he won the first race, but Bayley defeated him in the second race. The third race was decisive and Bayley came out on top again.

Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
  Ryan Bayley Australia 10.661 10.743
  Theo Bos Netherlands 10.710

Final classification

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Rank Cyclist Nation
  Ryan Bayley   Australia
  Theo Bos   Netherlands
  René Wolff   Germany
4 Laurent Gané   France
5 Ross Edgar   Great Britain
6 Barry Forde   Barbados
7 Damian Zieliński   Poland
8 Mickaël Bourgain   France
9 José Antonio Villanueva   Spain
10 Teun Mulder   Netherlands
11 Josiah Ng   Malaysia
12 Sean Eadie   Australia
13 Łukasz Kwiatkowski   Poland
Kim Chi-Bum   South Korea
Yang Hee-Chun   South Korea
16 Stefan Nimke   Germany
Alois Kaňkovský   Czech Republic
Jaroslav Jeřábek   Slovakia
Tomohiro Nagatsuka   Japan

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, Results Book for Track Cycling.
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