Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit

Women's individual pursuit
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Laoshan Velodrome
Dates August 15 (preliminaries)
August 16 (semifinals)
August 17 (final)
Competitors 13 from 11 nations
Winning time 3:28.321
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Rebecca Romero  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Wendy Houvenaghel  Great Britain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lesya Kalytovska  Ukraine

The women's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Laoshan Velodrome.

The first round of this track cycling event consisted of head-to-head races over a 3000 m distance, but with the results being treated as time trial results rather than elimination rounds. The top eight times from the first round qualified the cyclists for the elimination round, and either or both of the cyclists in each first round race could move on. In the match round, the eight cyclists were paired off according to the seeding from the first round. The winner of each match round match advanced to the final, while the four losers were given final rankings (5th through 8th) based on their times in the match round. The four finalists were placed into the gold medal match and bronze medal match based on their times in the match round.[1]

Competition format

The thirteen cyclists were matched into six two-rider heats and one heat of a single rider in the preliminary round. The eight riders with the fastest recorded times progressed to the match rounds.

In the match round, the top eight riders from the preliminaries were matched together, 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, and 4 vs. 5, for the semifinals. In the semifinals, the winner of each match advanced to race for a medal; the two fastest raced for gold and silver, while the two slower winners faced each other for the bronze.

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Friday, 15 August 200818:00Qualification
Saturday, 16 August 200817:05Match round
Sunday, 17 August 200817:05Final

Results

Qualification

[2]

Rank Heat Cyclist Nation Result Notes
16Wendy Houvenaghel Great Britain3:28.443Q
27Rebecca Romero Great Britain3:28.641Q
35Lesya Kalytovska Ukraine3:31.942Q
45Alison Shanks New Zealand3:34.312Q
56Sarah Hammer United States3:35.471Q
64Vilija Sereikaitė Lithuania3:36.063Q
77Katie Mactier Australia3:38.178Q
82Lada Kozlíková Czech Republic3:39.561Q
93Karin Thürig Switzerland3:40.862
104María Luisa Calle Colombia3:41.175
113Verena Jooss Germany3:44.480
122Svetlana Pauliukaitė Lithuania3:45.691
131Evelyn García El Salvador3:56.849

Match rounds

Semifinals

Qualification rule: Two fastest cyclists advance to the gold medal match (Q), while the next two to the bronze medal match (q).[3]

Rank Heat Cyclist Nation Result Notes
13Rebecca Romero Great Britain3:27.703Q
24Wendy Houvenaghel Great Britain3:27.829Q
32Lesya Kalytovska Ukraine3:31.785q
41Alison Shanks New Zealand3:32.478q
51Sarah Hammer United States3:34.237
62Vilija Sereikaitė Lithuania3:36.808
73Katie Mactier AustraliaLAP
84Lada Kozlíková Czech RepublicDNF

Medal round

Bronze medal match[4]
Rank Cyclist Nation Result Notes
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Lesya Kalytovska Ukraine3:31.413
4Alison Shanks New Zealand3:34.156
Gold medal match[4]
Rank Cyclist Nation Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)Rebecca Romero Great Britain3:28.321
2nd, silver medalist(s)Wendy Houvenaghel Great Britain3:30.395

References

  1. ↑ "Competition Format". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Beijing 2008: Cycling - Women's Individual Pursuit Qualification" (PDF). Beijing 2008. LA84 Foundation. 15 August 2008. p. 1336. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Beijing 2008: Cycling - Women's Individual Pursuit Semifinals" (PDF). Beijing 2008. LA84 Foundation. 15 August 2008. p. 1337. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Beijing 2008: Cycling - Women's Individual Pursuit Finals" (PDF). Beijing 2008. LA84 Foundation. 15 August 2008. p. 1338. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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