Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint
The women's track cycling sprint competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held from 21 September to 24 September. Estonian rider competing for the USSR Erika Salumäe won gold, while East Germany's Christa Luding-Rothenburger won silver and Connie Paraskevin-Young of the United States won bronze.[1]
| Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Road race | men | women |
| Team time trial | men | |
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| Individual pursuit | men | |
| Team pursuit | men | |
| Sprint | men | women |
| Time trial | men | |
| Points race | men | |
Competition format
The competition was held as a knock-out tournament, preceded by a qualifying round.
The qualifying round had all participants complete one timed individual sprint, with their times deciding seeding in the eighth-finals. No cyclists were eliminated.
In the knock-out stages, the winners of each sprint progressed to the next round. The eighth-finals were held as four sprints with three cyclists in each, with following repechages for the second and third placed. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were contested head-to-head, best of three sprints. In addition, a one-off four-cyclist sprint was held to decide fifth to eighth places.
Schedule
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| 21 September | Qualification |
| 1/8 finals | |
| 1/8 repechage | |
| 22 September | 1/4 finals |
| 23 September | Semi-finals |
| Final (5th–8th places) | |
| 24 September | Final |
Results
Qualification
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 11.527 OR |
| 2 |  | 11.611 |
| 3 |  | 11.692 |
| 4 |  | 11.845 |
| 5 |  | 11.955 |
| 6 |  | 12.287 |
| 7 |  | 12.303 |
| 8 |  | 12.374 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12.416 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12.425 |
| 11 |  | 12.477 |
| 12 |  | 12.588 |
Eighth-finals
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 12.83 | Q |
| 2 | | R | |
| 3 | | R |
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 12.22 | Q |
| 2 | | R | |
| 3 | | R |
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 12.24 | Q |
| 2 | | R | |
| 3 | | R |
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 12.11 | Q |
| 2 | | R | |
| 3 | | R |
Repechages
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 12.80 | Q |
|
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ||
| 12.36 | Q |
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 12.65 | Q |
|
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 13.04 | Q |
|
Quarter-finals
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.34 | 11.81 | – | Q |
| – |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.13 | 11.90 | – | Q |
| – |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.80 | 11.63 | – | Q |
| – |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.85 | 12.94 | – | Q |
| – |
Semi-finals
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.38 | 12.22 | – | Q |
| – |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.79 | |||
| 11.92 | 11.89 | Q |
Finals
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | | 12.56 | |
| 6 | | ||
| 7 | | ||
| 8 | |
| Rank | Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 14.07 | 12.41 | – | |
| 4 | | – |
| Rank | Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 12.00 | 12.58 | ||
 | | 11.68 |
References
- "Cycling at the 1988 Summer Games: Women's Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
External links
- "Official report of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games" (PDF). International Olympic Committee/LA84 Foundation. p. 359. Retrieved 21 August 2014. (results, see page 213 in PDF)
