Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin
The men's Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 7 August.[1]
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 7 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Chris Hoy from Great Britain won the gold medal.
Competition format
The Keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The final round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.[2]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 7 August 2012 | 10:00 & 16:35 | Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final |
Results
First round
Heat 1
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hoy |  |
| 2 | Simon van Velthooven |  |
| 3 | Juan Peralta |  |
| 4 | Sergey Borisov |  |
| 5 | Njisane Phillip |  |
| 6 | Kazunari Watanabe |  |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian Levy |  |
| 2 | Teun Mulder |  |
| 3 | Hersony Canelón |  |
| 4 | Kamil Kuczynski |  |
| 5 | Shane Perkins |  |
| 6 | Zhang Miao |  |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickaël Bourgain |  |
| 2 | Azizulhasni Awang |  |
| 3 | Fabian Puerta |  |
| 4 | Joseph Veloce |  |
| 5 | Denis Špička |  |
| 6 | Christos Volikakis |  |
Repechages
Heat 1
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christos Volikakis | |
| 2 | Juan Peralta | |
| 3 | Njisane Phillip | |
| 4 | Joseph Veloce | |
| 5 | Sergey Borisov | |
| 6 | Zhang Miao | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazunari Watanabe | |
| 2 | Hersony Canelón | |
| 3 | Shane Perkins | |
| 4 | Kamil Kuczynski | |
| 5 | Fabian Puerta | |
| 6 | Denis Špička | |
Second round
Heat 1
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hoy | |
| 2 | Azizulhasni Awang | |
| 3 | Teun Mulder | |
| 4 | Njisane Phillip | |
| 5 | Juan Peralta | |
| 6 | Christos Volikakis | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian Levy | |
| 2 | Simon van Velthooven | |
| 3 | Shane Perkins | |
| 4 | Mickaël Bourgain | |
| 5 | Hersony Canelón | |
| 6 | Kazunari Watanabe | |
Finals
1st to 6th
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
 |
Chris Hoy | |
 |
Maximilian Levy | |
 |
Simon van Velthooven | |
|
Teun Mulder | |
| 5 | Shane Perkins | |
| 6 | Azizulhasni Awang | |
7th to 12th
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Njisane Phillip | |
| 8 | Mickaël Bourgain | |
| 9 | Christos Volikakis | |
| 10 | Juan Peralta | |
| 11 | Kazunari Watanabe | |
| 12 | Hersony Canelón | |
References
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