Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint explained

Background

Competition format

Records

Schedule

Results

Final classification

External links

Notes and References

Qualifying round

Round 1

First repechage

1/8 finals

Second repechage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Heat 7

Heat 8

Heat 9

First repechage heat 1

First repechage heat 2

First repechage heat 3

1/8 final 1

1/8 final 2

1/8 final 3

1/8 final 4

1/8 final 5

1/8 final 6

Second repechage heat 1

Second repechage heat 2

Quarterfinal 1

Quarterfinal 2

Quarterfinal 3

Quarterfinal 4

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Classification 9-12

Classification 5-8

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Event:	Men's sprint
Games:	2000 Summer
Venue:	Dunc Gray Velodrome
Dates:	18–20 September
Competitors:	19
Nations:	14
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Marty Nothstein
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Florian Rousseau
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Jens Fiedler
Bronzenoc:	GER
Prev:	1996
Next:	2004

The men's sprint at the 2000 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. The races were held on Monday, 18 September, Tuesday, 19 September, and Wednesday, 20 September 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome.^[1] There were 19 competitors from 14 nations, with each nation limited to two cyclists. The event was won by Marty Nothstein of the United States, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint since 1984 and second overall. Nothstein was the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event. The silver medal went to Florian Rousseau, France's first medal in the event since 1980. Two-time defending champion Jens Fiedler of Germany lost to Nothstein in the semifinals, but won the bronze medal match to become the second man to win three medals in the event (Daniel Morelon won four from 1964 to 1976, still the record).

This was the 22nd appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. Four of the quarterfinalists from 1996 returned: two-time defending champion Jens Fiedler of Germany, silver medalist Marty Nothstein of the United States, fifth-place finisher Darryn Hill of Australia, and eighth-place finisher Florian Rousseau of France. There was no clear favorite, though Fiedler, Nothstein, and Rousseau were among the top cyclists along with Laurent Gané of France. Rousseau had won the world championships in 1997 and 1998; Gané had won in 1999.^[2]

For the first time in the history of the event, no nations made their debut in the men's sprint. France made its 22nd appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.

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.
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 (8 cyclists, as one cyclist did not start in round 1).
First repechage: The 8 cyclists were divided into 3 heats, each with 3 cyclists (except that one had only 2 cyclists because of the non-starter in round 1). The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals (3 cyclists) while the losers were eliminated (5 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.

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.

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

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date	Time	Round
Monday, 18 September 2000	10:00 18:00 18:50 19:55 20:45	Qualifying round Round 1 First repechage 1/8 finals Second repechage
Tuesday, 19 September 2000	18:30 18:50	Classification 9–12 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 20 September 2000	18:10 19:10 19:30 19:45	Semifinals Final Bronze medal match Classification 5–8

Held Monday, 18 September. Times and average speeds are listed. The fastest 18 riders advanced to the first round.

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			10.166	70.844
2			10.243	70.292
3			10.277	70.059
4			10.287	69.991
5			10.343	69.612
6			10.370	69.431
7			10.459	68.840
8			10.520	68.441
9			10.526	68.402
10			10.530	68.378
11			10.540	68.311
12			10.556	68.208
13			10.595	67.957
14			10.603	67.905
15			10.649	67.612
16			10.745	67.008
17			10.893	66.097
18			10.903	66.037
19			11.106	64.830

Held Monday, 18 September. The first round consisted of nine heats of two riders each. Winners advanced to the next round, losers competed in the repechage.

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			10.956	65.717
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			11.054	65.135
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			10.865	66.268
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
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2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			11.008	65.407
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			11.102	64.853
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			10.938	65.826
2

Held Monday, 18 September. The nine defeated cyclists from the first round took part in the 1/16 repechage (reduced to eight because of Peden not starting the first round). They raced in three heats of three riders each (with one heat of two riders, as Peden did not qualify for the repechage). The winner of each heat rejoined the nine victors of the first round in advancing to the 1/8 round.

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			11.805	60.991
2

Held Monday, 18 September. 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.

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			10.799	66.673
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			11.049	65.164
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			10.906	66.019
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			10.682	67.403
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			10.682	67.403
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time 200 m	Speed km/h	Notes
1			11.382	63.236
2

Held Monday, 18 September. 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.

Held Tuesday, 19 September. 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.

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Notes
1			10.888	10.973
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Notes
1			10.648	10.833
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Notes
1			10.744	10.781
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Notes
1			10.966	10.904
2

Held Wednesday, 20 September. 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. Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match.

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Notes
1			10.930	10.903
2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Notes
1				10.877	11.536
2			10.822

Held Wednesday, 20 September, except for the classification 9–12.

Held 19 September. 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.

Held Wednesday, 20 September. 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	Speed km/h
5			11.040	65.217
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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.

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
			10.732	10.918
4

The gold medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
			10.874	11.066

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Official Olympic Report

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Official Report, Results Book for Track Cycling.