Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint explained

Event:	Men's sprint
Games:	2024 Summer
Venues:	Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Dates:	7–9 August 2024
Competitors:	30
Nations:	19
Gold:	Harrie Lavreysen
Goldnoc:	NED
Silvernoc:	AUS
Bronze:	Jack Carlin
Bronzenoc:	GBR
Prev:	2020
Next:	2028

The men's sprint event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 7 to 9 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Background

This was the 28th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912.

Qualification

See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+2)^[1]

Date	Time	Round
7 August 2024	12:45 14:30 15:30 17:30 18:42 19:38 20:14	Qualifying 1/32 finals 1/32 finals repechages 1/16 finals 1/16 finals repechages 1/8 finals 1/8 finals repechages
8 August 2024	18:01 20:04	Quarterfinals Classification 5–8
9 August 2024	14:41 18:00	Semifinals Final

Results

Qualifying

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time^[2]	Behind	Notes
1			9.088		, WR
2			9.091	+0.003
3			9.152	+0.064
4			9.242	+0.154
5			9.247	+0.159
6			9.293	+0.205
7			9.346	+0.258
8			9.350	+0.262
9			9.371	+0.283
10			9.402	+0.314
11			9.416	+0.328
12			9.426	+0.338
13			9.447	+0.359
14			9.470	+0.382
15			9.479	+0.391
16			9.483	+0.395
17			9.501	+0.413
18			9.514	+0.426
19			9.581	+0.493
20			9.603	+0.515
21			9.612	+0.524
22			9.635	+0.547
23			9.637	+0.549
24			9.655	+0.567
25			9.669	+0.581
26			9.773	+0.685
27			9.898	+0.810
28			9.904	+0.816
29			9.962	+0.874
30			10.047	+0.959

1/32 finals

Heat	Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Gap^[3]	Notes
1	1			X
1	2			+0.093
2	1			X
2	2			+0.150
3	1			X
3	2			+0.569
4	1			X
4	2			+0.556
5	1			X
5	2			+0.190
6	1			X
6	2			+0.122
7	1			X
7	2			+0.071
8	1			X
8	2			+0.047
9	1			X
9	2			+0.030
10	1			X
10	2			+0.075
11	1			X
11	2			+0.020
12	1			X
12	2			+0.007

1/32 finals repechages

Heat	Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Gap^[4]	Notes
1	1			X
1	2			+0.071
1	3			+0.149
2	1			X
2	2			+0.020
2	3			+0.132
3	1			X
3	2			+0.043
3	3			+0.794
4	1			X
4	2			+0.417
4	3			+1.020

1/16 finals

Heat	Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Gap	Notes
1	1			X
1	2			+0.109
2	1			X
2	2			+0.862
3	1			X
3	2			+0.157
4	1			X
4	2			+0.255
5	1			X
5	2			+0.091
6	1			X
6	2			+0.284
7	1			X
7	2			+0.034
8	1			X
8	2			+0.224

1/16 finals repechages

Heat	Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Gap^[5]	Notes
1	1			X
1	2			+0.048
2	1			X
2	2			+0.044
3	1			X
3	2			+0.054
4	1			X
4	2			+0.010

1/8 finals

Heat	Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Gap	Notes
1	1			X
1	2			+0.0164
2	1			X
2	2			+0.136
3	1			X
3	2			+0.001
4	1			X
4	2			+0.130
5	1			X
5	2			+0.004
6	1			X
6	2			+0.037

1/8 finals repechages

Heat	Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Gap^[6]	Notes
1	1			X
1	2			+0.190
1	3			+0.369
2	1			X
2	2			+0.054
2	3			+0.190

Quarterfinals

Heat	Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Decider	Notes
1	1			X	X
1	2			+0.273	+0.105
2	1			X	X
2	2			+0.562	+0.603
3	1			+0.079	X	X
3	2			X	+0.007	+0.276
4	1			+0.046	X	X
4	2			X	REL	+0.014

Classification 5–8

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Gap^[7]	Notes
5			9.974
6			+0.127
7			REL
7			REL	w

Semifinals

Heat	Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Decider	Notes
1	1			X	X
1	2			+0.068	+0.068
2	1			X	X
2	2			+0.029	+0.092

Finals

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Race 1	Race 2	Decider
Gold medal final
			X	X
			+0.024	+0.047
Bronze medal final
			X	+0.049	X
4			+0.017	X	+0.041

Notes and References

"Olympic Schedule - Cycling Track", Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
Web site: Cycling Track – Men's Sprint – Qualifying – Results. olympics.com. COJOP2024. 7 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
Web site: Cycling Track – Men's Sprint – 1/32 Finals Results. olympics.com. COJOP2024. 7 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
Web site: Cycling Track – Men's Sprint – 1/32 Finals Repechages Results. olympics.com. COJOP2024. 7 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
Web site: Cycling Track – Men's Sprint – 1/16 Finals Repechages Results. olympics.com. COJOP2024. 7 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/cycling-track/men-s-sprint/rep3--------
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