Olympic record progression track cycling – Women's team pursuit explained

This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the women's team pursuit as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).^[1]

The women's 3000m team pursuit discipline for 3 riders was introduced at the 2012 Summer Olympics. After the 2012–13 track cycling season the UCI changed the discipline into a format of 4000 m with 4 riders, as it will be at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Progression

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

3000 m (2012)

During the Qualification session there were several teams who rode a new best time and so had temporarily the Olympic Record. They are not listed as Olympic Record holders because they did not win the qualification session. These countries who had temporarily the Olympic record are:

• Heat 1: : Tatsiana Sharakova, Alena Dylko, Aksana Papko in a time of 3:22.850
• Heat 4: : Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild, Amy Pieters in a time of 3:21.602
• Heat 6: : Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton, Jasmin Glaesser in a time of 3:19.816
• Heat 7: : Sarah Hammer, Dotsie Bausch, Jennie Reed in a time of 3:19.406

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet
3:15.669			Indoor track	3 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Qualification
3:14.682			Indoor track	4 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Round 1
3:14.051			Indoor track	4 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Gold medal race

4000 m (from 2016)

During the Qualification session there were several teams who rode a new best time and so had temporarily the Olympic Record. They are not listed as Olympic Record holders because they did not win the qualification session. These countries who had temporarily the Olympic record are:

• Heat 1: : Daria Pikulik, Edyta Jasińska, Justyna Kaczkowska, Natalia Rutkowska in a time of 4:28.988
• Heat 3: : Simona Frapporti, Tatiana Guderzo, Francesca Pattaro, Silvia Valsecchi in a time of 4:25.543
• Heat 4: : Lauren Ellis, Racquel Sheath, Rushlee Buchanan, Jaime Nielsen in a time of 4:20.061
• Heat 6: : Georgia Baker, Annette Edmondson, Amy Cure, Melissa Hoskins in a time of 4:19.059

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet	Ref
4:13.260	Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell-Shand	Rio de Janeiro, Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	11 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics Qualifying	^[2]
4:12.282	Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Jennifer Valente	Rio de Janeiro, Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	13 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics First round	^[3]
4:12.152	Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell-Shand	Rio de Janeiro, Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	13 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics First round	^[4]
4:10.236	Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell-Shand	Rio de Janeiro, Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	13 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics Finals	^[5]
4:07.307	Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Lisa Klein Mieke Kröger	Izu Velodrome, Izu	Indoor track	2 August 2021	2020 Summer Olympics Qualifying	^[6]
4:06.159	Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Lisa Klein Mieke Kröger	Izu Velodrome, Izu	Indoor track	3 August 2021	2020 Summer Olympics First round	^[7]
♦4:04.242	Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Lisa Klein Mieke Kröger	Izu Velodrome, Izu	Indoor track	3 August 2021	2020 Summer Olympics Finals	^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Union Cycliste Internationale – Women – Olympic Record. Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. 24 November 2014. PDF.
2. Web site: Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results. Rio 2016 official website. 11 August 2016. 11 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920090709/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTW402900_Results_2016_08_11_27a2973f_df5c_4c02_a415_ba9d1df16d03.pdf. 20 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Women's Team Pursuit First Round Results. Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. 13 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920112052/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTW402800_Results_2016_08_13_87158d64_5ec1_4983_b8a2_94f228a56169.pdf. 20 September 2016.
4. Web site: Women's Team Pursuit First Round Results. Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. 13 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920112052/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTW402800_Results_2016_08_13_87158d64_5ec1_4983_b8a2_94f228a56169.pdf. 20 September 2016.
5. Web site: Women's Team Pursuit Final Results. Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. 13 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920114822/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTW402100_Results_2016_08_13_ed629621_d5f8_4830_a2ea_fdf8eb207a52.pdf. 20 September 2016.
6. Web site: Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – Qualifying Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 2 August 2021. 2 August 2021. 2 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802085944/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CTR/OG2020-_CTR_C73B1_CTRWPURTEAM4----------QUAL--------.pdf. dead.
7. Web site: Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – First Round Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. 3 August 2021. 3 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803090055/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CTR/OG2020-_CTR_C73B2_CTRWPURTEAM4----------RND1--------.pdf. dead.
8. Web site: Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – Final Classification. olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. 3 August 2021. 3 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803094052/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CTR/OG2020-_CTR_C74B_CTRWPURTEAM4----------------------.pdf. dead.