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

This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the women's 500 m team sprint as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).^[1]

The women's 500 m team sprint was introduced at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Progression

500 m

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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

• Heat 1: : Daniela Larreal, Mariaesthela Vilera in a time of 34.320
• Heat 2: : Lyubov Shulika, Olena Tsyos in a time of 33.708
• Heat 3: : Yvonne Hijgenaar, Willy Kanis in a time of 33.253
• Heat 4: : Victoria Pendleton, Jessica Varnish in a time of 32.526

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet	Ref
32.447			Indoor track	2 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Qualification
32.422			Indoor track	2 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics First round
32.305			Indoor track	12 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics Qualification	^[2]
31.928			Indoor track	12 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics First round	^[3]
♦ 31.804			Indoor track	2 August 2021	2020 Summer Olympics First round	^[4]

750 m

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet	Ref
45.472			Indoor track	5 August 2024	2024 Summer Olympics Qualification	^[5]
45.338			Indoor track	5 August 2024	2024 Summer Olympics First round	^[6]
♦ 45.186			Indoor track	5 August 2024	2024 Summer Olympics Finals	^[7]

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 Sprint Qualifying Results. Rio 2016 official website. 12 August 2016. 12 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920103318/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTW401900_Results_2016_08_12_aab2e7a2_d194_4c32_8a6d_2ffdfb3c6ceb.pdf. 20 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Women's Team Sprint Round 1 Results. Rio 2016 official website. 12 August 2016. 12 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920103317/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTW401800_Results_2016_08_12_714b4a39_7ade_4238_b18c_98e09b37585d.pdf. 20 September 2016.
4. Web site: Cycling Track – Women's Team Sprint – First Round Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 2 August 2021. 2 August 2021. 2 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802081129/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CTR/OG2020-_CTR_C73D2_CTRWSPRTEAM3----------RND1--------.pdf. dead.
5. Web site: Cycling Track – Women's Team Sprint – Qualifying – Results. olympics.com. 5 August 2024. 5 August 2024.
6. Web site: Cycling Track – Women's Team Sprint – First Round – Results. olympics.com. 5 August 2024. 5 August 2024.
7. Web site: Cycling Track – Women's Team Sprint – Final Classification. olympics.com. 5 August 2024. 5 August 2024.