The women's track sprint of Cycling 2024 during the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 10–11 August 2024 in the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome. With 30 athletes competing, the event was won by Ellesse Andrews from New Zealand, with Lea Friedrich from Germany taking the silver medal and Emma Finucane from Great Britain taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of two separate rounds. The qualification round decides who will race against each other in the following knock-out rounds, with all 30 athletes qualifying. In the first and second round, the one advancing is decided in a single head-to-head race, with the race being decided in a best-of-three in the quarterfinals and up. The first athlete to win two races in the final is the winner of the event.
Preview[]
Thirty athletes qualified for the event with plenty of medal contenders.
| Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Kristina Clonan | Australia |
| Chloe Moran | Australia |
| Nicky Degrendele | Belgium |
| Julie Nicolaes | Belgium |
| Lauriane Genest | Canada |
| Kelsey Mitchell | Canada |
| Bao Shanju | China |
| Yuan Liying | China |
| Martha Bayona Pineda | Colombia |
| Stefany Cuadrado Florez | Colombia |
| Mathilde Gros | France |
| Taky Marie Divine Kouame | France |
| Lea Friedrich | Germany |
| Emma Hinze | Germany |
| Sophie Capewell | Great Britain |
| Emma Finucane | Great Britain |
| Sara Fiorin | Italy |
| Miriam Vece | Italy |
| Riyu Ohta | Japan |
| Mina Sato | Japan |
| Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri | Malaysia |
| Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez | Mexico |
| Yuli Verdugo Osuna | Mexico |
| Steffie van der Peet | Netherlands |
| Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands |
| Ellesse Andrews | New Zealand |
| Shaane Fulton | New Zealand |
| Ese Ukpeseraye | Nigeria |
| Marlena Karwacka | Poland |
| Nikola Sibiak | Poland |
Current Records[]
| Record | Date | Nat. | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 4 September 2019 | 
|
Kelsey Mitchell | 10.154 |
| OR | 6 August 2021 | 
|
Lea Friedrich | 10.310 |
Summary[]
Qualification[]
| Qualification Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Name | Time | ||
| 1 | |
Lea Friedrich | 10.029 | WR | |
| 2 |  |
Emma Finucane | 10.067 | ||
| 3 |  |
Ellesse Andrews | 10.108 | ||
| 4 | |
Sophie Capewell | 10.132 | ||
| 5 |  |
Mathilde Gros | 10.182 | ||
| 6 | |
Emma Hinze | 10.198 | ||
| 7 |  |
Mina Sato | 10.257 | ||
| 8 |  |
Hetty van de Wouw | 10.263 | ||
| 9 | |
Shaane Fulton | 10.281 | ||
| 10 | |
Kelsey Mitchell | 10.285 | ||
| 11 |  |
Kristina Clonan | 10.310 | ||
| 12 | |
Lauriane Genest | 10.310 | ||
| 13 |  |
Martha Bayona Pineda | 10.411 | ||
| 14 | |
Steffie van der Peet | 10.479 | ||
| 15 | |
Stefany Cuadrado Florez | 10.508 | ||
| 16 |  |
Miriam Vece | 10.560 | ||
| 17 |  |
Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez | 10.581 | ||
| 18 | |
Taky Marie Divine Kouame | 10.634 | ||
| 19 | |
Yuli Verdugo Osuna | 10.637 | ||
| 20 | |
Riyu Ohta | 10.659 | ||
| 21 |  |
Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri | 10.709 | ||
| 22 |  |
Bao Shanju | 10.744 | ||
| 23 |  |
Marlena Karwacka | 10.758 | ||
| 24 |  |
Julie Nicolaes | 10.809 | ||
| 25 | |
Nikola Sibiak | 10.945 | ||
| 26 | |
Sara Fiorin | 11.085 | ||
| 27 | |
Chloe Moran | 11.112 | ||
| 28 |  |
Ese Ukpeseraye | 11.652 | ||
| — | |
Nicky Degrendele | DNS | ||
| — | |
Yuan Liying | DNS | ||
Round 1[]
| Round 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Lea Friedrich |
10.997 | 12.012 | Julie Nicolaes
| ||
| Emma Finucane |
11.172 | 11.804 | Marlena Karwacka
| ||
| Ellesse Andrews |
10.986 | 11.298 | Bao Shanju
| ||
| Sophie Capewell |
10.886 | 10.967 | Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri
| ||
| Mathilde Gros |
11.001 | 11.202 | Riyu Ohta
| ||
| Emma Hinze |
10.928 | 11.047 | Yuli Verdugo Osuna
| ||
| Mina Sato |
11.023 | 11.135 | Taky Marie Divine Kouame
| ||
| Hetty van de Wouw |
10.883 | 11.070 | Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez
| ||
| Shaane Fulton |
10.933 | 11.183 | Miriam Vece
| ||
| Kelsey Mitchell |
10.850 | 11.228 | Stefany Cuadrado Florez
| ||
| Kristina Clonan |
10.980 | 11.080 | Steffie van der Peet
| ||
| Lauriane Genest |
10.996 | 10.932 | Martha Bayona Pineda
| ||
Round 1 Repechages[]
| Round 1 Repechage 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez | 11.085 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Miriam Vece | 11.089 | ||
| 3 | |
Julie Nicolaes | 11.594 | ||
| Round 1 Repechage 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Taky Marie Divine Kouame | 11.211 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Marlena Karwacka | 11.276 | ||
| 3 | |
Stefany Cuadrado Florez | 12.469 | ||
| Round 1 Repechage 3 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Steffie van der Peet | 11.155 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Yuli Verdugo Osuna | 11.156 | ||
| 3 | |
Bao Shanju | 11.282 | ||
| Round 1 Repechage 4 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Lauriane Genest | 10.986 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri | 11.045 | ||
| 3 | |
Riyu Ohta | 11.312 | ||
Round 2[]
| Round 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Lea Friedrich |
10.671 | 10.891 | Lauriane Genest
| ||
| Emma Finucane |
11.203 | 11.330 | Steffie van der Peet
| ||
| Ellesse Andrews |
11.271 | 11.417 | Taky Marie Divine Kouame
| ||
| Sophie Capewell |
10.810 | 10.887 | Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez
| ||
| Mathilde Gros |
10.788 | 10.804 | Martha Bayona Pineda
| ||
| Emma Hinze |
10.886 | 10.973 | Kristina Clonan
| ||
| Mina Sato |
10.816 | 10.858 | Kelsey Mitchell
| ||
| Hetty van de Wouw |
10.769 | 10.770 | Shaane Fulton
| ||
Round 2 Repechages[]
| Round 2 Repechages Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Lauriane Genest |
11.054 | 10.875 | Shaane Fulton
| ||
| Steffie van der Peet |
10.916 | 10.846 | Kelsey Mitchell
| ||
| Taky Marie Divine Kouame |
11.664 | 10.804 | Kristina Clonan
| ||
| Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez |
11.212 | 11.081 | Martha Bayona Pineda
| ||
Round 3[]
| Round 3 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Lea Friedrich |
10.716 | 10.807 | Martha Bayona Pineda
| ||
| Emma Finucane |
10.549 | 11.207 | Kristina Clonan
| ||
| Ellesse Andrews |
10.917 | 11.033 | Kelsey Mitchell
| ||
| Sophie Capewell |
10.811 | 10.815 | Shaane Fulton
| ||
| Mathilde Gros |
10.977 | 10.732 | Hetty van de Wouw
| ||
| Emma Hinze |
10.838 | 10.870 | Mina Sato
| ||
Round 3 Repechages[]
| Round 3 Repechage 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Martha Bayona Pineda | 10.871 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Mathilde Gros | 10.898 | ||
| 3 | |
Shaane Fulton | 11.147 | ||
| Round 3 Repechage 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Kelsey Mitchell | 10.613 | Q | |
| 2 | |
Mina Sato | 10.724 | ||
| 3 | |
Kristina Clonan | 10.908 | ||
Quarterfinals[]
| Quarterfinals Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Lea Friedrich |
10.774 10.684 |
10.991 10.736 |
Kelsey Mitchell
| ||
| Emma Finucane |
10.877 10.707 |
10.953 10.854 |
Martha Bayona Pineda
| ||
| Ellesse Andrews |
10.746 10.795 |
10.794 10.831 |
Emma Hinze
| ||
| Sophie Capewell |
10.727 10.812 |
10.639 10.672 |
Hetty van de Wouw
| ||
Semifinals[]
| Semifinals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Lea Friedrich |
10.701 10.718 10.721 |
10.687 10.771 10.872 |
Hetty van de Wouw
| ||
| Emma Finucane |
10.661 10.760 |
10.565 10.710 |
Ellesse Andrews
| ||
Finals[]
| Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Lea Friedrich |
10.780 11.140 |
10.685 10.516 |
Ellesse Andrews
| ||
| Bronze medal match | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Hetty van de Wouw |
11.007 10.789 |
10.770 10.629 |
Emma Finucane
| ||
| Final 5–8 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Athlete | Time | Info | |
| 1 | |
Sophie Capewell | 10.780 | ||
| 2 | |
Emma Hinze | 10.844 | ||
| 3 | |
Martha Bayona Pineda | 10.872 | ||
| 4 | |
Kelsey Mitchell | 11.273 | ||
Results[]
| Result | Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
 |
Ellesse Andrews | New Zealand |
 |
Lea Friedrich | Germany |
 |
Emma Finucane | Great Britain |
| 4 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands |
| 5 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain |
| 6 | Emma Hinze | Germany |
| 7 | Martha Bayona Pineda | Colombia |
| 8 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada |
| 9 | Mathilde Gros | France |
| 10 | Mina Sato | Japan |
| 11 | Shaane Fulton | New Zealand |
| 12 | Kristina Clonan | Australia |
| 13 | Lauriane Genest | Canada |
| 14 | Steffie van der Peet | Netherlands |
| 15 | Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez | Mexico |
| 16 | Taky Marie Divine Kouame | France |
| 17 | Stefany Cuadrado Florez | Colombia |
| 18 | Miriam Vece | Italy |
| 19 | Yuli Verdugo Osuna | Mexico |
| 20 | Riyu Ohta | Japan |
| 21 | Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri | Malaysia |
| 22 | Bao Shanju | China |
| 23 | Marlena Karwacka | Poland |
| 24 | Julie Nicolaes | Belgium |
| 25 | Nikola Sibiak | Poland |
| 26 | Sara Fiorin | Italy |
| 27 | Chloe Moran | Australia |
| 28 | Ese Ukpeseraye | Nigeria |
| — | Nicky Degrendele | Belgium |
| — | Yuan Liying | China |
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