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Sprint, Men

Date	22 – 24 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Podilatodromio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	19 from 13 countries
Format	Qualifying over 3½ laps, or 875 metres. Match races over 3 laps, or 750 metres.

The event was not held over 1,000 metres, for the first time since 1908, but rather the qualifying was 3½ laps of the track, or 875 metres, and the match races were 3 laps, or 750 metres. The qualifying was led by Ryan Bayley (AUS), who recorded 10.177 to lead Theo Bos (NED), the 2004 World Champion. Bayley’s only serious achievement prior to the Olympics had been the 2001 world title in the keirin, the youngest ever champion in that event (18). Bayley and Bos were unbeaten as they made their way thru the rounds to meet each other in the final. They had met in the semi-finals at the 2004 Worlds, with Bos winning in three races. The Olympic final also went to three races, as Bos won the first race by a few centimeters, Bayley returning the favor in a similar close finish in the second race. In the deciding race, Bayley won decisively to win the gold medal. Bos would return to win the World Championships in 2006-2007, giving Australia it’s first ever sprint title, despite being a notable track cycling nation for ages. Bos is the brother of Jan Bos, a two-time Olympic silver medallist in 1000 m speed skating. He also competed in Athina, forming part of the Dutch team sprint trio.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Ryan Bayley	AUS	Gold
2	Theo Bos	NED	Silver
3	René Wolff	GER	Bronze
4	Laurent Gané	FRA
5	Ross Edgar	GBR
6	Barry Forde	BAR
7	Damian Zieliński	POL
8	Mickaël Bourgain	FRA
9	José Antonio Villanueva	ESP
10	Teun Mulder	NED
11	Josiah Ng	MAS
12	Sean Eadie	AUS
2 h1 r2/7	Łukasz Kwiatkowski	POL
2 h2 r2/7	Kim Chi-Beom	KOR
2 h3 r2/7	Yang Hui-Cheon	KOR
3 h1 r2/7	Stefan Nimke	GER
3 h2 r2/7	Alois Kaňkovský	CZE
3 h3 r2/7	Jaroslav Jeřábek	SVK
14 r1/8	Tomohiro Nagatsuka	JPN

Qualifying Round (22 August 2004 — 09:15-09:35)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ryan Bayley	AUS	10.177	Q
2	Theo Bos	NED	10.214	Q
3	René Wolff	GER	10.230	Q
4	Mickaël Bourgain	FRA	10.264	Q
5	Laurent Gané	FRA	10.271	Q
6	Ross Edgar	GBR	10.381	Q
7	Damian Zieliński	POL	10.441	Q
8	José Antonio Villanueva	ESP	10.446	Q
9	Sean Eadie	AUS	10.454	Q
10	Łukasz Kwiatkowski	POL	10.462	Q
11	Josiah Ng	MAS	10.515	Q
12	Teun Mulder	NED	10.565	Q
13	Barry Forde	BAR	10.597	Q
14	Tomohiro Nagatsuka	JPN	10.646	Q	1
15	Kim Chi-Beom	KOR	10.673	Q
16	Jaroslav Jeřábek	SVK	10.758	Q
17	Yang Hui-Cheon	KOR	10.955	Q
18	Alois Kaňkovský	CZE	10.956	Q
19	Stefan Nimke	GER	11.338		2

Round One (22 August 2004 — 16:50-17:25)

Winner of each heat advanced to eighth-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ryan Bayley	AUS	10.510	Q
2	Stefan Nimke	GER	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Theo Bos	NED	10.799	Q
2	Alois Kaňkovský	CZE	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	René Wolff	GER	11.104	Q
2	Yang Hui-Cheon	KOR	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Mickaël Bourgain	FRA	10.988	Q
2	Jaroslav Jeřábek	SVK	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Laurent Gané	FRA	11.166	Q
2	Kim Chi-Beom	KOR	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ross Edgar	GBR	10.768	Q
2	Barry Forde	BAR	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Damian Zieliński	POL	10.833	Q
2	Teun Mulder	NED	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	José Antonio Villanueva	ESP	11.234	Q
2	Josiah Ng	MAS	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Sean Eadie	AUS	11.025	Q
2	Łukasz Kwiatkowski	POL	–

Round One Repêchage (22 August 2004 — 17:30-17:40)

Winner of each heat advanced to eighth-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Barry Forde	BAR	10.731	Q
2	Łukasz Kwiatkowski	POL	–
3	Stefan Nimke	GER	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Teun Mulder	NED	10.740	Q
2	Kim Chi-Beom	KOR	–
3	Alois Kaňkovský	CZE	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Josiah Ng	MAS	11.006	Q
2	Yang Hui-Cheon	KOR	–
3	Jaroslav Jeřábek	SVK	–

Eighth-Finals (22 August 2004 — 18:00-18:20)

Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ryan Bayley	AUS	10.520	Q
2	Josiah Ng	MAS	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Theo Bos	NED	11.164	Q
2	Teun Mulder	NED	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	René Wolff	GER	10.548	Q
2	Barry Forde	BAR	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Mickaël Bourgain	FRA	10.936	Q
2	Sean Eadie	AUS	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Laurent Gané	FRA	10.772	Q
2	José Antonio Villanueva	ESP	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Damian Zieliński	POL	10.848	Q
2	Ross Edgar	GBR	–

1/8-Final Repêchage (22 August 2004 — 18:50-19:00)

Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ross Edgar	GBR	10.906	Q
2	Josiah Ng	MAS	–
3	Sean Eadie	AUS	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Barry Forde	BAR	11.294	Q
2	Teun Mulder	NED	–
DQ	José Antonio Villanueva	ESP	–

Quarter-Finals (23 August 2004 — 17:05-17:20, 17:45-18:00, 18:10-18:20)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to semi-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Ryan Bayley	AUS	2	Q
2	Barry Forde	BAR	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Theo Bos	NED	2	Q
2	Ross Edgar	GBR	0

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	René Wolff	GER	2	Q
2	Damian Zieliński	POL	0

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Laurent Gané	FRA	2	Q
2	Mickaël Bourgain	FRA	0

Semi-Finals (24 August 2004 — 16:40-16:50, 17:05-17:15, 17:25-17:30)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Ryan Bayley	AUS	2	Q
2	Laurent Gané	FRA	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Theo Bos	NED	2	Q
2	René Wolff	GER	0

Final Round (24 August 2004 — 17:15-17:20, 18:30-18:45, 18:55-19:05, 19:20-19:25)

Match 1/2 (17:15-17:20)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Ryan Bayley	AUS	2
2	Theo Bos	NED	1

Match 3/4 (18:40-18:45)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	René Wolff	GER	2
2	Laurent Gané	FRA	0

Match 5-8 (18:30-18:35, 18:55-19:00, 19:20-19:22)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ross Edgar	GBR	11.214
2	Barry Forde	BAR	–
3	Damian Zieliński	POL	–
4	Mickaël Bourgain	FRA	–

Match 9-12 (18:35-18:40, 19:00-19:05, 19:22-19:25)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	José Antonio Villanueva	ESP	11.063
2	Teun Mulder	NED	–
3	Josiah Ng	MAS	–
4	Sean Eadie	AUS	–