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Sprint, Women

Date	22 – 24 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Podilatodromio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	12 from 11 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, as had become standard, but rather the qualifying was 3½ laps of the track, or 875 metres, and the match races were 3 laps, or 750 metres. The 2003-04 World Champion was Russian Svetlana Grankovskaya. The qualifying was led by Australian Anna Meares, who had already won gold in the 500 metre time trial in Athina. In the semi-finals Meares faced Canada’s Lori-Ann Muenzer, who placed on the podium at the worlds in 2000, 2001, and 2004, but had never won a major international. However, in Athina she pipped Meares in three races to advance to the final. In the final, she faced Tamilla Abasova, who had defeated her teammate Grankovskaya in three races in the semis, but was completely unknown. The final was an easy victory for Muenzer as she won in straight races, giving Canada its first ever gold medal in Olympic cycling.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Lori-Ann Muenzer	CAN	Gold
2	Tamila Abasova	RUS	Silver
3	Anna Meares	AUS	Bronze
4	Svetlana Grankovskaya	RUS
5	Natallia Tsylinskaya	BLR
6	Katrin Meinke	GER
7	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU
8	Daniela Larreal	VEN
9	Vicki Pendleton	GBR
10	Jennie Reed	USA
11	Yvonne Hijgenaar	NED
12	Evgeniya Radanova	BUL

Qualifying Round (22 August 2004 — 09:00-09:15)

Classification round - all 12 advanced to round one.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Anna Meares	AUS	11.291
2	Natallia Tsylinskaya	BLR	11.364
3	Tamila Abasova	RUS	11.364
4	Lori-Ann Muenzer	CAN	11.380
5	Yvonne Hijgenaar	NED	11.400
6	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU	11.430
7	Svetlana Grankovskaya	RUS	11.456
8	Daniela Larreal	VEN	11.597
9	Jennie Reed	USA	11.622
10	Vicki Pendleton	GBR	11.646
11	Katrin Meinke	GER	11.655
12	Evgeniya Radanova	BUL	12.457

Round One (22 August 2004 — 16:30-16:50)

Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Anna Meares	AUS	11.927	Q
2	Evgeniya Radanova	BUL	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Natallia Tsylinskaya	BLR	11.846	Q
2	Katrin Meinke	GER	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Tamila Abasova	RUS	11.714	Q
2	Vicki Pendleton	GBR	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Lori-Ann Muenzer	CAN	11.881	Q
2	Jennie Reed	USA	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Daniela Larreal	VEN	11.849	Q
2	Yvonne Hijgenaar	NED	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU	11.872	Q
2	Svetlana Grankovskaya	RUS	–

Round One Repêchage (22 August 2004 — 17:25-17:30)

Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Svetlana Grankovskaya	RUS	12.015	Q
2	Jennie Reed	USA	–
3	Evgeniya Radanova	BUL	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Katrin Meinke	GER	12.132	Q
2	Yvonne Hijgenaar	NED	–
3	Vicki Pendleton	GBR	–

Quarter-Finals (23 August 2004 — 16:30-16:45, 16:50-17:05, 17:20-17:30)

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

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Anna Meares	AUS	2	Q
2	Katrin Meinke	GER	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Svetlana Grankovskaya	RUS	2	Q
2	Natallia Tsylinskaya	BLR	0

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Tamila Abasova	RUS	2	Q		1
2	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU	1

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Lori-Ann Muenzer	CAN	2	Q
2	Daniela Larreal	VEN	0

Semi-Finals (24 August 2004 — 16:30-16:40, 16:55-17:05, 17:20-17:25)

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

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Lori-Ann Muenzer	CAN	2	Q
2	Anna Meares	AUS	1

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Tamila Abasova	RUS	2	Q
2	Svetlana Grankovskaya	RUS	1

Final Round (22 – 24 August 2004)

Match 1/2 (23 August 2004 — 16:45-16:50)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Lori-Ann Muenzer	CAN	2
2	Tamila Abasova	RUS	0

Match 3/4 (24 August 2004 — 16:50-16:55)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Anna Meares	AUS	2
2	Svetlana Grankovskaya	RUS	0
1	Yvonne Hijgenaar	NED	–
2	Evgeniya Radanova	BUL	–

Match 5-8 (24 August 2004 — 18:20-18:25, 18:45-18:50, 19:15-19:17)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Natallia Tsylinskaya	BLR	12.457
2	Katrin Meinke	GER	–
DNF	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU	–
DQ	Daniela Larreal	VEN	–

Match 9-12 (24 August 2004 — 18:25-18:30, 18:50-18:55, 19:17-19:20)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Vicki Pendleton	GBR	12.699
2	Jennie Reed	USA	–
3	Yvonne Hijgenaar	NED	–
4	Evgeniya Radanova	BUL	–