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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	NOC	Qualifying	R1	R1 Rep	QF	SF	Final
1	Lori-Ann Muenzer	CAN	11.380 (4)	11.881 (1 h4)	–	2 (1 h4)	2 (1 h1)	2 (1 h1)	Gold
2	Tamila Abasova	RUS	11.364 (3)	11.714 (1 h3)	–	2 (1 h3)	2 (1 h2)	0 (2 h1)	Silver
3	Anna Meares	AUS	11.291 (1)	11.927 (1 h1)	–	2 (1 h1)	1 (2 h1)	2 (1 h2)	Bronze
4	Svetlana Grankovskaya	RUS	11.456 (7)	– (2 h6)	12.015 (1 h1)	2 (1 h2)	1 (2 h2)	0 (2 h2)
5	Natallia Tsylinskaya	BLR	11.364 (2)	11.846 (1 h2)	–	0 (2 h2)	–	12.457 (1 h3)
6	Katrin Meinke	GER	11.655 (11)	– (2 h2)	12.132 (1 h2)	0 (2 h1)	–	– (2 h3)
7	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU	11.430 (6)	11.872 (1 h6)	–	1 (2 h3)	–	– (DNF h3)
8	Daniela Larreal	VEN	11.597 (8)	11.849 (1 h5)	–	0 (2 h4)	–	– (DQ h3)
9	Vicki Pendleton	GBR	11.646 (10)	– (2 h3)	– (3 h2)	–	–	12.699 (1 h4)
10	Jennie Reed	USA	11.622 (9)	– (2 h4)	– (2 h1)	–	–	– (2 h4)
11	Yvonne Hijgenaar	NED	11.400 (5)	– (2 h5)	– (2 h2)	–	–	– (1 h2)
12	Evgeniya Radanova	BUL	12.457 (12)	– (2 h1)	– (3 h1)	–	–	– (2 h2)

Qualifying Round

Date	22 August 2004 — 09:00-09:15
Format	Classification round - all 12 advanced to round one.

Pos	Competitor	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

Date	22 August 2004 — 16:30-16:50
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Heat #3

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

Heat #4

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

Heat #5

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

Heat #6

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

Round One Repêchage

Date	22 August 2004 — 17:25-17:30
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Quarter-Finals

Date	23 August 2004 — 16:30-16:45, 16:50-17:05, 17:20-17:30
Format	Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to semi-finals.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Heat #3

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

Heat #4

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

Semi-Finals

Date	24 August 2004 — 16:30-16:40, 16:55-17:05, 17:20-17:25
Format	Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to final.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Final Round

Date	22 – 24 August 2004

Heat 1/2

Time	23 August 2004 — 16:45-16:50

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

Heat 3/4

Time	24 August 2004 — 16:50-16:55

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

Heat 5-8

Time	24 August 2004 — 18:20-18:25, 18:45-18:50, 19:15-19:17

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

Heat 9-12

Time	24 August 2004 — 18:25-18:30, 18:50-18:55, 19:17-19:20

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