Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit
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The women's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics
took place on August 17 at the Laoshan Velodrome
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The first round of this track cycling
event consisted of head-to-head races over a 3000 m distance, but with the results being treated as time trial results rather than elimination rounds. The top eight times from the first round qualified the cyclists for the elimination round, and either or both of the cyclists in each first round race could move on. In the match round, the eight cyclists were paired off according to the seeding from the first round. The winner of each match round match advanced to the final, while the four losers were given final rankings (5th through 8th) based on their times in the match round. The four finalists were placed into the gold medal match and bronze medal match based on their times in the match round.
Per the start list and the qualifying result.
Q = Qualified for the match rounds
OVL=Overlapped, DNF=Did not finish
Match 2
Match 3
Match 4
Bronze medal match
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
took place on August 17 at the Laoshan Velodrome
Laoshan Velodrome
The Laoshan Velodrome is a velodrome that is located in Laoshan, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China. It was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The venue was tested during the UCI Track World Cup in December 2007....
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The first round of this track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
event consisted of head-to-head races over a 3000 m distance, but with the results being treated as time trial results rather than elimination rounds. The top eight times from the first round qualified the cyclists for the elimination round, and either or both of the cyclists in each first round race could move on. In the match round, the eight cyclists were paired off according to the seeding from the first round. The winner of each match round match advanced to the final, while the four losers were given final rankings (5th through 8th) based on their times in the match round. The four finalists were placed into the gold medal match and bronze medal match based on their times in the match round.
Preliminaries
The thirteen cyclists were matched into six two-rider heats and one heat of a single rider in the preliminary round. The eight riders with the fastest recorded times progressed to the match rounds.Per the start list and the qualifying result.
| Heat | Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:56.849 | 13 | |
| 2 | 3:39.561 Q | 8 | |
| 3:45.691 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 3:40.862 | 9 | |
| 3:44.480 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3:41.175 | 10 | |
| 3:36.063 Q | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3:31.942 Q | 3 | |
| 3:34.312 Q | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3:35.471 Q | 5 | |
| 3:28.443 Q | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3:28.641 Q | 2 | |
| 3:38.178 Q | 7 |
Q = Qualified for the match rounds
Match rounds
The eight fastest cyclists from the preliminaries were matched together, with the two faster winners from this round advancing to race for gold and silver, and the two slower winners racing for bronze.OVL=Overlapped, DNF=Did not finish
Semifinals
Match 1| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 3:32.478 | 4 | |
| 3:34.237 | 5 |
Match 2
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 3:31.785 | 3 | |
| 3:36.808 | 6 |
Match 3
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 3:27.703 | 1 | |
| 3:37.296 OVL | 7 |
Match 4
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 3:27.829 | 2 | |
| DNF | 8 |
Medal round
Gold medal match| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 3:28.321 |  |
|
| 3:30.395 |  |
Bronze medal match
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 3:31.413 |  |
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| 3:34.156 | 4 |