Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin

The men's Keirin at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 16 August.[1]

Men's Keirin
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRio Olympic Velodrome
Date16 August
Competitors27 from 18 nations
Medalists
Jason Kenny  Great Britain
Matthijs Büchli  Netherlands
Azizulhasni Awang  Malaysia
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The medals were presented by Prince Tunku Imran, IOC member, Malaysia and Dr Wagih Azzam, Vice President of the UCI.

Competition format

The Keirin races involved 5.5 laps of the track behind a motorcycle, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The finals round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time

Date Time Round
Tuesday 16 August 201610:18 & 18:14Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final

Results

First round

Top two in each heat qualified directly for the second round; the remainder advanced to the first round repechages.[2]

  • R1 Relegation for moving down towards the inside of the track and forcing other competitor off the track
  • R2 Relegation and Warning for moving down towards the inside of the track when a rival was already there

First round Repechages

The winner of each heat qualified for the second round.[3]

  • R3 Relegation for entering the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there

Second round

First three riders in each semi qualified for the final; the remainder advanced to the small final (for places 7-12).[4]

Finals

The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.[5]

Final (places 7–12)
RankRiderTimeNote
7  Sam Webster (NZL)
8  Michaël D'Almeida (FRA)+0.009
9  Krzysztof Maksel (POL)+0.107
10  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS)+0.322
11  François Pervis (FRA)+0.406
12  Christos Volikakis (GRE)+0.514

Final (places 1–6)
RankRiderTimeNote
 Jason Kenny (GBR)
 Matthijs Büchli (NED)+0.040
 Azizulhasni Awang (MAS)+0.085
4  Joachim Eilers (GER)+0.110
5  Fabián Puerta (COL)+0.113
6  Damian Zieliński (POL)+0.594

References
  1. "Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. "First Round" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. "First Round Repechages" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. "Second Round" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. "Results and Final Classification" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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