Olympic record progression track cycling – Women's team pursuit

This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the women's team pursuit as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).[1]

The British Team riding the current Olympic record at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The women's 3000m team pursuit discipline for 3 riders was introduced at the 2012 Summer Olympics. After the 2012–13 track cycling season the UCI changed the discipline into a format of 4000 m with 4 riders, as it will be at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Progression

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

3000 m (2012)

The Dutch team (Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild, Amy Pieters) had temporarily the Olympic record during the qualification session in 2012

During the Qualification session there were several teams who rode a new best time and so had temporarily the Olympic Record. They are not listed as Olympic Record holders because they did not win the qualification session. These countries who had temporarily the Olympic record are:

Heat 1: Belarus: Tatsiana Sharakova, Alena Dylko, Aksana Papko in a time of 3:22.850
Heat 4: Netherlands: Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild, Amy Pieters in a time of 3:21.602
Heat 6: Canada: Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton, Jasmin Glaesser in a time of 3:19.816
Heat 7: United States: Sarah Hammer, Dotsie Bausch, Jennie Reed in a time of 3:19.406

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet
3:15.669	Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	London, London Velopark	Indoor track	3 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Qualification
3:14.682	Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	London, London Velopark	Indoor track	4 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Round 1
3:14.051	Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	London, London Velopark	Indoor track	4 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Gold medal race

4000 m (from 2016)

During the Qualification session there were several teams who rode a new best time and so had temporarily the Olympic Record. They are not listed as Olympic Record holders because they did not win the qualification session. These countries who had temporarily the Olympic record are:

Heat 1: Poland: Daria Pikulik, Edyta Jasińska, Justyna Kaczkowska, Natalia Rutkowska in a time of 4:28.988
Heat 3: Italy: Simona Frapporti, Tatiana Guderzo, Francesca Pattaro, Silvia Valsecchi in a time of 4:25.543
Heat 4: New Zealand: Lauren Ellis, Racquel Sheath, Rushlee Buchanan, Jaime Nielsen in a time of 4:20.061
Heat 6: Australia: Georgia Baker, Annette Edmondson, Amy Cure, Melissa Hoskins in a time of 4:19.059

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet	Ref
4:13.260	Great Britain Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell-Shand	Rio de Janeiro, Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	11 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics Qualifying	[2]
4:12.282	United States Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloe Dygert Jennifer Valente	Rio de Janeiro, Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	13 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics First round	[3]
4:12.152	Great Britain Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell-Shand	Rio de Janeiro, Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	13 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics First round	[4]
♦4:10.236	Great Britain Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell-Shand	Rio de Janeiro, Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	13 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics Finals	[5]

References

"Union Cycliste Internationale - Women - Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
"Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
"Women's Team Pursuit First Round Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
"Women's Team Pursuit First Round Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
"Women's Team Pursuit Final Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

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[1] "Union Cycliste Internationale - Women - Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

[2] "Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[3] "Women's Team Pursuit First Round Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[4] "Women's Team Pursuit First Round Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[5] "Women's Team Pursuit Final Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.