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2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint

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The Women's sprint competition at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held over two days at the Vodafone Arena in Melbourne, Australia. 22 riders from 16 nations competed[1]. The early rounds were raced on 28 May, with the semifinals, finals, and races for minor placings on 29 May.

VenueVodafone Arena
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Dates28–29 May 2004
Competitors22 from 16 nations
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Women's sprint
at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueVodafone Arena
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Dates28–29 May 2004
Competitors22 from 16 nations
Medalists
gold medal Svetlana Grankovskaya   Russia
silver medal Anna Meares   Australia
bronze medal Lori-Ann Muenzer   Canada
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Svetlana Grankovskaya won her second consecutive sprint world title. After the race she described herself as "very motivated and very driven." Anna Meares won silver, following in the footsteps of her sister Kerrie Meares who won silver in the sprint in 2002.[2]

Results

Qualifying

Qualifying took place on Friday 28 May 2004, starting at 11:50. The qualifying round was a flying 200m time trial. The top 18 riders who completed qualifying would progress in the competition.[1]

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Qualifying results[1]
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Svetlana Grankovskaya Russia11.339Q
2Anna Meares Australia11.450Q
3Simona Krupeckaite Lithuania11.452Q
4Natallia Tsylinskaya Belarus11.462Q
5Yvonne Hijgenaar Netherlands11.472Q
6Lori-Ann Muenzer Canada11.527Q
7Tamilla Abassova Russia11.534Q
8Victoria Pendleton Great Britain11.559Q
9Jennie Reed United States11.569Q
10Jiang Cuihua China11.612Q
11Clara Sanchez France11.621Q
12Tanya Lindenmuth United States11.646Q
13Jiang Yonghua China11.666Q
14Susan Panzer Germany11.671Q
15Daniela Larreal Venezuela11.770Q
16Elisa Frisoni Italy11.840Q
17Oxana Grishina Russia11.843Q
18Katrin Meinke Germany11.855Q
19Szilvia Szabolcsi Hungary11.941
20Nancy Contreras Mexico11.981
21Iryna Yanovych Ukraine12.083
22Anastasia Tchulkova Russia12.264
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1/16 Finals

The 1/16 finals took place on Friday 28 May 2004, starting at 13:20. Each heat consisted of a single three-lap race between two riders. Rider who won their heats proceeded to the 1/8 finals, while riders who lost their heats would race again in repechage for another chance to qualify for the 1/8 finals. In heat 5, Susan Panzer received a warning from the commissaires for deliberately riding on the blue band. In heat 9, Jiang Cuihua was disqualified from the competition for causing her opponent to crash.[3]

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1/16 Finals results[3]
HeatRankNameNationNotes
11Svetlana Grankovskaya RussiaQ
12Katrin Meinke Germany
21Anna Meares AustraliaQ
22Oxana Grishina Russia
31Simona Krupeckaite LithuaniaQ
32Elisa Frisoni Italy
41Natallia Tsylinskaya BelarusQ
42Daniela Larreal Venezuela
51Yvonne Hijgenaar NetherlandsQ
52Susan Panzer Germany
61Lori-Ann Muenzer CanadaQ
62Jiang Yonghua China
71Tamilla Abassova RussiaQ
72Tanya Lindenmuth United States
81Victoria Pendleton Great BritainQ
82Clara Sanchez France
91Jennie Reed United StatesQ
92Jiang Cuihua ChinaDSQ
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1/16 Final Repechage

The 1/16 final repechage took place on Friday 28 May 2004, starting at 14:10. Each heat consisted of a single three-lap race between two or three riders, with the winner of each heat proceeding other the 1/8 finals. In heat 2, Susan Panzer was relegated by the commissaires for not holding her line during the final sprint.[4]

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1/16 Finals Repechage results[4]
HeatRankNameNationNotes
11Katrin Meinke GermanyQ
12Jiang Yonghua China
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21Oxana Grishina RussiaQ
22Tanya Lindenmuth United States
23Susan Panzer GermanyREL
31Daniela Larreal VenezuelaQ
32Elisa Frisoni Italy
33Clara Sanchez France
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1/8 Finals

The 1/8 finals took place on Friday 28 May 2004, starting at 19:30. Each heat consisted of a single three-lap race between two riders, with winners proceeding to the quarterfinals and losers racing again in repechage.[5]

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1/8 Finals results[5]
HeatRankNameNationNotes
11Svetlana Grankovskaya RussiaQ
12Daniela Larreal Venezuela
21Anna Meares AustraliaQ
22Oxana Grishina Russia
31Simona Krupeckaite LithuaniaQ
22Katrin Meinke Germany
41Natallia Tsylinskaya BelarusQ
42Jennie Reed United States
51Victoria Pendleton Great BritainQ
52Yvonne Hijgenaar Netherlands
61Lori-Ann Muenzer CanadaQ
62Tamilla Abassova Russia
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1/8 Finals Repechage

The 1/8 finals repechage took place on 28 May 2004, starting at 20:15[5]. The winner of each proceeded to the quarterfinals. During the first heat, Tamilla Abassova was relegated by the commissaires[6].

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1/8 Finals Repechage results[6]
HeatRankNameNationNotes
11Jennie Reed United StatesQ
12Daniela Larreal Venezuela
13Tamilla Abassova RussiaREL
21Oxana Grishina RussiaQ
22Katrin Meinke Germany
23Yvonne Hijgenaar Netherlands
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Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals took place on Friday 28 May 2004, starting at 20:45. Each heat was a best-of-three competition between two riders, with riders needing to win two three-lap races to win their heat. Winner would proceed to the semifinals, while losers would race for 5th–8th place. In heat 4, Natallia Tsylinskaya received a warning from the commissaires for deviating from her line during the final sprint.[7] Tsylinskaya also fell in her first race against Pendleton and was unable to finish that race, but she was only bruised and was able to contest the other two races in the heat[8].

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Quarterfinals results[7]
HeatRankNameNationRace 1Race 2DeciderNotes
11Svetlana Grankovskaya RussiaXXQ
12Oxana Grishina Russia
21Anna Meares AustraliaXXQ
22Jennie Reed United States
31Lori-Ann Muenzer CanadaXXQ
32Simona Krupeckaite LithuaniaX
41Victoria Pendleton Great BritainXXQ
42Natallia Tsylinskaya BelarusDNFX
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Semifinals

The semifinals took place on Saturday 29 May 2004, starting at 19:15. Like the quarterfinals, each heat in this round was a best-of-three competition. The winners from this round would go on to compete for the gold medal, and the losers from this round would compete for bronze. Victoria Pendleton was relegated in the second race of heat 1 for entering the sprinter's lane when her opponent was already there.[9]

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Semifinals results[9]
HeatRankNameNationRace 1Race 2DeciderNotes
11Svetlana Grankovskaya RussiaXXQ
12Victoria Pendleton Great BritainREL
21Anna Meares AustraliaXXQ
22Lori-Ann Muenzer CanadaX
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Race for 9th–12th Places

The race for 9th–12th place took place on Saturday 29 May 2004, starting at 20:40. This round consisted of a single race between the riders who came second or third in the 1/8 final repechage to establish their overall placings.[10]

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Race for 9th–12th place results[10]
RankNameNationNotes
9Yvonne Hijgenaar Netherlands
10Katrin Meinke Germany
11Daniela Larreal Venezuela
12Tamilla Abassova Russia
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Race for 5th–8th Places

The race for 5th–8th place took place on Saturday 29 May 2004, starting at 20:45. This round consisted of a single race between the riders who lost their heats in the quarterfinals to establish their final placings.[11]

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Race for 5th–8th place results[11]
RankNameNationNotes
5Jennie Reed United States
6Oxana Grishina Russia
7Simona Krupeckaite Lithuania
8Natallia Tsylinskaya BelarusDNS
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Finals

The finals took place on Saturday 29 May 2004, starting at 20:50.[9]

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Final results[2]
RankNameNationRace 1Race 2Decider
Gold medal race
1st place, gold medalist(s)Svetlana Grankovskaya RussiaXX
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Anna Meares AustraliaX
Bronze medal race
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Lori-Ann Muenzer CanadaXX
4Victoria Pendleton Great Britain
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