2012 European Track Championships – Men's sprint
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The Men's sprint event at the 2012 European Track Championships of track cycling was held on 20 October 2012. The event began with 27 riders participating in a qualifying round, and culminated in a final where Russian cyclist Denis Dmitriev won the gold medal.[1]
Medalists
| Gold |  Denis Dmitriev (RUS) |
| Silver |  Max Niederlag (GER) |
| Bronze |  Christos Volikakis (GRE) |
Results
Qualifying
Fastest 24 riders advanced to the 1/16 finals, it was held at 10:00.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Niederlag | Germany | 10.097 | Q |
| 2 | Andriy Vynokurov |  Ukraine | 10.223 | Q |
| 3 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | 10.224 | Q |
| 4 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia | 10.224 | Q |
| 5 | Lewis Oliva |  Great Britain | 10.267 | Q |
| 6 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | 10.308 | Q |
| 7 | Adam Ptáčník |  Czech Republic | 10.310 | Q |
| 8 | Charlie Conord |  France | 10.311 | Q |
| 9 | Christos Volikakis | Greece | 10.325 | Q |
| 10 | Tobias Wächter | Germany | 10.367 | Q |
| 11 | Damian Zieliński |  Poland | 10.418 | Q |
| 12 | Matthijs Büchli |  Netherlands | 10.447 | Q |
| 13 | Julien Palma | France | 10.459 | Q |
| 14 | Tomáš Bábek | Czech Republic | 10.512 | Q |
| 15 | Rafal Sarnecki | Poland | 10.562 | Q |
| 16 | Hylke van Grieken | Netherlands | 10.567 | Q |
| 17 | Sotirios Bretas | Greece | 10.651 | Q |
| 18 | Eoin Mullen |  Ireland | 10.695 | Q |
| 19 | Francesco Ceci |  Italy | 10.712 | Q |
| 20 | Andriy Kutsenko | Ukraine | 10.735 | Q |
| 21 | Miroslav Minchev |  Bulgaria | 10.888 | Q |
| 22 | Jani Mikkonen |  Finland | 11.110 | Q |
| 23 | Wille-Oskari Riihela | Finland | 11.120 | Q |
| 24 | Vladislav Novik |  Belarus | 11.243 | Q |
| 25 | Airidas Videika |  Lithuania | 11.281 | |
| 26 | Evgeni Veremchuk | Belarus | 11.395 | |
| – | Davit Askurava |  Georgia | DNS |
1/16 Finals
Winner of each heat qualified to 1/8 Finals, the races were held at 10:55.[3]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Niederlag | Germany | 10.868 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Vladislav Novik | Belarus | ||
| 2 | 1 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Wille-Oskari Riihela | Finland | DSQ | |
| 3 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | 11.787 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jani Mikkonen | Finland | ||
| 4 | 1 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia | 10.969 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Miroslav Minchev | Bulgaria | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lewis Oliva | Great Britain | 10.911 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Andriy Kutsenko | Ukraine | ||
| 6 | 1 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | 10.798 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Francesco Ceci | Italy | ||
| 7 | 1 | Adam Ptáčník | Czech Republic | 11.069 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Eoin Mullen | Ireland | ||
| 8 | 1 | Charlie Conord | France | 10.792 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Sotirios Bretas | Greece | ||
| 9 | 1 | Christos Volikakis | Greece | 10.760 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Hylke van Grieken | Netherlands | ||
| 10 | 1 | Tobias Wächter | Germany | 11.045 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Rafal Sarnecki | Poland | ||
| 11 | 1 | Tomáš Bábek | Czech Republic | 10.862 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Damian Zieliński | Poland | ||
| 12 | 1 | Julien Palma | France | 10.927 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Matthijs Büchli | Netherlands | REL |
1/8 Finals
Winner of each heat qualified to 1/4 Finals, losers went to the repêchage. The races were held at 11:41.[4]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Niederlag | Germany | 10.628 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Julien Palma | France | ||
| 2 | 1 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | 10.674 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Tomáš Bábek | Czech Republic | ||
| 3 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | 10.717 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tobias Wächter | Germany | ||
| 4 | 1 | Christos Volikakis | Greece | 10.971 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia | ||
| 5 | 1 | Charlie Conord | France | 10.628 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Lewis Oliva | Great Britain | ||
| 6 | 1 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | 10.852 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Adam Ptáčník | Czech Republic |
1/8 Finals Repechage
The loser of the 1/8 Finals raced, winners advanced to the Quarterfinals. Races were held at 12:09.[5]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia | 11.180 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Julien Palma | France | ||
| 1 | 3 | Adam Ptáčník | Czech Republic | ||
| 2 | 1 | Tomáš Bábek | Czech Republic | 10.734 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Tobias Wächter | Germany | ||
| 2 | 3 | Lewis Oliva | Great Britain |
Quarterfinals
The races were held at 12:42, 13:26 and 13:51.[6]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Niederlag | Germany | 10.753 | 10.806 | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Tomáš Bábek | Czech Republic | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia | 10.641 | 10.404 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | 10.551 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | 10.342 | 10.575 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Christos Volikakis | Greece | 10.716 | 10.698 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Charlie Conord | France |
Race for 5th–8th Places
It was held at 20:56.[7]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | 10.790 |
| 6 | Tomáš Bábek | Czech Republic | |
| 7 | Charlie Conord | France | |
| 8 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain |
Semifinals
The races were held at 19:36 and 20:28.[8]
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Niederlag | Germany | 10.897 | 10.648 | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Christos Volikakis | Greece | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | 11.055 | 10.844 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia |
Finals
The races were held at 21:12, 21:39 and 21:45.[9]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal Races | |||||
 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | 10.485 | 10.350 | |
 | Max Niederlag | Germany | |||
| Bronze Medal Races | |||||
 | Christos Volikakis | Greece | 10.727 | 10.704 | |
| 4 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia | 10.760 | ||