Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin
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The men's Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 7 August.[1]
| Men's Keirin at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 7 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Chris Hoy from Great Britain won the gold medal.
Competition format
The Keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, 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 final round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.[2]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 7 August 2012 | 10:00 & 16:35 | Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final |
Results
First round
Heat 1
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hoy |  Great Britain |
| 2 | Simon van Velthooven |  New Zealand |
| 3 | Juan Peralta |  Spain |
| 4 | Sergey Borisov |  Russia |
| 5 | Njisane Phillip |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| 6 | Kazunari Watanabe |  Japan |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian Levy |  Germany |
| 2 | Teun Mulder |  Netherlands |
| 3 | Hersony Canelón |  Venezuela |
| 4 | Kamil Kuczyński |  Poland |
| 5 | Shane Perkins |  Australia |
| 6 | Zhang Miao |  China |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickaël Bourgain |  France |
| 2 | Azizulhasni Awang |  Malaysia |
| 3 | Fabián Puerta |  Colombia |
| 4 | Joseph Veloce |  Canada |
| 5 | Denis Špička |  Czech Republic |
| 6 | Christos Volikakis |  Greece |
Repechages
Heat 1
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christos Volikakis | Greece |
| 2 | Juan Peralta | Spain |
| 3 | Njisane Phillip | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 4 | Joseph Veloce | Canada |
| 5 | Sergey Borisov | Russia |
| 6 | Zhang Miao | China |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan |
| 2 | Hersony Canelón | Venezuela |
| 3 | Shane Perkins | Australia |
| 4 | Kamil Kuczyński | Poland |
| 5 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia |
| 6 | Denis Špička | Czech Republic |
Second round
Heat 1
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain |
| 2 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia |
| 3 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands |
| 4 | Njisane Phillip | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 5 | Juan Peralta | Spain |
| 6 | Christos Volikakis | Greece |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian Levy | Germany |
| 2 | Simon van Velthooven | New Zealand |
| 3 | Shane Perkins | Australia |
| 4 | Mickaël Bourgain | France |
| 5 | Hersony Canelón | Venezuela |
| 6 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan |
Finals
1st to 6th
7th to 12th
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Njisane Phillip | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8 | Mickaël Bourgain | France |
| 9 | Christos Volikakis | Greece |
| 10 | Juan Peralta | Spain |
| 11 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan |
| 12 | Hersony Canelón | Venezuela |