Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint
| Cycling events at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Road race | men | women | ||
| Team time trial | men | |||
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| Individual pursuit | men | |||
| Team pursuit | men | |||
| Sprint | men | women | ||
| Time trial | men | |||
| Points race | men | |||
The women's track cycling sprint competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held from 21 September to 24 September. Soviet rider Erika Salumäe won gold, while East Germany's Christa Luding-Rothenburger won silver and Connie Paraskevin-Young of the United States won bronze.[1]
Competition format
The competition was held as a knock-out tournament, preceded by a qualifying round.
The qualifying round had all participants complete one timed individual sprint, with their times deciding seeding in the eighth-finals. No cyclists were eliminated.
In the knock-out stages, the winners of each sprint progressed to the next round. The eighth-finals were held as four sprints with three cyclists in each, with following repechages for the second and third placed. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were contested head-to-head, best of three sprints. In addition, a one-off four-cyclist sprint was held to decide fifth to eighth places.
Schedule
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| 21 September | Qualification |
| 1/8 finals | |
| 1/8 repechage | |
| 22 September | 1/4 finals |
| 23 September | Semi-finals |
| Final (5th–8th places) | |
| 24 September | Final |
Results
Qualification
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Erika Salumäe (URS) | 11.527 OR |
| 2 |  Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) | 11.611 |
| 3 |  Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) | 11.692 |
| 4 |  Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) | 11.845 |
| 5 |  Julie Speight (AUS) | 11.955 |
| 6 |  Louise Jones (GBR) | 12.287 |
| 7 |  Elisabetta Fanton (ITA) | 12.303 |
| 8 |  Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) | 12.374 |
| 9 |  Kim Jin-yeong (KOR) | 12.416 |
| 10 |  Seiko Hashimoto (JPN) | 12.425 |
| 11 |  Zhou Suying (CHN) | 12.477 |
| 12 |  Beth Tabor (CAN) | 12.588 |
Eighth-finals
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erika Salumäe (URS) | 12.83 | Q |
| 2 | Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) | R | |
| 3 | Kim Jin-yeong (KOR) | R |
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) | 12.22 | Q |
| 2 | Seiko Hashimoto (JPN) | R | |
| 3 | Elisabetta Fanton (ITA) | R |
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) | 12.24 | Q |
| 2 | Zhou Suying (CHN) | R | |
| 3 | Louise Jones (GBR) | R |
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) | 12.11 | Q |
| 2 | Julie Speight (AUS) | R | |
| 3 | Beth Tabor (CAN) | R |
Repechages
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) | 12.80 | Q |
| Beth Tabor (CAN) |
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Seiko Hashimoto (JPN) | ||
| Louise Jones (GBR) | 12.36 | Q |
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Zhou Suying (CHN) | 12.65 | Q |
| Elisabetta Fanton (ITA) |
| Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Speight (AUS) | 13.04 | Q |
| Kim Jin-yeong (KOR) |
Quarter-finals
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika Salumäe (URS) | 12.34 | 11.81 | – | Q |
| Louise Jones (GBR) | – |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) | 12.13 | 11.90 | – | Q |
| Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) | – |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) | 11.80 | 11.63 | – | Q |
| Julie Speight (AUS) | – |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) | 12.85 | 12.94 | – | Q |
| Zhou Suying (CHN) | – |
Semi-finals
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika Salumäe (URS) | 12.38 | 12.22 | – | Q |
| Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) | – |
| Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) | 11.79 | |||
| Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) | 11.92 | 11.89 | Q |
Finals
| Rank | Name | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Julie Speight (AUS) | 12.56 | |
| 6 | Zhou Suying (CHN) | ||
| 7 | Louise Jones (GBR) | ||
| 8 | Yang Hsiu-chen (TPE) |
| Rank | Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) | 14.07 | 12.41 | – | |
| 4 | Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) | – |
| Rank | Name | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Erika Salumäe (URS) | 12.00 | 12.58 | ||
 | Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) | 11.68 |
References
- ↑ "Cycling at the 1988 Summer Games: Women's Sprint". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
External links
- "Official report of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games" (PDF). International Olympic Committee/LA84 Foundation. p. 359. Retrieved 21 August 2014. (results, see page 213 in PDF)
