# 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint

The Men's sprint competition at the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 15 and 16 October 2022.

## Results
### Qualifying

The qualifying was started on 15 October at 12:30. The top four riders advanced directly to the 1/8 finals; places 5 to 28 advanced to the 1/16 final.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
| 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | 9.224 | | Q |
| 2 | Matthew Richardson | Australia | 9.381 | +0.157 | Q |
| 3 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | 9.405 | +0.181 | Q |
| 4 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | 9.456 | +0.232 | Q |
| 5 | Thomas Cornish | Australia | 9.527 | +0.303 | Q |
| 6 | Kaiya Ota | Japan | 9.531 | +0.307 | Q |
| 7 | Tom Derache | France | 9.543 | +0.319 | Q |
| 8 | Sébastien Vigier | France | 9.548 | +0.324 | Q |
| 9 | Hamish Turnbull | Great Britain | 9.592 | +0.368 | Q |
| 10 | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | 9.601 | +0.377 | Q |
| 11 | Rayan Helal | France | 9.605 | +0.381 | Q |
| 12 | Nick Wammes | Canada | 9.622 | +0.398 | Q |
| 13 | Stefan Bötticher | Germany | 9.623 | +0.399 | Q |
| 14 | Sándor Szalontay | Hungary | 9.631 | +0.407 | Q |
| 15 | Cristian Ortega | Colombia | 9.639 | +0.415 | Q |
| 16 | Kevin Quintero | Colombia | 9.643 | +0.419 | Q |
| 17 | Kohei Terasaki | Japan | 9.673 | +0.449 | Q |
| 18 | Sam Ligtlee | Netherlands | 9.680 | +0.456 | Q |
| 19 | Martin Čechman | Czech Republic | 9.681 | +0.457 | Q |
| 20 | Tijmen van Loon | Netherlands | 9.688 | +0.464 | Q |
| 21 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | 9.698 | +0.474 | Q |
| 22 | Kento Yamasaki | Japan | 9.741 | +0.517 | Q |
| 23 | Maximilian Dörnbach | Germany | 9.806 | +0.582 | Q |
| 24 | Ryan Dodyk | Canada | 9.817 | +0.593 | Q |
| 25 | Liu Qi | China | 9.827 | +0.603 | Q |
| 26 | Rafał Sarnecki | Poland | 9.836 | +0.612 | Q |
| 27 | Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom | Malaysia | 9.840 | +0.616 | Q |
| 28 | Alejandro Martínez | Spain | 9.847 | +0.623 | Q |
| 29 | Jai Angsuthasawit | Thailand | 9.867 | +0.643 | |
| 30 | Svajūnas Jonauskas | Lithuania | 9.905 | +0.681 | |
| 31 | Ronaldo Laitonjam | India | 9.910 | +0.686 | |
| 32 | Andrey Chugay | Kazakhstan | 9.911 | +0.687 | |
| 33 | Sergey Ponomaryov | Kazakhstan | 9.941 | +0.717 | |
| 34 | Kwesi Browne | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.012 | +0.788 | |
| 35 | Jean Spies | South Africa | 10.044 | +0.820 | |

### 1/16 finals

The 1/16 finals were started on 15 October at 13:40.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Thomas Cornish | Australia | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Alejandro Martínez | Spain | +0.186 | |
| 2 | 1 | Kaiya Ota | Japan | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom | Malaysia | +0.073 | |
| 3 | 1 | Rafał Sarnecki | Poland | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tom Derache | France | | REL |
| 4 | 1 | Sébastien Vigier | France | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Liu Qi | China | +0.047 | |
| 5 | 1 | Hamish Turnbull | Great Britain | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ryan Dodyk | Canada | +0.159 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Maximilian Dörnbach | Germany | +0.089 | |
| 7 | 1 | Rayan Helal | France | | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Kento Yamasaki | Japan | +0.024 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Nick Wammes | Canada | +0.133 | |
| 9 | 1 | Stefan Bötticher | Germany | | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Tijmen van Loon | Netherlands | +0.078 | |
| 10 | 1 | Martin Čechman | Czech Republic | | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Sándor Szalontay | Hungary | +0.100 | |
| 11 | 1 | Cristian Ortega | Colombia | | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Sam Ligtlee | Netherlands | +0.339 | |
| 12 | 1 | Kevin Quintero | Colombia | | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Kohei Terasaki | Japan | +0.036 | |

### 1/8 finals

The 1/8 finals were started on 15 October at 15:21.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Kevin Quintero | Colombia | +0.474 | |
| 2 | 1 | Matthew Richardson | Australia | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Cristian Ortega | Colombia | +0.176 | |
| 3 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Martin Čechman | Czech Republic | +0.094 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Stefan Bötticher | Germany | +0.054 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Thomas Cornish | Australia | +0.531 | |
| 6 | 1 | Rayan Helal | France | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Kaiya Ota | Japan | +0.027 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Rafał Sarnecki | Poland | +0.056 | |
| 8 | 1 | Hamish Turnbull | Great Britain | | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Sébastien Vigier | France | +0.001 | |

### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were started on 15 October at 17:52.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Hamish Turnbull | Great Britain | +0.094 | +0.217 | | |
| 2 | 1 | Matthew Richardson | Australia | X | X | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | +2.267 | +0.031 | | |
| 3 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | X | X | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Rayan Helal | France | +0.573 | +0.105 | | |
| 4 | 1 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | X | +0.015 | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | +0.041 | X | +0.080 | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 16 October at 17:52.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | +0.399 | +0.146 | |
| 2 | 1 | Matthew Richardson | Australia | X | x | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | +0.015 | +0.038 | |

### Finals

The finals were started on 16 October at 14:07.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 |
| Gold medal race ||||||
| | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X |
| | Matthew Richardson | Australia | +0.155 | +0.083 |
| Bronze medal race ||||||
| | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | X | X |
| 4 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | +0.223 | +0.259 |