# 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint

The Men's sprint competition at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held from 5 to 7 August 2023.

## Results
### Qualifying

The qualifying was started on 5 August at 10:58. 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 | 9.374 | | Q |
| 2 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | 9.527 | +0.153 | Q |
| 3 | Nicholas Paul | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.529 | +0.155 | Q |
| 4 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia | 9.584 | +0.210 | Q |
| 5 | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | 9.606 | +0.232 | Q |
| 6 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | 9.630 | +0.256 | Q |
| 7 | Maximilian Dörnbach | Germany | 9.657 | +0.283 | Q |
| 8 | Matthew Richardson | Australia | 9.696 | +0.322 | Q |
| 9 | Mikhail Iakovlev | Israel | 9.726 | +0.352 | Q |
| 10 | Kaiya Ota | Japan | 9.728 | +0.354 | Q |
| 11 | Joseph Truman | Great Britain | 9.728 | +0.354 | Q |
| 12 | Kevin Quintero | Colombia | 9.739 | +0.365 | Q |
| 13 | Thomas Cornish | Australia | 9.748 | +0.374 | Q |
| 14 | Ryan Dodyk | Canada | 9.761 | +0.387 | Q |
| 15 | Kohei Terasaki | Japan | 9.765 | +0.391 | Q |
| 16 | Vasilijus Lendel | Lithuania | 9.781 | +0.407 | Q |
| 17 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | 9.785 | +0.411 | Q |
| 18 | Nick Wammes | Canada | 9.797 | +0.423 | Q |
| 19 | Jeffrey Hoogland | Netherlands | 9.801 | +0.427 | Q |
| 20 | Rayan Helal | France | 9.802 | +0.428 | Q |
| 21 | Cristian Ortega | Colombia | 9.823 | +0.449 | Q |
| 22 | Sándor Szalontay | Hungary | 9.854 | +0.480 | Q |
| 23 | Sébastien Vigier | France | 9.881 | +0.507 | Q |
| 24 | Martin Čechman | Czech Republic | 9.887 | +0.513 | Q |
| 25 | Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom | Malaysia | 9.900 | +0.526 | Q |
| 26 | Jai Angsuthasawit | Thailand | 9.904 | +0.530 | Q |
| 27 | Rafał Sarnecki | Poland | 9.905 | +0.531 | Q |
| 28 | Sam Dakin | New Zealand | 9.908 | +0.534 | Q |
| 29 | Mattia Predomo | Italy | 9.947 | +0.573 | |
| 30 | Willy Weinrich | Germany | 9.997 | +0.623 | |
| 31 | Tijmen van Loon | Netherlands | 10.001 | +0.627 | |
| 32 | Alejandro Martínez | Spain | 10.056 | +0.682 | |
| 33 | Jean Spies | South Africa | 10.097 | +0.723 | |
| 34 | Kwesi Browne | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.197 | +0.823 | |
| 35 | Fadhil Zonis | Malaysia | 10.225 | +0.851 | |

### 1/16 finals

The 1/16 finals were held on 5 August at 12:31.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Sam Dakin | New Zealand | +0.086 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Rafał Sarnecki | Poland | +0.047 | |
| 3 | 1 | Maximilian Dörnbach | Germany | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jai Angsuthasawit | Thailand | +0.520 | |
| 4 | 1 | Matthew Richardson | Australia | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom | Malaysia | +0.119 | |
| 5 | 1 | Mikhail Iakovlev | Israel | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Martin Čechman | Czech Republic | +0.139 | |
| 6 | 1 | Kaiya Ota | Japan | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Sébastien Vigier | France | +0.050 | |
| 7 | 1 | Joseph Truman | Great Britain | | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Sándor Szalontay | Hungary | +0.150 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kevin Quintero | Colombia | | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Cristian Ortega | Colombia | +0.021 | |
| 9 | 1 | Thomas Cornish | Australia | | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Rayan Helal | France | +0.096 | |
| 10 | 1 | Jeffrey Hoogland | Netherlands | | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Ryan Dodyk | Canada | +0.088 | |
| 11 | 1 | Kohei Terasaki | Japan | | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Nick Wammes | Canada | +0.055 | |
| 12 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Vasilijus Lendel | Lithuania | +0.076 | |

### 1/8 finals

The 1/8 finals were held on 5 August at 14:08.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | +0.046 | |
| 2 | 1 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kohei Terasaki | Japan | +0.003 | |
| 3 | 1 | Nicholas Paul | Trinidad and Tobago | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jeffrey Hoogland | Netherlands | +0.193 | |
| 4 | 1 | Thomas Cornish | Australia | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia | | REL |
| 5 | 1 | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Kevin Quintero | Colombia | +0.035 | |
| 6 | 1 | Joseph Truman | Great Britain | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | +0.003 | |
| 7 | 1 | Kaiya Ota | Japan | | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Maximilian Dörnbach | Germany | +0.072 | |
| 8 | 1 | Matthew Richardson | Australia | | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Mikhail Iakovlev | Israel | +0.079 | |

### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were started on 6 August at 12:08.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Matthew Richardson | Australia | +0.324 | +0.040 | |
| 2 | 1 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | X | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kaiya Ota | Japan | +0.052 | +0.006 | |
| 3 | 1 | Nicholas Paul | Trinidad and Tobago | X | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Joseph Truman | Great Britain | +0.265 | +0.061 | |
| 4 | 1 | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | X | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Thomas Cornish | Australia | +0.032 | +0.061 | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 6 August at 12:21.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | +0.505 | +0.041 | |
| 2 | 1 | Nicholas Paul | Trinidad and Tobago | X | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | +0.192 | +0.380 | |

### Finals

The finals were started on 7 August at 18:55.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 |
| Gold medal race ||||||
| | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X |
| | Nicholas Paul | Trinidad and Tobago | +0.061 | +0.100 |
| Bronze medal race ||||||
| | Jack Carlin | Great Britain | X | X |
| 4 | Mateusz Rudyk | Poland | +0.030 | +0.010 |