# 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint

The Women's sprint at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on April 5–6. 29 cyclists participated in the contest.

## Medalists

| Gold | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) |
| Silver | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) |
| Bronze | Anna Meares (AUS) |

## Results
### Qualifying

The Qualifying was held at 13:30, the top 24 riders qualified for the next round.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anna Meares | Australia | 10.782 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Guo Shuang | China | 11.004 | Q |
| 3 | Miriam Welte | Germany | 11.033 | Q |
| 4 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | 11.067 | Q |
| 5 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain | 11.076 | Q |
| 6 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | 11.078 | Q |
| 7 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | 11.079 | Q |
| 8 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | 11.090 | Q |
| 9 | Monique Sullivan | Canada | 11.101 | Q |
| 10 | Kaarle McCulloch | Australia | 11.105 | Q |
| 11 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine | 11.131 | Q |
| 12 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba | 11.150 | Q |
| 13 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | 11.166 | Q |
| 14 | Viktoria Baranova | Russia | 11.170 | Q |
| 15 | Sandie Clair | France | 11.186 | Q |
| 16 | Lee Hye-Jin | South Korea | 11.228 | Q |
| 17 | Lin Junhong | China | 11.244 | Q |
| 18 | Zhong Tianshi | China | 11.252 | Q |
| 19 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela | 11.267 | Q |
| 20 | Yvonne Hijgenaar | Netherlands | 11.302 | Q |
| 21 | Virginie Cueff | France | 11.386 | Q |
| 22 | Kayono Maeda | Japan | 11.402 | Q |
| 23 | Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia | 11.458 | Q |
| 24 | Juliana Gaviria | Colombia | 11.469 | Q |
| 25 | Fatehah Mustapa | Malaysia | 11.487 | |
| 26 | Elena Brezhniva | Russia | 11.508 | |
| 27 | Hiroko Ishii | Japan | 11.800 | |
| 28 | Maryia Lohvinava | Belarus | 11.984 | |
| 29 | Iryna Papezhuk | Ukraine | 12.135 | |

### Finals
#### 1/16 Finals

The 1/16 Finals were held at 14:20.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Anna Meares | Australia | 12.041 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Juliana Gaviria | Colombia | | |
| 2 | 1 | Guo Shuang | China | 11.733 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia | | |
| 3 | 1 | Miriam Welte | Germany | 11.842 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kayona Maeda | Japan | | |
| 4 | 1 | Virginie Cueff | France | 11.895 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | | |
| 5 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain | 11.618 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Yvonne Hijgenaar | Netherlands | | |
| 6 | 1 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela | 11.850 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | | |
| 7 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | 12.023 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Zhong Tianshi | China | | |
| 8 | 1 | Lin Junhong | China | 11.901 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | | |
| 9 | 1 | Lee Hye-Jin | South Korea | 11.741 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Monique Sullivan | Canada | | |
| 10 | 1 | Sandie Clair | France | 11.681 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Kaarle McCulloch | Australia | | |
| 11 | 1 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine | 11.462 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Viktoria Baranova | Russia | | |
| 12 | 1 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba | 11.612 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | | |

#### 1/8 Finals

The 1/8 Finals were held at 16:15.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Anna Meares | Australia | 11.568 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba | | |
| 2 | 1 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine | 11.383 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Guo Shuang | China | | |
| 3 | 1 | Miriam Welte | Germany | 11.505 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Sandie Clair | France | | |
| 4 | 1 | Virginie Cueff | France | 11.901 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Lee Hye-Jin | South Korea | | |
| 5 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain | 11.852 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Lin Junhong | China | | |
| 6 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | 11.398 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela | | |

#### Repechage

The 1/8 Finals Repechage were held at 17:10.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba | 11.635 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Lee Hye-Jin | South Korea | | |
| 1 | 3 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela | | |
| 2 | 1 | Guo Shuang | China | 11.821 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lin Junhong | China | | |
| 2 | 3 | Sandie Clair | France | | |

#### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held at 19:00 and 19:30.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Anna Meares | Australia | 11.491 | 11.591 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Guo Shuang | China | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine | 11.806 | 11.588 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba | | | |
| 3 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | 11.536 | 11.616 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Miriam Welte | Germany | | | |
| 4 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain | 11.732 | 11.739 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Virginie Cueff | France | | | |

#### Race 5th–8th Place

The race for 5th–8th Places was held at 22:00.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 5 | Guo Shuang | China | 11.925 |
| 6 | Miriam Welte | Germany | |
| 7 | Virginie Cueff | France | |
| 8 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba | |

#### Semifinals

The semifinals were held at 19:00, 19:40 and 20:15.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain | DNF | 11.337 | 11.526 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Anna Meares | Australia | 11.278 | REL | | |
| 2 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | 11.674 | 11.911 | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine | | | | |

#### Small Final

The finals were held at 20:45 and 21:35.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
| | Anna Meares | Australia | 11.376 | 11.343 | | |
| 4 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine | | | | |

#### Final

| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
| | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain | 11.603 | 11.711 | | |
| | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | | REL | | |