# 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint

The Women's Sprint was one of the eight women's events at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Manchester, United Kingdom.
28 cyclists from 18 countries were due to participate in the contest, but two riders did not start. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders were to advance to the 1/16 finals, therefore all riders who contested the qualification advanced to the next round.
The first rider in each of the 12 heats advanced to the second round. There was no repechage for this round.
The first rider from each of the six Second Round heats advanced to the Quarterfinals and the second placed riders from a repechage to determine the other two riders that competed in the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals turned out to be quite eventful, as Simona Krupeckaitė was relegated in her first match sprint against Willy Kanis when she failed to hold her line in the last 200 metres but won the next two matches to go through to the semifinals. Guo Shuang was also relegated in her second match sprint against Clara Sanchez when she entered the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there. Lisandra Guerra also received a warning for dangerous riding in the final bend. The first rider in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals and the 4 losing athletes faced a race for 5th-8th place.
The qualifying, first round, second round, second round repechages and quarterfinals took place on 28 March. The Semifinals and Finals took place on 29 March.

## World record

World record :
| WR | 10.831 | Olga Slyusareva (RUS) | Moscow | 25 April 1993 |

## Qualification

| Rank | Name | 100m | Time | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| Rank | Name | 100m | 100-200 | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 5.394 (1) | 10.904 | 66.030 | Q |
| 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | | 5.510 (1) | 66.030 | Q |
| 2 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | 5.438 (2) | 11.002 | 65.442 | Q |
| 2 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | | 5.564 (2) | 65.442 | Q |
| 3 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 5.462 (3) | 11.093 | 64.905 | Q |
| 3 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | | 5.631 (3) | 64.905 | Q |
| 4 | Gong Jinjie (CHN) | 5.478 (5) | 11.152 | 64.562 | Q |
| 4 | Gong Jinjie (CHN) | | 5.674 (4) | 64.562 | Q |
| 5 | Lisandra Guerra (CUB) | 5.480 (6) | 11.169 | 64.464 | Q |
| 5 | Lisandra Guerra (CUB) | | 5.689 (5) | 64.464 | Q |
| 6 | Willy Kanis (NED) | 5.469 (4) | 11.172 | 64.446 | Q |
| 6 | Willy Kanis (NED) | | 5.703 (6) | 64.446 | Q |
| 7 | Natalia Tsylinskaya (BLR) | 5.508 (7) | 11.221 | 64.165 | Q |
| 7 | Natalia Tsylinskaya (BLR) | | 5.713 (7) | 64.165 | Q |
| 8 | Swetlana Grankowskaja (RUS) | 5.540 (9) | 11.280 | 63.829 | Q |
| 8 | Swetlana Grankowskaja (RUS) | | 5.740 (8) | 63.829 | Q |
| 9 | Jennie Reed (USA) | 5.538 (8) | 11.283 | 63.812 | Q |
| 9 | Jennie Reed (USA) | | 5.745 (10) | 63.812 | Q |
| 10 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | 5.557 (11) | 11.298 | 63.728 | Q |
| 10 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | | 5.741 (9) | 63.728 | Q |
| 11 | Luybov Shulika (UKR) | 5.543 (10) | 11.317 | 63.621 | Q |
| 11 | Luybov Shulika (UKR) | | 5.774 (12) | 63.621 | Q |
| 12 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | 5.569 (12) | 11.346 | 63.458 | Q |
| 12 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | | 5.777 (13) | 63.458 | Q |
| 13 | Anna Blyth (GBR) | 5.590 (14) | 11.354 | 63.413 | Q |
| 13 | Anna Blyth (GBR) | | 5.764 (11) | 63.413 | Q |
| 14 | Zheng Lulu (CHN) | 5.611 (15) | 11.416 | 63.069 | Q |
| 14 | Zheng Lulu (CHN) | | 5.805 (15) | 63.069 | Q |
| 14 | Dana Glöss (GER) | 5.583 (13) | 11.416 | 63.069 | Q |
| 14 | Dana Glöss (GER) | | 5.833 (17) | 63.069 | Q |
| 16 | Karlee McCulloch (AUS) | 5.633 (16) | 11.417 | 63.063 | Q |
| 16 | Karlee McCulloch (AUS) | | 5.784 (14) | 63.063 | Q |
| 17 | Christin Muche (GER) | 5.692 (20) | 11.510 | 62.554 | Q |
| 17 | Christin Muche (GER) | | 5.818 (16) | 62.554 | Q |
| 18 | Sandie Clair (FRA) | 5.697 (22) | 11.542 | 62.380 | Q |
| 18 | Sandie Clair (FRA) | | 5.845 (19) | 62.380 | Q |
| 19 | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | 5.709 (23) | 11.545 | 62.364 | Q |
| 19 | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | | 5.836 (18) | 62.364 | Q |
| 20 | Miriam Welte (GER) | 5.696 (21) | 11.550 | 62.337 | Q |
| 20 | Miriam Welte (GER) | | 5.854 (20) | 62.337 | Q |
| 21 | Oksana Grishina (RUS) | 5.686 (19) | 11.576 | 62.197 | Q |
| 21 | Oksana Grishina (RUS) | | 6.096 (21) | 62.197 | Q |
| 22 | Virginie Cueff (FRA) | 5.684 (17) | 11.599 | 62.074 | Q |
| 22 | Virginie Cueff (FRA) | | 5.915 (22) | 62.074 | Q |
| 23 | Diana García (COL) | 5.684 (17) | 11.605 | 61.042 | Q |
| 23 | Diana García (COL) | | 5.921 (23) | 61.042 | Q |
| 24 | Anastasia Chulkova (RUS) | 5.791 (25) | 11.738 | 61.339 | Q |
| 24 | Anastasia Chulkova (RUS) | | 5.947 (24) | 61.339 | Q |
| 25 | Jessica Varnish (GBR) | 5.758 (24) | 11.756 | 61.245 | Q |
| 25 | Jessica Varnish (GBR) | | 6.025 (20) | 61.245 | Q |
| 25 | Valentina Alessio (ITA) | 5.804 (26) | 11.756 | 61.245 | Q |
| 25 | Valentina Alessio (ITA) | | 5.952 (25) | 61.245 | Q |
| 27 | Sakie Tsukuda (JPN) | 6.005 (27) | 12.268 | 58.689 | Q |
| 27 | Sakie Tsukuda (JPN) | | 6.263 (27) | 58.689 | Q |
| 28 | Maneephan Jutatip (THA) | 6.110 (28) | 12.532 | 57.452 | Q |
| 28 | Maneephan Jutatip (THA) | | 6.422 (28) | 57.452 | Q |

## 1/16 Finals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 200m Time | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.978 | 60.110 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Anastasia Chulkova (RUS) | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | 11.754 | 61.225 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Diana García (COL) | | | |
| 3 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 11.886 | 60.575 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Virginie Cueff (FRA) | | | |
| 4 | 1 | Oksana Grishina (RUS) | 11.853 | 60.744 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gong Jinjie (CHN) | | | |
| 5 | 1 | Lisandra Guerra (CUB) | 11.69 | 61.543 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Miriam Welte (GER) | | | |
| 6 | 1 | Willy Kanis (NED) | 12.518 | 57.517 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | | | |
| 7 | 1 | Natalia Tsylinskaya (BLR) | 13.281 | 54.212 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Sandie Clair (FRA) | | | |
| 8 | 1 | Christin Muche (GER) | 11.875 | 60.631 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Swetlana Grankowskaja (RUS) | | | |
| 9 | 1 | Jennie Reed (USA) | 11.954 | 60.230 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Kaarle McCulloch (FRA) | | | |
| 10 | 1 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | 11.925 | 60.377 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Dana Glöss (GER) | | | |
| 11 | 1 | Zheng Lulu (CHN) | 11.862 | 60.698 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Luybov Shulika (UKR) | | | |
| 12 | 1 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | 11.653 | 61.786 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Anna Blyth (GBR) | | | |

## 1/8 Finals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 200m Time | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.629 | 61.914 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | 11.947 | 60.266 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Zheng Lulu (CHN) | | | |
| 3 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 11.236 | 64.079 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | | | |
| 4 | 1 | Jennie Reed (USA) | 11.811 | 60.960 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Oksana Grishina (RUS) | | | |
| 5 | 1 | Lisandra Guerra (CUB) | 11.636 | 61.876 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Christine Muche (GER) | | | |
| 6 | 1 | Willy Kanis (NED) | 16.221 | 44.386 | Q |

## 1/8 Finals Repechage

| Heat | Rank | Name | 200m Time | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | 12.628 | 57.016 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Oksana Grishina (RUS) | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | 12.647 | 56.930 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Christine Muche (GER) | | | |
| 2 | 3 | Zheng Lulu (CHN) | | | |

## Quarterfinals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 1st Race | 2nd Race | Decider | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.804 | 12.620 | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | 11.939 | REL | 11.892 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | | 12.020 | | |
| 3 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | REL | 11.544 | 11.434 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Willy Kanis (NED) | 11.604 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | Jennie Reed (USA) | 11.895 | 11.971 | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Lisandra Guerra (CUB) | | | | |

## Race for 5th to 8th places

| Rank | Name | 200m Time | Speed (km/h) |
| 5 | Willy Kanis (NED) | 12.049 | 59.755 |
| 6 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | | |
| 7 | Lisandra Guerra (CUB) | | |
| 8 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | | |

## Semifinals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 1st Race | 2nd Race | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.972 | 11.697 | QF |
| 1 | 2 | Jennie Reed (USA) | | | QB |
| 2 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 12.046 | 11.381 | QF |
| 2 | 2 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | | | QB |

## Finals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 1st Race | 2nd Race | Decider |
| Gold Race | | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.747 | 11.551 | |
| Gold Race | | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | | | |
| Bronze Race | | Jennie Reed (USA) | 12.055 | | 12.044 |
| Bronze Race | 4 | Guo Shuang (BLR) | | 11.498 | |