# Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint

The men's cycling team sprint at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on 11 August 2016.
The medals were presented by Camiel Eurlings, IOC member, Netherlands and José Manuel Pelaez, Member of the UCI Management Committee.

## Competition format

A men's team sprint race consists of a three-lap race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. Each member of the team must lead for one of the laps.
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top eight teams advanced to the first round. The first round comprised head-to-head races based on seeding (1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, etc.). The winners of those four heats advanced to the medal round, with the two fastest winners competing in the gold medal final and the two slower winners facing off for bronze.

## Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday, 11 August 2016 | 16:00 | Qualifications and final |

## Results
### Qualification

The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round.
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Great Britain | Philip Hindes Jason Kenny Callum Skinner | 42.562 | Q, OR |
| 2 | New Zealand | Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster | 42.673 | Q |
| 3 | Australia | Patrick Constable Matthew Glaetzer Nathan Hart | 43.158 | Q |
| 4 | France | Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida François Pervis | 43.185 | Q |
| 5 | Poland | Rafal Sarnecki Damian Zieliński Krzysztof Maksel | 43.297 | Q |
| 6 | Netherlands | Jeffrey Hoogland Theo Bos Matthijs Büchli | 43.688 | Q |
| 7 | Germany | René Enders Joachim Eilers Maximilian Levy | 43.711 | Q |
| 8 | Venezuela | César Marcano Hersony Canelón Ángel Pulgar | 44.263 | Q |
| 9 | South Korea | Son Je-yong Im Chae-bin Kang Dong-jin | REL 44.422 | |
* $^A$ South Korea were relegated for breaching article 3.2.153
* Q = qualified

### First round

First round heats are held as follows: Heat 1: 4th v 5th qualifier Heat 2: 3rd v 6th qualifier Heat 3: 2nd v 7th qualifier Heat 4: 1st v 8th qualifier
The heat winners are ranked on time, from which the top 2 proceed to the gold medal final and the other 2 proceed to the bronze medal final.
| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | New Zealand | Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster | 42.535 | QG, OR |
| 2 | 4 | Great Britain | Philip Hindes Jason Kenny Callum Skinner | 42.640 | QG |
| 3 | 1 | France | Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida François Pervis | 43.153 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Australia | Patrick Constable Matthew Glaetzer Nathan Hart | 43.166 | QB |
| 5 | 3 | Germany | René Enders Joachim Eilers Maximilian Levy | 43.455 | |
| 6 | 2 | Netherlands | Nils van 't Hoenderdaal Jeffrey Hoogland Theo Bos | 43.552 | |
| 7 | 1 | Poland | Rafal Sarnecki Damian Zieliński Krzysztof Maksel | 43.555 | |
| 8 | 4 | Venezuela | César Marcano Hersony Canelón Ángel Pulgar | 44.486 | |
* QG = qualified for gold medal final
* QB = qualified for bronze medal final

### Finals

The final classification is determined in the medal finals.
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| Bronze medal final |||||
| | France | Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida François Pervis | 43.143 | |
| 4 | Australia | Patrick Constable Matthew Glaetzer Nathan Hart | 43.298 | |
| Gold medal final |||||
| | Great Britain | Philip Hindes Jason Kenny Callum Skinner | 42.440 | OR |
| | New Zealand | Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster | 42.542 | |