# 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint

The Women's sprint event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 5 and 6 March 2016. Zhong Tianshi of China won the gold medal.

## Results
### Qualifying

The qualifying was started at 10:00.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
| 1 | Stephanie Morton | Australia | 10.760 | | Q |
| 2 | Zhong Tianshi | China | 10.779 | +0.019 | Q |
| 3 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | 10.812 | +0.052 | Q |
| 4 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | 10.844 | +0.084 | Q |
| 5 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | 10.888 | +0.128 | Q |
| 6 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | 10.949 | +0.189 | Q |
| 7 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | 10.958 | +0.198 | Q |
| 8 | Elis Ligtlee | Netherlands | 10.958 | +0.198 | Q |
| 9 | Lin Junhong | China | 10.963 | +0.203 | Q |
| 10 | Anna Meares | Australia | 11.013 | +0.253 | Q |
| 11 | Katy Marchant | Great Britain | 11.046 | +0.286 | Q |
| 12 | Kaarle McCulloch | Australia | 11.047 | +0.287 | Q |
| 13 | Kate O'Brien | Canada | 11.056 | +0.296 | Q |
| 14 | Virginie Cueff | France | 11.078 | +0.318 | Q |
| 15 | Gong Jinjie | China | 11.094 | +0.334 | Q |
| 16 | Miriam Welte | Germany | 11.107 | +0.347 | Q |
| 17 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | 11.110 | +0.350 | Q |
| 18 | Olga Panarina | Azerbaijan | 11.143 | +0.383 | Q |
| 19 | Emma Hinze | Germany | 11.209 | +0.449 | Q |
| 20 | Tania Calvo | Spain | 11.231 | +0.471 | Q |
| 21 | Juliana Gaviria | Colombia | 11.284 | +0.524 | Q |
| 22 | Daria Shmeleva | Russia | 11.296 | +0.536 | Q |
| 23 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine | 11.299 | +0.539 | Q |
| 24 | Luz Gaxiola | Mexico | 11.312 | +0.552 | Q |
| 25 | Fatehah Mustapa | Malaysia | 11.334 | +0.574 | |
| 26 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | 11.336 | +0.576 | |
| 27 | Monique Sullivan | Canada | 11.409 | +0.649 | |
| 28 | Helena Casas | Spain | 11.467 | +0.707 | |
| 29 | Sandie Clair | France | 11.498 | +0.738 | |
| 30 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba | 11.532 | +0.772 | |
| 31 | Kayono Maeda | Japan | 11.564 | +0.804 | |
| 32 | Miglė Marozaitė | Lithuania | 11.576 | +0.816 | |
| 33 | Takako Ishii | Japan | 11.801 | +1.041 | |

### 1/16 finals

The 1/16 finals were started at 11:06.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Stephanie Morton | Australia | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Luz Gaxiola | Mexico | +0.236 | |
| 2 | 1 | Zhong Tianshi | China | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lyubov Shulika | Ukraine | +0.284 | |
| 3 | 1 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Daria Shmeleva | Russia | +0.187 | |
| 4 | 1 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Juliana Gaviria | Colombia | +0.104 | |
| 5 | 1 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Tania Calvo | Spain | +0.088 | |
| 6 | 1 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Emma Hinze | Germany | +0.084 | |
| 7 | 1 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Olga Panarina | Azerbaijan | +0.081 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Elis Ligtlee | Netherlands | +0.091 | |
| 9 | 1 | Lin Junhong | China | | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Miriam Welte | Germany | +0.281 | |
| 10 | 1 | Anna Meares | Australia | | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Gong Jinjie | China | +0.157 | |
| 11 | 1 | Virginie Cueff | France | | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Katy Marchant | Great Britain | +0.281 | |
| 12 | 1 | Kate O'Brien | Canada | | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Kaarle McCulloch | Australia | +0.072 | |

### 1/8 finals

The 1/8 finals were started at 12:14.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Stephanie Morton | Australia | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Kate O'Brien | Canada | +0.189 | |
| 2 | 1 | Zhong Tianshi | China | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Virginie Cueff | France | +0.223 | |
| 3 | 1 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Anna Meares | Australia | +0.290 | |
| 4 | 1 | Lin Junhong | China | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | +0.023 | |
| 5 | 1 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | +0.151 | |
| 6 | 1 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | +0.021 | |

### 1/8 finals repechage

The 1/8 finals repechage was started at 12:24.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Kate O'Brien | Canada | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | | |
| 1 | 3 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | +0.103 | |
| 2 | 1 | Anna Meares | Australia | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Virginie Cueff | France | +0.052 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jessica Varnish | Great Britain | +0.251 | |

### Quarterfinals

Race 1 was started at 10:00, Race 2 was started at 10:41.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Anna Meares | Australia | X | +0.063 | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Stephanie Morton | Australia | +0.050 | X | +0.093 | |
| 2 | 1 | Zhong Tianshi | China | X | X | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kate O'Brien | Canada | +0.122 | +0.171 | | |
| 3 | 1 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | X | X | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | +0.395 | +0.122 | | |
| 4 | 1 | Lin Junhong | China | X | X | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | +0.024 | +0.028 | | |

### Race for 5th–8th places

The race for 5th–8th places was held at 11:55.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Gap |
| 5 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | |
| 6 | Kate O'Brien | Canada | +0.100 |
| 7 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | +0.155 |
| 8 | Stephanie Morton | Australia | +0.221 |

### Semifinals

Race 1 was held at 14:08 and Race 2 at 14:28.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lin Junhong | China | X | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Anna Meares | Australia | +0.027 | +0.075 | |
| 2 | 1 | Zhong Tianshi | China | X | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kristina Vogel | Germany | +0.009 | +0.014 | |

### Finals

Race 1 was held at 15:35 and Race 2 at 16:00.
| Ran k | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 |
| Gold Medal Races ||||||
| | Zhong Tianshi | China | X | X |
| | Lin Junhong | China | +0.020 | +0.656 |
| Bronze Medal Races ||||||
| | Kristina Vogel | Germany | X | X |
| 4 | Anna Meares | Australia | +0.166 | +0.071 |