# 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint

The Women's Sprint was one of the 9 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland.
26 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 the quarterfinals.
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 27 March. The Semifinals and Finals took place on 28 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) | 5.424 (1) | 10.971 | 65.627 | Q |
| 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | | 5.547 (1) | 65.627 | Q |
| 2 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 5.487 (2) | 11.134 | 64.666 | Q |
| 2 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | | 5.647 (3) | 64.666 | Q |
| 3 | Lyubov Shulika (UKR) | 5.503 (4) | 11.148 | 64.585 | Q |
| 3 | Lyubov Shulika (UKR) | | 5.645 (2) | 64.585 | Q |
| 4 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | 5.495 (3) | 11.154 | 64.550 | Q |
| 4 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | | 5.659 (5) | 64.550 | Q |
| 5 | Olga Panarina (BLR) | 5.527 (6) | 11.176 | 64.423 | Q |
| 5 | Olga Panarina (BLR) | | 5.649 (4) | 64.423 | Q |
| 6 | Willy Kanis (NED) | 5.517 (5) | 11.226 | 64.136 | Q |
| 6 | Willy Kanis (NED) | | 5.709 (6) | 64.136 | Q |
| 7 | Kristina Vogel (GER) | 5.616 (7) | 11.382 | 63.257 | Q |
| 7 | Kristina Vogel (GER) | | 5.766 (7) | 63.257 | Q |
| 8 | Karlee McCulloch (AUS) | 5.616 (7) | 11.431 | 62.986 | Q |
| 8 | Karlee McCulloch (AUS) | | 5.815 (8) | 62.986 | Q |
| 9 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | 5.643 (9) | 11.477 | 62.734 | Q |
| 9 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | | 5.834 (9) | 62.734 | Q |
| 10 | Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB) | 5.660 (10) | 11.498 | 62.619 | Q |
| 10 | Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB) | | 5.838 (10) | 62.619 | Q |
| 11 | Gong Jinjie (CHN) | 5.667 (11) | 11.5143 | 62.532 | Q |
| 11 | Gong Jinjie (CHN) | | 5.847 (12) | 62.532 | Q |
| 12 | Huang Ting Ying (TPE) | 5.695 (13) | 11.536 | 62.413 | Q |
| 12 | Huang Ting Ying (TPE) | | 5.841 (11) | 62.413 | Q |
| 13 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | 5.718 (16) | 11.573 | 62.213 | Q |
| 13 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | | 5.855 (13) | 62.213 | Q |
| 14 | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | 5.704 (14) | 11.586 | 62.143 | Q |
| 14 | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | | 5.882 (15) | 62.143 | Q |
| 15 | Miriam Welte (GER) | 5.688 (12) | 11.594 | 62.101 | Q |
| 15 | Miriam Welte (GER) | | 5.906 (18) | 62.101 | Q |
| 16 | Sandie Clair (FRA) | 5.711 (15) | 11.613 | 6.999 | Q |
| 16 | Sandie Clair (FRA) | | 5.902 (17) | 6.999 | Q |
| 17 | Olga Streltsova (RUS) | 5.764 (21) | 11.631 | 61.903 | Q |
| 17 | Olga Streltsova (RUS) | | 5.867 (14) | 61.903 | Q |
| 17 | Zheng Lulu (CHN) | 5.745 (18) | 11.634 | 61.887 | Q |
| 17 | Zheng Lulu (CHN) | | 5.889 (16) | 61.887 | Q |
| 19 | Monique Sullivan (CAN) | 5.741 (17) | 11.702 | 61.527 | Q |
| 19 | Monique Sullivan (CAN) | | 5.961 (19) | 61.527 | Q |
| 20 | Jessica Varnish (GBR) | 5.750 (19) | 11.775 | 61.146 | Q |
| 20 | Jessica Varnish (GBR) | | 6.025 (20) | 61.146 | Q |
| 21 | Lee Wai See (HKG) | 5.805 (22) | 11.901 | 60.499 | Q |
| 21 | Lee Wai See (HKG) | | 6.096 (21) | 60.499 | Q |
| 22 | Gintarė Gaivenytė (LTU) | 5.761 (20) | 11.908 | 60.463 | Q |
| 22 | Gintarė Gaivenytė (LTU) | | 6.147 (22) | 60.463 | Q |
| 23 | Diana García (COL) | 5.941 (23) | 12.112 | 59.446 | Q |
| 23 | Diana García (COL) | | 6.171 (23) | 59.446 | Q |
| 24 | Renata Dąbrowska (POL) | 6.108 (24) | 12.506 | 57.572 | Q |
| 24 | Renata Dąbrowska (POL) | | 6.398 (24) | 57.572 | Q |
| DNS | Anna Meares (AUS) | | | | |
| DNS | Svetlana Grankovskaya (RUS) | | | | |

## 1/16 Finals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 200m Time | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 12.552 | 57.361 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Renata Dąbrowska (POL) | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 11.866 | 60.677 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Diana García (COL) | | | |
| 3 | 1 | Lyubov Shulika (UKR) | 12.287 | 58.598 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Gitare Gaivenyte (LTU) | | | |
| 4 | 1 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | 12.006 | 59.970 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Lee Wai See (HKG) | | | |
| 5 | 1 | Olga Panarina (BLR) | 11.767 | 61.188 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jessica Varnish (GBR) | | | |
| 6 | 1 | Willy Kanis (NED) | 12.265 | 58.703 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Monique Sullivan (CAN) | | | |
| 7 | 1 | Kristina Vogel (GER) | 12.009 | 59.955 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Zheng Lulu (CHN) | | | |
| 8 | 1 | Karlee McCulloch (AUS) | 12.488 | 57.655 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Olga Streltsova (RUS) | | | |
| 9 | 1 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | 11.957 | 60.215 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Sandie Clair (FRA) | | | |
| 10 | 1 | Miriam Welte (GER) | 12.363 | 58.238 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB) | | | |
| 11 | 1 | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | 12.110 | 59.454 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Gong Jinjie (CHN) | | | |
| 12 | 1 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | 12.041 | 59.795 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Huang Ting Ying (TPE) | | | |

## 1/8 Finals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 200m Time | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.904 | 60.483 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 11.853 | 60.744 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | | | |
| 3 | 1 | Lyubov Shulika (UKR) | 12.007 | 59.965 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Miriam Welte (GER) | | | |
| 4 | 1 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | 11.561 | 62.278 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | | | |
| 5 | 1 | Olga Panarina (BLR) | 11.486 | 62.685 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Karlee McCulloch (AUS) | | | |
| 6 | 1 | Willy Kanis (NED) | 12.231 | 58.866 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Kristina Vogel (GER) | | | |

## 1/8 Finals Repechage

| Heat | Rank | Name | 200m Time | Speed (km/h) | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | 12.191 | 59.059 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | | | |
| 1 | 3 | Kristina Vogel (GER) | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Kaarlee McCulloch (AUS) | 12.038 | 59.810 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | | | |
| 2 | 3 | Miriam Welte (GER) | | | |

## Quarterfinals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 1st Race | 2nd Race | Decider | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.828 | 11.990 | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Karlee McCulloch (AUS) | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 12.056 | 11.957 | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | | | | |
| 3 | 1 | Willy Kanis (NED) | | 11.775 | 11.72 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Luybov Shulika (UKR) | 12.357 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | Olga Panarina (BLR) | 11.702 | | 12.089 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | | 11.530 | | |

## Race for 5th to 8th Places

| Rank | Name | 200m Time | Speed (km/h) |
| 5 | Guo Shuang (CHN) | 11.907 | 60.468 |
| 6 | Luybov Shulika (UKR) | | |
| 7 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | | |
| 8 | Karlee McCulloch (AUS) | | |

## Semifinals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 1st Race | 2nd Race | Q |
| 1 | 1 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.813 | 11.942 | QF |
| 1 | 2 | Olga Panarina (BLR) | | | QB |
| 2 | 1 | Willy Kanis (NED) | 12.305 | 11.594 | QF |
| 2 | 2 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | | | QB |

## Finals

| Heat | Rank | Name | 1st Race | 2nd Race | Decider |
| Gold Race | | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.897 | | 11.714 |
| Gold Race | | Willy Kanis (NED) | | 11.665 | |
| Bronze Race | | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 11.277 | 11.524 | |
| Bronze Race | 4 | Olga Panarina (BLR) | | | |