# Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

The women's sprint event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of a series of head-to-head matches in which cyclists made three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) | Tamilla Abassova (RUS) | Anna Meares (AUS) |

## Records

| World Record | Olga Slyusareva (RUS) | Moscow, Russia | 10.831 s | 25 April 1993 |
| Olympic Record | Michelle Ferris (AUS) | Atlanta, United States | 11.212 s | 24 July 1996 |

### Qualifying round

Each cyclist covered the course individually in the qualifying round. The times were used to seed the twelve riders for the 1/8 finals.
| Rank | Name | Time (s) | Avg. Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | Anna Meares (AUS) | 11.291 | 63.767 |
| 2 | Natallia Tsylinskaya (BLR) | 11.364 | 63.357 |
| 3 | Tamilla Abassova (RUS) | 11.364 | 63.357 |
| 4 | Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) | 11.380 | 63.268 |
| 5 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | 11.400 | 63.157 |
| 6 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 11.430 | 62.992 |
| 7 | Svetlana Grankovskaya (RUS) | 11.456 | 62.849 |
| 8 | Daniela Larreal (VEN) | 11.597 | 62.085 |
| 9 | Jennie Reed (USA) | 11.622 | 61.951 |
| 10 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 11.646 | 61.823 |
| 11 | Katrin Meinke (GER) | 11.655 | 61.776 |
| 12 | Evgenia Radanova (BUL) | 12.457 | 57.798 |

### 1/8 final

The twelve cyclists competed in six matches of two cyclists each. Winners advanced to the quarterfinals while the defeated riders received a second chance in the 1/8 repechage.
| Heat | Pos | Rider | Time |
| Heat 1 | 1 | Anna Meares (AUS) | 11.927 |
| Heat 1 | 2 | Evgenia Radanova (BUL) | |
| Heat 2 | 1 | Natallia Tsylinskaya (BLR) | 11.846 |
| Heat 2 | 2 | Katrin Meinke (GER) | |
| Heat 3 | 1 | Tamilla Abassova (RUS) | 11.714 |
| Heat 3 | 2 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | |
| Heat 4 | 1 | Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) | 11.881 |
| Heat 4 | 2 | Jennie Reed (USA) | |
| Heat 5 | 1 | Daniela Larreal (VEN) | 11.849 |
| Heat 5 | 2 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | |
| Heat 6 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 11.872 |
| Heat 6 | 2 | Svetlana Grankovskaya (RUS) | |

#### 1/8 repechage

The 1/8 repechage consisted of two heats of three cyclists, with the six riders that had been defeated in the 1/8 final competing. The winner of each of the heats returned to the main competition and advanced to the quarterfinal. The losers of the repechage competed in the 9th to 12th place classification.
| Heat | Time | Speed | Pos | Rider | Country |
| Heat 1 | 12.015 s | 59.925 km/h |
| Heat 1 | 12.015 s | 59.925 km/h | 1 | Svetlana Grankovskaya | Russia |
| Heat 1 | 12.015 s | 59.925 km/h | 2 | Jennie Reed | United States |
| Heat 1 | 12.015 s | 59.925 km/h | 3 | Evgenia Radanova | Bulgaria |
| Heat 2 | 12.132 s | 59.347 km/h |
| Heat 2 | 12.132 s | 59.347 km/h | 1 | Katrin Meinke | Germany |
| Heat 2 | 12.132 s | 59.347 km/h | 2 | Yvonne Hijgenaar | Netherlands |
| Heat 2 | 12.132 s | 59.347 km/h | 3 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain |

#### Classification 9-12

The 9-12 classification was one race in which all four losers from the 1/8 repechage competed. The winner of the classification took 9th place, with the following three places going to the other cyclists in order.
| Pos | Rider | Country | Time | Speed |
| 1 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain | 12.699 s | 56.697 km/h |
| 2 | Jennie Reed | United States | | |
| 3 | Yvonne Hijgenaar | Netherlands | | |
| 4 | Evgenia Radanova | Bulgaria | | |

### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals pitted the eight cyclists against each other in four pairwise matches. Each match was a best-of-three race competition. Winners advanced to the semifinals while the losers competed in the 5th to 8th place classification.
| Heat | Time | Pos | Rider | Country |
| Heat 1 | 1st race: 11.916 s 2nd race: 12.048 s |
| Heat 1 | 1st race: 11.916 s 2nd race: 12.048 s | 1 | Anna Meares | Australia |
| Heat 1 | 1st race: 11.916 s 2nd race: 12.048 s | 2 | Katrin Meinke | Germany |
| Heat 2 | 1st race: 11.945 s 2nd race: 12.085 s |
| Heat 2 | 1st race: 11.945 s 2nd race: 12.085 s | 1 | Svetlana Grankovskaya | Russia |
| Heat 2 | 1st race: 11.945 s 2nd race: 12.085 s | 2 | Natallia Tsylinskaya | Belarus |
| Heat 3 |
| Heat 3 | 1st race: 11.993 s 3rd race: 11.914 s | 1 | Tamilla Abassova | Russia |
| Heat 3 | 2nd race: 12.632 s | 2 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania |
| Heat 4 | 1st race: 12.064 s 2nd race: 11.888 s |
| Heat 4 | 1st race: 12.064 s 2nd race: 11.888 s | 1 | Lori-Ann Muenzer | Canada |
| Heat 4 | 1st race: 12.064 s 2nd race: 11.888 s | 2 | Daniela Greluis Larreal Chirinos | Venezuela |

#### Classification 5-8

The 5-8 classification was one race in which all four losers from the quarterfinals competed. The winner of the classification took 5th place, with the following three places going to the other cyclists in order.
| Pos | Rider | Country | Time | Speed |
| 1 | Natallia Tsylinskaya | Belarus | 11.364 s | 63.357 km/h |
| 2 | Katrin Meinke | Germany | | |
| DNF | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | | |
| DSQ | Daniela Greluis Larreal Chirinos | Venezuela | | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were again best-of-three matches. Winners advanced to the final, while losers competed for the bronze medal.
| Heat | Time | Pos | Rider | Country |
| SF 1 |
| SF 1 | 2nd race: 12.101 s 3rd race: 12.185 s | 1 | Lori-Ann Muenzer | Canada |
| SF 1 | 1st race: 11.802 s | 2 | Anna Meares | Australia |
| SF 2 |
| SF 2 | 2nd race: 11.965 s 3rd race: 11.894 s | 1 | Tamilla Abassova | Russia |
| SF 2 | 1st race: 11.893 s | 2 | Svetlana Grankovskaya | Russia |

#### Bronze medal match

The bronze medal match was best-of-three.
| Pos. | Rider | Country | Time |
| 1 | Anna Meares | Australia | 1st race: 12.042 s 2nd race: 11.822 s |
| 2 | Svetlana Grankovskaya | Russia | |

### Final

The final was a best-of-three match; Muenzer won the first two races to eliminate the need for a third.
| Pos. | Rider | Country | Time |
| 1 | Lori-Ann Muenzer | Canada | 1st race: 12.126 s 2nd race: 12.140 s |
| 2 | Tamilla Abassova | Russia | |

## Final classification

The final classification was
* Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN)
* Tamilla Abassova (RUS)
* Anna Meares (AUS)
* Svetlana Grankovskaya (RUS)
* Natallia Tsylinskaya (BLR)
* Katrin Meinke (GER)
* Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)
* Daniela Larreal (VEN)
* Victoria Pendleton (GBR)
* Jennie Reed (USA)
* Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED)
* Evgenia Radanova (BUL)