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

The Men's sprint event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 4 and 5 March 2016. Jason Kenny of Great Britain won the gold medal, beating Matthew Glaetzer of Australia in the final.

## Results
### Qualifying

The qualifying was started at 09:00.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
| 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | 9.766 | | Q |
| 2 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | 9.767 | +0.001 | Q |
| 3 | Jeffrey Hoogland | Netherlands | 9.767 | +0.001 | Q |
| 4 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | 9.791 | +0.025 | Q |
| 5 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | 9.824 | +0.058 | Q |
| 6 | Max Niederlag | Germany | 9.868 | +0.102 | Q |
| 7 | Damian Zieliński | Poland | 9.878 | +0.110 | Q |
| 8 | Grégory Baugé | France | 9.891 | +0.125 | Q |
| 9 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | 9.907 | +0.141 | Q |
| 10 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia | 9.927 | +0.161 | Q |
| 11 | Eddie Dawkins | New Zealand | 9.939 | +0.173 | Q |
| 12 | Xu Chao | China | 9.961 | +0.195 | Q |
| 13 | Kamil Kuczyński | Poland | 9.967 | +0.201 | Q |
| 14 | Njisane Phillip | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.969 | +0.203 | Q |
| 15 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia | 9.983 | +0.217 | Q |
| 16 | Pavel Kelemen | Czech Republic | 9.986 | +0.220 | Q |
| 17 | Hugo Barrette | Canada | 9.992 | +0.226 | Q |
| 18 | Sándor Szalontay | Hungary | 9.997 | +0.231 | Q |
| 19 | Quentin Lafargue | France | 10.008 | +0.242 | Q |
| 20 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | 10.018 | +0.252 | Q |
| 21 | Maximilian Levy | Germany | 10.032 | +0.266 | Q |
| 22 | François Pervis | France | 10.035 | +0.269 | Q |
| 23 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | 10.036 | +0.270 | Q |
| 24 | Theo Bos | Netherlands | 10.047 | +0.281 | Q |
| 25 | Patrick Constable | Australia | 10.054 | +0.288 | |
| 26 | Jacob Schmid | Australia | 10.060 | +0.294 | |
| 27 | Juan Peralta | Spain | 10.064 | +0.298 | |
| 28 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia | 10.084 | +0.318 | |
| 29 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | 10.090 | +0.324 | |
| 30 | Santiago Ramírez | Colombia | 10.094 | +0.328 | |
| 31 | Adam Ptáčník | Czech Republic | 10.158 | +0.392 | |
| 32 | Bao Saifei | China | 10.194 | +0.428 | |
| 33 | Eoin Mullen | Ireland | 10.198 | +0.432 | |
| 34 | Kang Dong-jin | South Korea | 10.332 | +0.566 | |

### 1/16 finals

The 1/16 finals were held at 10:09.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Theo Bos | Netherlands | +0.117 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | +0.045 | |
| 3 | 1 | Jeffrey Hoogland | Netherlands | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | François Pervis | France | +0.534 | |
| 4 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Maximilian Levy | Germany | +0.066 | |
| 5 | 1 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | +0.101 | |
| 6 | 1 | Max Niederlag | Germany | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Quentin Lafargue | France | +0.049 | |
| 7 | 1 | Damian Zieliński | Poland | | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Sándor Szalontay | Hungary | +0.072 | |
| 8 | 1 | Grégory Baugé | France | | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Hugo Barrette | Canada | +0.011 | |
| 9 | 1 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Pavel Kelemen | Czech Republic | +0.109 | |
| 10 | 1 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia | | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia | +0.017 | |
| 11 | 1 | Eddie Dawkins | New Zealand | | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Njisane Phillip | Trinidad and Tobago | +0.030 | |
| 12 | 1 | Xu Chao | China | | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Kamil Kuczyński | Poland | +0.053 | |

### 1/8 finals

The 1/8 finals were held at 11:41.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Xu Chao | China | +0.060 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Eddie Dawkins | New Zealand | +2.559 | |
| 3 | 1 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jeffrey Hoogland | Netherlands | +0.130 | |
| 4 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | +0.011 | |
| 5 | 1 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Grégory Baugé | France | +0.033 | |
| 6 | 1 | Damian Zieliński | Poland | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Max Niederlag | Germany | +0.047 | |

### 1/8 finals repechage

1/8 finals repechage was held at 12:08.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Max Niederlag | Germany | +0.141 | |
| 1 | 3 | Xu Chao | China | +0.450 | |
| 2 | 1 | Grégory Baugé | France | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jeffrey Hoogland | Netherlands | +0.037 | |
| 2 | 3 | Eddie Dawkins | New Zealand | +0.889 | |

### Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals were started at 14:45.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | X | X | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Grégory Baugé | France | +0.056 | +0.459 | | |
| 2 | 1 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | X | X | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | +0.112 | +0.214 | | |
| 3 | 1 | Damian Zieliński | Poland | X | X | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia | +0.018 | +0.191 | | |
| 4 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | X | +0.020 | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | +0.077 | X | +0.028 | |

### Race for 5th–8th places

The race for 5th–8th places was held at 17:00.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Gap |
| 5 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia | |
| 6 | Grégory Baugé | France | +0.016 |
| 7 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | +0.125 |
| 8 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | +0.206 |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were started at 19:00.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | X | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | +0.083 | +0.010 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | X | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Damian Zieliński | Poland | +0.156 | +0.067 | |

### Finals

The finals were started at 21:03.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider |
| Gold Medal Races ||||||
| | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | +0.002 | X | X |
| | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | X | +0.060 | +0.050 |
| Bronze Medal Races ||||||
| | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | X | X | |
| 4 | Damian Zieliński | Poland | +0.072 | +0.039 | |