# 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint

The Men's sprint event of the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 14 and 15 April 2017.

## Results
### Qualifying

The top four riders advanced directly to the 1/8 finals; places 5 to 28 advanced to the 1/16 final.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
| 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | 9.645 | | Q |
| 2 | Max Niederlag | Germany | 9.665 | +0.020 | Q |
| 3 | Sebastien Vigier | France | 9.753 | +0.108 | Q |
| 4 | Ethan Mitchell | New Zealand | 9.767 | +0.122 | Q |
| 5 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | 9.815 | +0.170 | q |
| 6 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | 9.832 | +0.187 | q |
| 7 | Ryan Owens | Great Britain | 9.865 | +0.220 | q |
| 8 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | 9.870 | +0.225 | q |
| 9 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | 9.879 | +0.234 | q |
| 10 | Hugo Barrette | Canada | 9.892 | +0.247 | q |
| 11 | Kamil Kuczyński | Poland | 9.895 | +0.250 | q |
| 12 | Pavel Yakushevskiy | Russia | 9.911 | +0.266 | q |
| 13 | François Pervis | France | 9.948 | +0.303 | q |
| 14 | Vasilijus Lendel | Lithuania | 9.958 | +0.313 | q |
| 15 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | 9.969 | +0.324 | q |
| 16 | Patrick Constable | Australia | 9.975 | +0.330 | q |
| 17 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia | 9.982 | +0.337 | q |
| 18 | Xu Chao | China | 9.991 | +0.346 | q |
| 19 | Eddie Dawkins | New Zealand | 9.996 | +0.351 | q |
| 20 | Pavel Kelemen | Czech Republic | 10.003 | +0.358 | q |
| 21 | Rafał Sarnecki | Poland | 10.005 | +0.360 | q |
| 22 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | 10.038 | +0.393 | q |
| 23 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia | 10.057 | +0.412 | q |
| 24 | Theo Bos | Netherlands | 10.061 | +0.416 | q |
| 25 | Juan Peralta | Spain | 10.083 | +0.438 | q |
| 26 | Eric Engler | Germany | 10.083 | +0.438 | q |
| 27 | Sandor Szalontay | Hungary | 10.084 | +0.439 | q |
| 28 | Santiago Ramírez | Colombia | 10.105 | +0.460 | q |
| 29 | Kirill Samusenko | Russia | 10.144 | +0.499 | |
| 30 | David Sojka | Czech Republic | 10.156 | +0.511 | |
| 31 | Tomoyuki Kawabata | Japan | 10.158 | +0.513 | |
| 32 | Diego Peña | Colombia | 10.427 | +0.782 | |
| 33 | Kwesi Browne | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.452 | +0.807 | |
* Q = qualified directly for 1/8 finals
* q = qualified for 1/16 finals

### 1/16 finals

Heat winners advanced to the 1/8 finals.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Santiago Ramírez | Colombia | +0.143 | |
| 2 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sandor Szalontay | Hungary | +0.719 | |
| 3 | 1 | Ryan Owens | Great Britain | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Eric Engler | Germany | +0.178 | |
| 4 | 1 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Juan Peralta | Spain | +0.038 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Theo Bos | Netherlands | +0.120 | |
| 6 | 1 | Hugo Barrette | Canada | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia | +0.180 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Kamil Kuczyński | Poland | +0.264 | |
| 8 | 1 | Pavel Yakushevskiy | Russia | | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Rafał Sarnecki | Poland | +0.032 | |
| 9 | 1 | François Pervis | France | | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Pavel Kelemen | Czech Republic | +0.135 | |
| 10 | 1 | Eddie Dawkins | New Zealand | | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Vasilijus Lendel | Lithuania | +0.237 | |
| 11 | 1 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Xu Chao | China | +0.038 | |
| 12 | 1 | Patrick Constable | Australia | | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia | +0.205 | |

### 1/8 finals

Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Patrick Constable | Australia | +0.632 | |
| 2 | 1 | Max Niederlag | Germany | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Callum Skinner | Great Britain | +0.070 | |
| 3 | 1 | Eddie Dawkins | New Zealand | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Sebastien Vigier | France | +0.011 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ethan Mitchell | New Zealand | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | François Pervis | France | +1.890 | |
| 5 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Pavel Yakushevskiy | Russia | +0.128 | |
| 6 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Jair Tjon En Fa | Suriname | +0.109 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ryan Owens | Great Britain | | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Hugo Barrette | Canada | +0.062 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | +0.074 | |

### Quarterfinals

Matches were extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceeded to the semifinals.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | X | X | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | +0.776 | +0.061 | | |
| 2 | 1 | Ryan Owens | Great Britain | X | +0.014 | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Max Niederlag | Germany | +0.096 | X | REL | |
| 3 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Eddie Dawkins | New Zealand | +0.677 | +0.004 | | |
| 4 | 1 | Ethan Mitchell | New Zealand | +0.049 | X | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | X | +0.062 | REL | |
* $^A$ Max Niederlag and Matthew Glaetzer were relegated "for irregular movement to prevent his opponent from passing"

### Semifinals

Winners proceeded to the gold medal final; losers proceeded to the bronze medal final.
| Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | X | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Ethan Mitchell | New Zealand | +0.197 | +0.154 | |
| 2 | 1 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | X | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ryan Owens | Great Britain | +0.066 | +0.080 | |

### Finals

The final classification was determined in the medal finals.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 |
| Gold medal final ||||||
| | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | X | X |
| | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands | +0.201 | +0.179 |
| Bronze medal final ||||||
| | Ethan Mitchell | New Zealand | X | X |
| 4 | Ryan Owens | Great Britain | +0.526 | +0.255 |