# Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit

The women's cycling team pursuit at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 11 and 13 August. Great Britain has yet to be beaten in this event.
The medals were presented by Claudia Bokel, IOC member, Germany and Mohammad Belmahi, Member of the UCI Management Committee.

## Schedule

All times are Brasília Time
| Date | Round |
| Thursday 11 August 2016 | Qualification |
| Saturday 13 August 2016 | Heats |
| Saturday 13 August 2016 | Final |

## Results
### Qualifications

The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final.
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Great Britain | Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Shand | 4:13.260 | Q, WR, OR |
| 2 | United States | Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Jennifer Valente | 4:14.286 | Q |
| 3 | Australia | Georgia Baker Annette Edmondson Amy Cure Melissa Hoskins | 4:19.059 | Q |
| 4 | Canada | Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Laura Brown Georgia Simmerling | 4:19.599 | Q |
| 5 | New Zealand | Lauren Ellis Racquel Sheath Rushlee Buchanan Jaime Nielsen | 4:20.061 | q |
| 6 | China | Huang Dongyan Jing Yali Ma Menglu Zhao Baofang | 4:25.246 | q |
| 7 | Italy | Simona Frapporti Tatiana Guderzo Francesca Pattaro Silvia Valsecchi | 4:25.543 | q |
| 8 | Poland | Daria Pikulik Edyta Jasińska Justyna Kaczkowska Natalia Rutkowska | 4:28.988 | q |
| 9 | Germany | Gudrun Stock Charlotte Becker Mieke Kröger Stephanie Pohl | 4:30.068 | |
* Q = qualified; in contention for gold medal final
* q = qualified; in contention for bronze medal final

### First round

First round heats are held as follows: Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifier Heat 2: 5th v 8th qualifier Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifier Heat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier
The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place.
| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Great Britain | Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Shand | 4:12.152 | QG, WR, OR |
| 2 | 3 | United States | Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Jennifer Valente | 4:12.282 | QG |
| 3 | 4 | Canada | Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Kirsti Lay Georgia Simmerling | 4:15.636 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | New Zealand | Lauren Ellis Racquel Sheath Rushlee Buchanan Jaime Nielsen | 4:17.592 | QB |
| 5 | 3 | Australia | Georgia Baker Annette Edmondson Amy Cure Melissa Hoskins | 4:20.262 | Q5 |
| 6 | 1 | Italy | Simona Frapporti Tatiana Guderzo Francesca Pattaro Silvia Valsecchi | 4:22.964 | Q5 |
| 7 | 1 | China | Huang Dongyan Jing Yali Ma Menglu Zhao Baofang | 4:23.678 | Q7 |
| | 2 | Poland | Daria Pikulik Edyta Jasińska Justyna Kaczkowska Natalia Rutkowska | DSQ 4:27.299 | |
* $^A$ Was also a world and Olympic record until superseded by Great Britain in the following heat
* $^B$ Poland were disqualified for breaching article 3.2.097
* QG = qualified for gold medal final
* QB = qualified for bronze medal final
* Q5 = qualified for 5th place final
* Q7 = qualified for 7th place final

### Finals

The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.
| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| Final for 7th place |||||
| 7 | China | Huang Dongyan Jing Yali Ma Menglu Zhao Baofang | | |
| Final for 5th place |||||
| 5 | Australia | Georgia Baker Annette Edmondson Ashlee Ankudinoff Amy Cure | 4:21.232 | |
| 6 | Italy | Beatrice Bartelloni Tatiana Guderzo Francesca Pattaro Silvia Valsecchi | 4:28.368 | |
| Bronze medal final |||||
| | Canada | Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Kirsti Lay Georgia Simmerling | 4:14.627 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | Lauren Ellis Racquel Sheath Rushlee Buchanan Jaime Nielsen | 4:18.459 | |
| Gold medal final |||||
| | Great Britain | Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Shand | 4:10.236 | WR, OR |
| | United States | Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Jennifer Valente | 4:12.454 | |