# Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

The Women's 200m Sprint at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cycling was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 meters of the 750 meters covered was counted as official time. The races were held on Wednesday, July 24, Thursday, July 25, Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, 1996 at the Stone Mountain Velodrome.

## Medalists

| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Felicia Ballanger, France | Michelle Ferris, Australia | Ingrid Haringa, Netherlands |

## Results

* Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
* q denotes qualification by overall place.
* REL denotes relegated- due to being passed
* DNS denotes did not start.
* DNF denotes did not finish.
* DQ denotes disqualification.
* NR denotes national record.
* OR denotes Olympic record.
* WR denotes world record.
* PB denotes personal best.
* SB denotes season best.

### Qualifying round

Held July 24
Times and average speeds are listed. 12 qualifying riders were seeded by these results for the first round.
| Pos. | Athlete | NOC | Time | Ave. Speed | Notes |
| 1. | Michelle Ferris | Australia | 11.212 s | 64.21 km/h | Q OR |
| 2. | Felicia Ballanger | France | 11.277 s | 63.84 km/h | Q |
| 3. | Oksana Grishina | Russia | 11.298 s | 63.74 km/h | Q |
| 4. | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands | 11.456 s | 62.84 km/h | Q |
| 5. | Yan Wang | China | 11.519 s | 62.50 km/h | Q |
| 6. | Annett Neumann | Germany | 11.536 s | 62.41 km/h | Q |
| 7. | Connie Paraskevin-Young | United States | 11.545 s | 62.36 km/h | Q |
| 8. | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada | 11.566 s | 62.25 km/h | Q |
| 9. | Erika Salumäe | Estonia | 11.566 s | 62.25 km/h | Q |
| 10. | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela | 11.878 s | 60.61; km/h | Q |
| 11. | Mira Kasslin | Finland | 11.924 s | 60.38 km/h | Q |
| 12. | Donna Wynd | New Zealand | 11.961 s | 60.19 km/h | Q |
| 13. | Rita Razmaite | Lithuania | 11.971 s | 60.14 km/h | |
| 14. | Nancy Contreras | Mexico | 11.992 s | 60.04 km/h | |

### 1/8 final

Held July 25. The 1/8 round consisted of six matches, each pitting two of the twelve cyclists against each other. The winners advanced to the quarterfinals, with the losers getting another chance in the 1/8 repechage.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Qualify |
| 1 | 1 | Michelle Ferris | Australia | 11.932 s | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Donna Wynd | New Zealand | | |
| 2 | 1 | Felicia Ballanger | France | 11.901 s | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mira Kasslin | Finland | | |
| 3 | 1 | Oksana Grishina | Russia | 12.209 s | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela | | |
| 4 | 1 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands | 12.164 s | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Erika Salumäe | Estonia | | |
| 5 | 1 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada | 12.02 s | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Yan Wang | China | | |
| 6 | 1 | Annett Neumann | Germany | 12.078 s | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Connie Paraskevin-Young | United States | | |

#### 1/8 repechage

Held July 25.
The six cyclists defeated in the 1/8 round competed in the 1/8 repechage. Two heats of three riders were held. Winners rejoined the victors from the 1/8 round and advanced to the quarterfinals.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Qualify |
| 1 | 1 | Erika Salumäe | Estonia | 12.018 s | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Connie Paraskevin-Young | United States | | |
| 1 | 3 | Donna Wynd | New Zealand | | |
| 2 | 1 | Yan Wang | China | 12.067 s | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela | | |
| 2 | 3 | Mira Kasslin | Finland | | |

### Quarterfinals

Held July 26.
The eight riders that had advanced to the quarterfinals competed pairwise in four matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. All four quarterfinals matches were decided without a third race. Winners advanced to the semifinals, losers competed in a 5th to 8th place classification.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time 1 | Time 2 | Decider | Qualify |
| 1 | 1 | Michelle Ferris | Australia | 11.825 s | 11.932 s | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Yan Wang | China | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Felicia Ballanger | France | 11.831 s | 12.082 s | | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Erika Salumäe | Estonia | | | | |
| 3 | 1 | Annett Neumann | Germany | | 11.864 s | 12.060 s | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Oksana Grishina | Russia | 12.119 s | | | |
| 4 | 1 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands | | | 12.049 s | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada | 12.020 s | REL | | |

#### Classification 5-8

Held July 26
The 5-8 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the quarterfinals taking place. The winner of the race received 5th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.
| Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time |
| 1 | Oksana Grishina | Russia | 12.416 s |
| 2 | Erika Salumäe | Estonia | |
| 3 | Yan Wang | China | |
| 4 | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada | |

### Semifinals

Held July 26
The four riders that had advanced to the semifinals competed pairwise in two matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time 1 | Time 2 | Qualify |
| 1 | 1 | Michelle Ferris | Australia | 12.080 s | 12.076 s | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands | | | |
| 2 | 1 | Felicia Ballanger | France | 12.022 s | 12.046 s | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Annett Neumann | Germany | | | |

### Medal Finals

Held July 27.

#### Bronze medal match

The bronze medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.
| Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time 1 | Time 2 | Decider |
| 1 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands | | 12.074 s | 11.782 s |
| 2 | Annett Neumann | Germany | 12.260 s | | |

#### Gold medal match

The gold medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.
| Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time 1 | Time 2 | Decider |
| 1 | Felicia Ballanger | France | 11.903 s | 12.096 s | |
| 2 | Michelle Ferris | Australia | | | |

## Final classification

| | Final results | |
| Pos. | Athlete | NOC |
| 1. | Felicia Ballanger | France |
| 2. | Michelle Ferris | Australia |
| 3. | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands |
| 4. | Annett Neumann | Germany |
| 5. | Oxana Grichina | Russia |
| 6. | Erika Salumäe | Estonia |
| 7. | Yan Wang | China |
| 8. | Tanya Dubnicoff | Canada |