| Event: | Women's cycling sprint |
| Games: | 1992 Summer |
| Venue: | Velòdrom d'Horta |
| Date: | 28–31 July 1992 |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Gold: | Erika Salumäe |
| Goldnoc: | EST |
| Silver: | Annett Neumann |
| Silvernoc: | GER |
| Bronze: | Ingrid Haringa |
| Bronzenoc: | NED |
| Prev: | 1988 |
| Next: | 1996 |
The women's 200m Sprint at the 1992 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time. The races were held on Tuesday, July 28, Wednesday through Friday, July 31, 1992 at the Velòdrom d'Horta.[1]
Erika Salumäe defended her gold medal from 1988, but this time she represented her native Estonia instead of the Soviet Union that collapsed a year ago.
Held Tuesday, July 28.
Times and average speeds are listed. Times are used for seeding.
| Pos. | Athlete | NOC | Time | Ave. Speed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.419 s | 63.052 km/h | OR | ||
| 2 | 11.508 s | 62.565 km/h | |||
| 3 | 11.689 s | 61.596 km/h | |||
| 4 | 11.699 s | 61.543 km/h | |||
| 5 | 11.773 s | 61.516 km/h | |||
| 6 | 11.857 s | 60.723 km/h | |||
| 7 | 11.946 s | 60.271 km/h | |||
| 8 | 12.058 s | 59.711 km/h | |||
| 9 | 12.154 s | 59.239 km/h | |||
| 10 | 12.513 s | 57.540 km/h | |||
| 11 | 12.608 s | 57.106 km/h | |||
| 12 | 14.061 s | 51.205 km/h | |||
Held Tuesday, July 28
The first round consisted of four heats, of three riders. Winners advanced to the next round, losers competed in the repechage.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Ave. Speed | Qualify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12.179 s | 63.497 km/h | Q | ||
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| 2 | 1 | 12.615 s | 63.609 km/h | Q | ||
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| 3 | DQ | |||||
| 3 | 1 | 12.377 s | 64.011 km/h | Q | ||
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| 4 | 1 | 12.416 s | 63.503 km/h | Q | ||
| 2 | ||||||
| – | DNS |
Held Tuesday, July 28
The seven defeated cyclists from the first round took part in the repechage. They raced in four heats, one being unopposed. The winner of each heat advance to quarter-final.
| Heat | Pos | Athlete | NOS | Time | Ave. Speed | Qualify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WLK | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 12.453 s | 57.817 km/h | Q | ||
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| 3 | 1 | 12.238 s | 58.833 km/h | Q | ||
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| 4 | 1 | 13.069 s | 55.092 km/h | Q | ||
| 2 | ||||||
Held Wednesday, July 29.
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. 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 | 12.662 s | 12.792 s | Q | |||
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| 2 | 1 | 12.536 s | 14.786 s | Q | |||
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| 3 | 1 | 12.192 s | 12.090 s | Q | |||
| 2 | 12.265 s | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | 12.283 s | 12.265 s | Q | |||
| 2 |
Held Friday, July 31
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 | Ave. Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.575 s | 57.256 km/h | |||
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| – | DNS |
Held Thursday, July 30.
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 | Decider | Qualify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11.889 s | 12.285 s | Q | |||
| 2 | 12.263 s | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 11.937 s | 12.423 s | Q | |||
| 2 |
Held Friday, July 31.
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 | 12.402 s | 12.400 s | ||||
| 2 |
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 | 12.667 s | 12.244 s | ||||
| 2 | 12.776 s |
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