Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's sprint

Cycling Track – Men's sprint
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueLee Valley VeloPark
Dates31 July
Competitors26 from 10 nations
Medalists
gold medal Matthew Richardson   Australia
silver medal Nicholas Paul   Trinidad and Tobago
bronze medal Jack Carlin   Scotland
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The men's sprint at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, which took place on 31 July 2022.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record  Nicholas Paul (TTO) 9.100 Cochabamba, Bolivia 6 September 2019
Games record  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) 9.583 Brisbane, Australia 7 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:[2]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Sunday 31 July 2022 10:02 Qualifying
10:57 1/8 finals
11:34 Quarterfinals
15:10 Semifinals
17:42 Finals

Results

Qualifying

Top 16 riders qualified for the 1/8 finals.[3]

Rank Riders Time Behind Notes
1  Nicholas Paul (TTO) 9.445 — Q, GR
2  Matthew Richardson (AUS) 9.598 +0.153 Q
3  Jack Carlin (SCO) 9.599 +0.154 Q
4  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) 9.652 +0.207 Q
5  Thomas Cornish (AUS) 9.747 +0.302 Q
6  Hamish Turnbull (ENG) 9.790 +0.345 Q
7  Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom (MAS) 9.846 +0.401 Q
8  Nick Wammes (CAN) 9.860 +0.415 Q
9  Ryan Dodyk (CAN) 9.920 +0.475 Q
10  Sam Dakin (NZL) 9.928 +0.483 Q
11  Tyler Rorke (CAN) 9.986 +0.541 Q
12  Kwesi Browne (TTO) 10.011 +0.566 Q
13  Ronaldo Laitonjam (IND) 10.012 +0.567 Q
14  Alistair Fielding (SCO) 10.020 +0.575 Q
15  Ryan Owens (ENG) 10.026 +0.581 Q
16  Sam Webster (NZL) 10.033 +0.588 Q
17  Callum Saunders (NZL) 10.060 +0.615
18  David Beckham Elkatohchoongo (IND) 10.120 +0.675
19  Hayden Norris (ENG) 10.129 +0.684
20  Muhammad Ridwan Sahrom (MAS) 10.226 +0.781
21  Muhammad Fadhil Mohd Zonis (MAS) 10.310 +0.865
22  Quincy Alexander (TTO) 10.339 +0.894
23  Esow Alben (IND) 10.361 +0.916
24  Daniel Palmer (JAM) 11.128 +1.683
25  Malik Reid (JAM) 11.249 +1.804
26  Emmanuel Sackey (GHA) 12.729 +3.284
 Zoe Bold (JAM) Did not start

1/8 finals

Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.[4]

Heat Rank Riders Gap Notes
1 1  Nicholas Paul (TTO) — Q
1 2  Sam Webster (NZL) +0.151
2 1  Matthew Richardson (AUS) — Q
2 2  Ryan Owens (ENG) +0.575
3 1  Jack Carlin (SCO) — Q
3 2  Alistair Fielding (SCO) +0.035
4 1  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) — Q
4 2  Ronaldo Laitonjam (IND) +0.162
5 1  Thomas Cornish (AUS) — Q
5 2  Kwesi Browne (TTO) +0.066
6 1  Hamish Turnbull (ENG) — Q
6 2  Tyler Rorke (CAN) +0.087
7 1  Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom (MAS) — Q
7 2  Sam Dakin (NZL) +0.037
8 1  Ryan Dodyk (CAN) — Q
8 2  Nick Wammes (CAN) +0.035

Quarterfinals

Matches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceed to the semifinals.[5]

Heat Rank Riders Race 1 Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1  Nicholas Paul (TTO) X X Q
1 2  Ryan Dodyk (CAN) +0.276 +0.057
2 1  Matthew Richardson (AUS) X +0.040 X Q
2 2  Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom (MAS) +6.355 X +0.067
3 1  Jack Carlin (SCO) X X Q
3 2  Hamish Turnbull (ENG) +0.087 +0.151
4 1  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) X X Q
4 2  Thomas Cornish (AUS) +0.327 +0.124

Semifinals

Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.[6]

Heat Rank Riders Race 1 Race 2 Decider (i.r.) Notes
1 1  Nicholas Paul (TTO) REL X X QG
1 2  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) X +0.154 +1.799 QB
2 1  Matthew Richardson (AUS) +0.008 X X QG
2 2  Jack Carlin (SCO) X +0.015 +0.008 QB

Finals

The final classification is determined in the medal finals.[7]

Rank Riders Race 1 Race 2 Decider (i.r.)
Gold medal final
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Matthew Richardson (AUS) X X
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nicholas Paul (TTO) +0.029 +0.628
Bronze medal final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jack Carlin (SCO) X +0.010 X
4  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) +0.035 X REL

References

  1. ^ "Cycling – Track and Para Track | Men's Sprint – Entry List by Event" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Cycling – Track and Para Track | Competition Schedule" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Cycling – Track and Para Track | Men's Sprint – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Cycling – Track and Para Track | Men's Sprint – 1/8 Finals – Results" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Cycling – Track and Para Track | Men's Sprint – Quarter-Finals – Results" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Cycling – Track and Para Track | Men's Sprint – Semi-Finals – Results" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Cycling – Track and Para Track | Men's Sprint – Finals – Results" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.