Olympic record progression track cycling – Women's team sprint

This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the women's 500 m team sprint as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).[1]

The women's 500 m team sprint was introduced at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Progression

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2016 Summer Olympics. During the Qualification session there were several teams who rode a new best time and so had temporary the Olympic Record. They are not listed as Olympic Record holders because they did not win the qualification session. These countries who had temporary the Olympic record are:

Heat 1: Venezuela: Daniela Larreal, Mariaesthela Vilera in a time of 34.320
Heat 2: Ukraine: Lyubov Shulika, Olena Tsyos in a time of 33.708
Heat 3: Netherlands: Yvonne Hijgenaar, Willy Kanis in a time of 33.253
Heat 4: Great Britain: Victoria Pendleton, Jessica Varnish in a time of 32.526

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet	Ref
32.447	China Jinjie Gong Guo Shuang	London (GBR), London Velopark	Indoor track	2 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Qualification
32.422	China Jinjie Gong Guo Shuang	London (GBR), London Velopark	Indoor track	2 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics First round
32.305	China Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi	Rio de Janeiro , Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	12 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics Qualification	[2]
♦ 31.928	China Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi	Rio de Janeiro , Rio Olympic Velodrome	Indoor track	12 August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics First round	[3]

References

"Union Cycliste Internationale - Women - Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
"Women's Team Sprint Qualifying Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
"Women's Team Sprint Round 1 Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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[1] "Union Cycliste Internationale - Women - Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

[2] "Women's Team Sprint Qualifying Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[3] "Women's Team Sprint Round 1 Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.