2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin
The Women's keirin at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on April 7. 22 athletes participated in the contest. After the 4 qualifying heats, the 2 fastest rider in each heat advanced to the second round. The riders that did not advance to the second round raced in 4 repechage heats. The first rider in each heat advanced to the second round along with the 8 that qualified before.
The first 3 riders from each of the 2 Second Round heats advanced to the Final and the remaining riders raced a consolation 7–12 final.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold |  Anna Meares (AUS)
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| Silver |  Ekaterina Gnidenko (RUS)
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| Bronze |  Kristina Vogel (GER)
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Results[edit]
First round[edit]
The first round was held at 14:15.[2]
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Meares | Australia |
Q |
| 2 | Kristina Vogel | Germany |
Q |
| 3 | Lee Wai Sze |  Hong Kong |
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| 4 | Natasha Hansen |  New Zealand |
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| 5 | Willy Kanis |  Netherlands |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clara Sanchez |  France |
Q |
| 2 | Kaarle McCulloch | Australia |
Q |
| 3 | Victoria Pendleton |  Great Britain |
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| 4 | Miriam Welte | Germany |
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| 5 | Viktoria Baranova | Russia |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guo Shuang |  China |
Q |
| 2 | Sandie Clair | France |
Q |
| 3 | Simona Krupeckaitė |  Lithuania |
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| 4 | Monique Sullivan |  Canada |
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| 5 | Katie Schofield | New Zealand |
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| 6 | Olena Tsyos |  Ukraine |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Di Mu | China |
Q |
| 2 | Fatehah Mustapa |  Malaysia |
Q |
| 3 | Lisandra Guerra |  Cuba |
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| 4 | Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia |
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| 5 | Daniela Larreal |  Venezuela |
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| 6 | Maryia Lohvinava |  Belarus |
First Round Repechage[edit]
The first round repechage was held at 15:40.[3]
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia |
Q |
| 2 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong |
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| 3 | Katie Schofield | New Zealand |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain |
Q |
| 2 | Monique Sullivan | Canada |
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| 3 | Viktoria Baranova | Russia |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania |
Q |
| 2 | Willy Kanis | Netherlands |
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| 3 | Miriam Welte | Germany |
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| 4 | Maryia Lohvinava | Belarus |
Heat 4[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olena Tsyos | Ukraine |
Q |
| 2 | Lisandra Guerra | Cuba |
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| 3 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand |
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| 4 | Daniela Larreal | Venezuela |
Second round[edit]
The second round was held at 19:30.[4]
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Meares | Australia |
Q |
| 2 | Di Mu | China |
Q |
| 3 | Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia |
Q |
| 4 | Kaarle McCulloch | Australia |
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| 5 | Sandie Clair | France |
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| 6 | Olena Tsyos | Ukraine |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clara Sanchez | France |
Q |
| 2 | Guo Shuang | China |
Q |
| 3 | Kristina Vogel | Germany |
Q |
| 4 | Fatehah Mustapa | Malaysia |
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| 5 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania |
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| 6 | Victoria Pendleton | United Kingdom |
Finals[edit]
The finals were held at 20:20.[5]
Small Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sandie Clair | France |
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| 8 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania |
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| 9 | Kaarle McCulloch | Australia |
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| 10 | Olena Tsyos | Ukraine |
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| 11 | Fatehah Mustapa | Malaysia |
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| 12 | Victoria Pendleton | United Kingdom |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Anna Meares | Australia |
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Ekaterina Gnidenko | Russia |
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Kristina Vogel | Germany |
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| 4 | Guo Shuang | China |
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| 5 | Clara Sanchez | France |
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| 6 | Di Mu | China |