Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

The women's 200m Sprint at the 2000 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 Monday, 18 September, Tuesday, 19 September, and Wednesday, 20 September 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome.

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 Monday, 18 September. Times and average speeds are listed. All 12 riders were seeded by these results for the first round.

1/8 final
Held Monday, 18 September. 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.

1/8 repechage
Held Monday, 18 September. 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. The four other riders competed in the 9th through 12th place classification.

Classification 9-12
Held 20 September The 9-12 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the 1/8 repechage taking place. The winner of the race received 9th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.

Quarterfinals
Held Tuesday, 19 September. 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.

Classification 5-8
Held Wednesday, 20 September 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.

Semifinals
Held Wednesday, 20 September. 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.

Medal Finals
Held Wednesday, 20 September.

Bronze medal match
The bronze medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.

Gold medal match
The gold medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.