Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin

The men's Keirin at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 16 August.^[1]

Men's Keirin at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Rio Olympic Velodrome
Date	16 August
Competitors	27 from 18 nations
Medalists
Jason Kenny  Great Britain Matthijs Büchli  Netherlands Azizulhasni Awang  Malaysia
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The medals were presented by Prince Tunku Imran, IOC member, Malaysia and Dr Wagih Azzam, Vice President of the UCI.

Competition format

The Keirin races involved 5.5 laps of the track behind a motorcycle, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The finals round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday 16 August 2016	10:18 & 18:14	Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final

Results

First round

Top two in each heat qualified directly for the second round; the remainder advanced to the first round repechages.^[2]

Heat 1 Rank Rider Time Note 1  Michaël D'Almeida (FRA) Q 2  Joachim Eilers (GER) +0.123 Q 3  Theo Bos (NED) +0.387 4  Christos Volikakis (GRE) +0.467 5  Patrick Constable (AUS) +0.637 6  Im Chae-bin (KOR) +0.859 Heat 3 Rank Rider Time Note 1  Sam Webster (NZL) Q 2  Matthijs Büchli (NED) +0.034 Q 3  François Pervis (FRA) +0.035 4  Krzysztof Maksel (POL) +0.378 5  Azizulhasni Awang (MAS) +0.484 6  Callum Skinner (GBR) +1.069 7  Angel Pulgar (VEN) REL[R2]

Heat 2 Rank Rider Time Note 1  Damian Zieliński (POL) Q 2  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) +0.033 Q 3  Kang Dong-jin (KOR) +0.063 4  Eddie Dawkins (NZL) +0.076 5  Kazunari Watanabe (JPN) +0.155 6  Pavel Kelemen (CZE) +0.214 7  Denis Dmitriev (RUS) REL[R1] Heat 4 Rank Rider Time Note 1  Jason Kenny (GBR) Q 2  Fabián Puerta (COL) +0.014 Q 3  Maximilian Levy (GER) +0.103 4  Hugo Barrette (CAN) +0.110 5  Matthew Baranoski (USA) +0.237 6  Yuta Wakimoto (JPN) +0.345 7  Hersony Canelón (VEN) +0.986

• ^R1 Relegation for moving down towards the inside of the track and forcing other competitor off the track
• ^R2 Relegation and Warning for moving down towards the inside of the track when a rival was already there

First round Repechages

The winner of each heat qualified for the second round.^[3]

Heat 1 Rank Rider Time Note 1  Azizulhasni Awang (MAS) Q 2  Hugo Barrette (CAN) +0.038 3  Theo Bos (NED) +0.079 4  Pavel Kelemen (CZE) +0.180 Heat 3 Rank Rider Time Note 1  François Pervis (FRA) Q 2  Yuta Wakimoto (JPN) +0.075 3  Eddie Dawkins (NZL) +0.114 4  Angel Pulgar (VEN) +0.378 5  Patrick Constable (AUS) +1.090

Heat 2 Rank Rider Time Note 1  Krzysztof Maksel (POL) Q 2  Im Chae-bin (KOR) +0.047 3  Kang Dong-jin (KOR) +0.123 4  Kazunari Watanabe (JPN) +0.485 5  Hersony Canelón (VEN) +1.237 Heat 4 Rank Rider Time Note 1  Christos Volikakis (GRE) Q 2  Denis Dmitriev (RUS) +0.066 3  Matthew Baranoski (USA) +0.640 4  Maximilian Levy (GER) +1.277 5  Callum Skinner (GBR) REL[R3]

• ^R3 Relegation for entering the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there

Second round

First three riders in each semi qualified for the final; the remainder advanced to the small final (for places 7–12).^[4]

Heat 1 Rank Rider Time Note 1  Jason Kenny (GBR) Q 2  Matthijs Büchli (NED) +0.261 Q 3  Azizulhasni Awang (MAS) +0.271 Q 4  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) +0.325 5  Christos Volikakis (GRE) +0.482 6  Michaël D'Almeida (FRA) +1.088

Heat 2 Rank Rider Time Note 1  Joachim Eilers (GER) Q 2  Damian Zieliński (POL) +0.071 Q 3  Fabián Puerta (COL) +0.073 Q 4  Krzysztof Maksel (POL) +0.130 5  François Pervis (FRA) +0.137 6  Sam Webster (NZL) +1.524

Finals

The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.^[5]

Final (places 7–12)

Rank	Rider	Time	Note
7	Sam Webster (NZL)
8	Michaël D'Almeida (FRA)	+0.009
9	Krzysztof Maksel (POL)	+0.107
10	Matthew Glaetzer (AUS)	+0.322
11	François Pervis (FRA)	+0.406
12	Christos Volikakis (GRE)	+0.514

Final (places 1–6)

Rank	Rider	Time	Note
	Jason Kenny (GBR)
	Matthijs Büchli (NED)	+0.040
	Azizulhasni Awang (MAS)	+0.085
4	Joachim Eilers (GER)	+0.110
5	Fabián Puerta (COL)	+0.113
6	Damian Zieliński (POL)	+0.594