Women's team sprint is a track cycling event contested by teams of two women cyclists. It was introduced as an annual world championship event in 2007. It is to be added to the Olympic programme in 2012. The format consists of two rounds: in the first round, teams compete against the clock to set a qualifying time. The top four teams go through to the final round, where the first and second placed teams compete against each other in the gold medal race-off and the third and fourth teams compete against each other in the bronze medal race-off.
As of 2015, Australia have been the most successful team, having won the event three times, placed second once and placed third twice. Anna Meares, having featured in all the medalling Australian teams up to 2015 is the most successful cyclist in the event's history, slightly ahead of three other cyclists with three gold medals – Australian teammate Kaarle McCulloch, and the German pair of Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte. Meares 6 medals also make her the most decorated cyclist in the event, an honour shared with Chinese cyclist Gong Jinjie, who after three silvers and two bronzes, finally won her first world title in 2015.
Championship | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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2007 Palma de Mallorca}} {{DetailsLink|2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Victoria Pendleton Shanaze Reade {{GBR2}} | Yvonne Hijgenaar Willy Kanis {{NED}} | Kristine Bayley Anna Meares {{AUS}} |
2008 Manchester}} {{DetailsLink|2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Victoria Pendleton Shanaze Reade {{GBR2}} | Gong Jinjie Zheng Lulu {{CHN}} | Miriam Welte Dana Glöss {{GER}} |
2009 Pruszków}} {{DetailsLink|2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Kaarle McCulloch Anna Meares {{AUS}} | Victoria Pendleton Shanaze Reade {{GBR2}} | Gintare Gaivenyte Simona Krupeckaitė {{LTU}} |
2010 Ballerup}} {{DetailsLink|2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Kaarle McCulloch Anna Meares {{AUS}} | Gong Jinjie Lin Junhong {{CHN}} | Gintare Gaivenyte Simona Krupeckaitė {{LTU}} |
2011 Apeldoorn}} {{DetailsLink|2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Kaarle McCulloch Anna Meares {{AUS}} | Victoria Pendleton Jessica Varnish {{GBR2}} | Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang {{CHN}} |
2012 Melbourne}} {{DetailsLink|2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte {{GER}} | Kaarle McCulloch Anna Meares {{AUS}} | Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang {{CHN}} |
2013 Minsk}} {{DetailsLink|2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte {{GER}} | Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang {{CHN}} | Rebecca James Victoria Williamson {{GBR2}} |
2014 Cali}} {{DetailsLink|2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte {{GER}} | Lin Junhong Zhong Tianshi {{CHN}} | Rebecca James Jessica Varnish {{GBR2}} |
2015 Yvelines}} {{DetailsLink|2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi {{CHN}} | Daria Shmeleva Anastasiia Voinova {{RUS}} | Kaarle McCulloch Anna Meares {{AUS}} |
2016 London}} {{DetailsLink|2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova {{RUS}} | Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi {{CHN}} | Miriam Welte Kristina Vogel {{GER}} |
2017 Hong Kong}} {{DetailsLink|2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova {{RUS}} | Kaarle McCulloch Stephanie Morton {{AUS}} | Miriam Welte Kristina Vogel {{GER}} |
2018 Apeldoorn}} {{DetailsLink|2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte Pauline Grabosch {{GER}} | Kyra Lamberink Shanne Braspennincx Laurine van Riessen Hetty van de Wouw {{NED}} | Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova {{RUS}} |
2019 Pruszków}} {{DetailsLink|2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint}} | Kaarle McCulloch Stephanie Morton {{AUS}} | Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova {{RUS}} | Miriam Welte Emma Hinze {{GER}} |