- Competition format
- Schedule
- Results First round Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Repechages Heat 1 Heat 2 Second round Heat 1 Heat 2 Finals 1st to 6th 7th to 12th
- References
{{EngvarB|date=October 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's Keirin |games = 2012 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = London Velopark |date = 7 August |competitors = 18 |nations = 18 |gold = Chris Hoy |goldNOC = GBR |silver = Maximilian Levy |silverNOC = GER |bronze = Simon van Velthooven |bronzeNOC = NZL |bronze2 = Teun Mulder |bronzeNOC2 = NED |prev = 2008 |next = 2016 }}{{CyclingAt2012SummerOlympics}}The men's Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 7 August.[1] Chris Hoy from Great Britain won the gold medal. Competition formatThe Keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, 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 final round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.[2] Schedule All times are British Summer Time Date | Time | Round | Tuesday 7 August 2012 | 10:00 & 16:35 | Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final |
ResultsFirst roundHeat 1|
1 | Chris Hoy | GBR|2012 Summer}} | 2 | Simon van Velthooven | NZL|2012 Summer}} | 3 | Juan Peralta | ESP|2012 Summer}} | 4 | Sergey Borisov | RUS|2012 Summer}} | 5 | Njisane Phillip | TRI|2012 Summer}} | 6 | Kazunari Watanabe | JPN|2012 Summer}} |
Heat 2|
1 | Maximilian Levy | GER|2012 Summer}} | 2 | Teun Mulder | NED|2012 Summer}} | 3 | Hersony Canelón | VEN|2012 Summer}} | 4 | Kamil Kuczynski | POL|2012 Summer}} | 5 | Shane Perkins | AUS|2012 Summer}} | 6 | Zhang Miao | CHN|2012 Summer}} |
Heat 3|
1 | Mickaël Bourgain | FRA|2012 Summer}} | 2 | Azizulhasni Awang | MAS|2012 Summer}} | 3 | Fabian Puerta | COL|2012 Summer}} | 4 | Joseph Veloce | CAN|2012 Summer}} | 5 | Denis Špička | CZE|2012 Summer}} | 6 | Christos Volikakis | GRE|2012 Summer}} |
RepechagesHeat 1|
1 | Christos Volikakis | GRE|2012 Summer}} | 2 | Juan Peralta | ESP|2012 Summer}} | 3 | Njisane Phillip | TRI|2012 Summer}} | 4 | Joseph Veloce | CAN|2012 Summer}} | 5 | Sergey Borisov | RUS|2012 Summer}} | 6 | Zhang Miao | CHN|2012 Summer}} |
Heat 2|
1 | Kazunari Watanabe | JPN|2012 Summer}} | 2 | Hersony Canelón | VEN|2012 Summer}} | 3 | Shane Perkins | AUS|2012 Summer}} | 4 | Kamil Kuczynski | POL|2012 Summer}} | 5 | Fabian Puerta | COL|2012 Summer}} | 6 | Denis Špička | CZE|2012 Summer}} |
Second roundHeat 1|
1 | Chris Hoy | GBR|2012 Summer}} | 2 | Azizulhasni Awang | MAS|2012 Summer}} | 3 | Teun Mulder | NED|2012 Summer}} | 4 | Njisane Phillip | TRI|2012 Summer}} | 5 | Juan Peralta | ESP|2012 Summer}} | 6 | Christos Volikakis | GRE|2012 Summer}} |
Heat 2|
1 | Maximilian Levy | GER|2012 Summer}} | 2 | Simon van Velthooven | NZL|2012 Summer}} | 3 | Shane Perkins | AUS|2012 Summer}} | 4 | Mickaël Bourgain | FRA|2012 Summer}} | 5 | Hersony Canelón | VEN|2012 Summer}} | 6 | Kazunari Watanabe | JPN|2012 Summer}} |
Finals1st to 6th|
{{gold01}} | Chris Hoy | GBR|2012 Summer}} | {{silver02}} | Maximilian Levy | GER|2012 Summer}} | {{bronze03}} | Simon van Velthooven | NZL|2012 Summer}} | {{bronze03}} | Teun Mulder | NED|2012 Summer}} | 5 | Shane Perkins | AUS|2012 Summer}} | 6 | Azizulhasni Awang | MAS|2012 Summer}} |
7th to 12th|
7 | Njisane Phillip | TRI|2012 Summer}} | 8 | Mickaël Bourgain | FRA|2012 Summer}} | 9 | Christos Volikakis | GRE|2012 Summer}} | 10 | Juan Peralta | ESP|2012 Summer}} | 11 | Kazunari Watanabe | JPN|2012 Summer}} | 12 | Hersony Canelón | VEN|2012 Summer}} |
References1. ^http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track 2. ^http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/event/men-keirin/competition-format/index.html
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