This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's

team sprint The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. The current men's ...

as recognised by the

Union Cycliste Internationale The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing ...

(UCI). The men's team sprint was introduced at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Progression

''♦ denotes a performance that is also a current

world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...

. Statistics are correct as of the end of the

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.'' During the Qualification session there were several teams who rode a new best time and so had temporary the Olympic Record. They are not listed as Olympic Record holders because they did not win the qualification session. These countries who had temporary the Olympic record are: * Heat 1: :

Hersony Canelón Hersony Gadiel Canelón Vera (born 8 December 1988, Caracas) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, alongside Cés ...

César Marcano César Mervin Marcano Sánchez (born October 22, 1987 in Carabobo) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, alongsid ...

, Angel Polgar in a time of 44.654 * Heat 2: : Cheng Changsong, Zhang Lei,

Zhang Miao Zhang Miao (died 195), courtesy name Mengzhuo, was a Chinese politician and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Early life and career Zhang Miao was from Shouzhang County (), Dongping Commandery (), which is in present- ...

in a time of 43.751 * Heat 3: : Sergey Borisov,

Denis Dmitriev Denis Sergeyevich Dmitriev (russian: Денис Сергеевич Дмитриев; born 23 March 1986) is a Russian track cyclist. Specialising in the sprint events, Dmitriev's best result in international sports was winning a gold medal at th ...

, Sergey Kucherov in a time of 43.681 * Heat 4: :

Grégory Baugé Grégory Baugé (born 31 January 1985) is a French professional racing cyclist. Early life Bauge first took up sport at the age of eight, playing football. His father enrolled him in the Aubergenville cycling school. At that time he took part ...

Michaël D'Almeida Michaël D'Almeida (born 3 September 1987) is a French track cyclist. He specialises in track sprint events including the sprint, team sprint, keirin and 1 kilometer. He has ridden for the Union sportive de Créteil cycling club since 2006. D'Al ...

Kévin Sireau Kévin Sireau (born 18 April 1987) is a French professional racing cyclist. He rides for the Armée de Terre (cycling team), Armée de Terre cycling team. Major results ;2003 :3rd Sprint, French National Track Championships, Novice ;2004 :2nd ...

in a time of 43.097

References

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