The men's

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at the

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took place at the

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on 2 August. The

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team consisting of

Philip Hindes Philip Hindes MBE (born 22 September 1992) is a British track cyclist, specialising in sprints. He holds dual nationality, having been born in Germany to a British father. Having initially competed for Germany at a junior level, in 2010 he swit ...

Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy (born 23 March 1976) is a former Track cycling, track cyclist and racing driver from Scotland who represented Great Britain at the Olympics, Great Britain at the Olympic Games, Olympic and World Championships and Scot ...

and

Jason Kenny Sir Jason Francis Kenny (born 23 March 1988) is a British former track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. Kenny is the winner of most Olympic gold medals (7) and medals (9) by a British athlete. Kenny's seven Olympic ...

won the gold medal in world record-breaking time.

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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 ...

and

Kévin Sireau Kévin Sireau (born 18 April 1987) is a French professional racing cyclist. He's currently coaching the Indian cycling team. Major results ;2003 :3rd Sprint, French National Track Championships, Novice ;2004 :2nd Sprint, French National Track ...

from

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took silver, and the bronze medal was won by

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René Enders René Enders (born 13 February 1987) is a German track cyclist. He won two Olympic bronze medals with the German team in the team sprint: in 2008 and in 2012. He competed for Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( ...

Maximilian Levy Maximilian Levy (born 26 June 1987) is a German former track cyclist. Levy won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint representing Germany at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won another bronze in t ...

and

Robert Förstemann Robert Förstemann (born 5 March 1986) is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010. In his later career he has transitioned to Paralympic track cycling, representing Germany as a sig ...

Competition format

A men's team sprint race consists of a three-lap race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. Each member of the team must lead for one of the laps. The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top eight teams advanced to the first round. The first round comprised head-to-head races based on seeding (1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, etc.). The winners of those four heats advanced to the medal round, with the two fastest winners competing in the gold medal final and the two slower winners facing off for bronze.

's team consisting of

and

won the gold medal with a time of 42.6 seconds, breaking the world record.

won the silver medal and

took bronze.

Schedule

All times are

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Results

Qualification

First round

Finals

Bronze medal final

Gold medal final

References

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