Olympic record progression track cycling – Men's flying 200 m time trial

This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's flying 200 m time trial as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).[1]

The men's flying 200 m time trial is the qualification for the men's sprint. This discipline is competed since the first Olympics at the 1896 Summer Olympics, but in 1988 the flying 200 m time trial was introduced as a qualification event. The UCI lists the first Olympic record in 1992.

Progression

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Time (s)CyclistsLocationTrackDateMeetRef
10.252 Jens Fiedler (GER) BarcelonaOpen air28 July 19921992 Olympics
10.129 Gary Neiwand (AUS) AtlantaOpen air24 July 19961996 Olympics
9.815 Chris Hoy (GBR) BeijingIndoor17 August 20082008 Olympics
9.713 Jason Kenny (GBR) London Velopark, LondonIndoor4 August 20122012 Olympics
9.703 Callum Skinner (GBR) Rio Olympic Velodrome, Rio de JaneiroIndoor12 August 20162016 Olympics
9.551 Jason Kenny (GBR)Indoor[2]
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References

  1. "Union Cycliste Internationale - Men - Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. "Men's Sprint Qualifying Results" (PDF). Rio2016.com. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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