men's individual sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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The men's individual sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics was a track cycling event in Beijing in which riders competed head-to-head in short, tactical races to determine the Olympic champion.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic cycling event
ⓘ
track cycling sprint event ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Mickaël Bourgain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistNation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalistNOC | FRA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormatFeature | best-of-three races in later rounds ⓘ |
| competitionPhase |
1/16 finals
ⓘ
1/8 finals ⓘ classification races ⓘ finals ⓘ qualifying ⓘ quarterfinals ⓘ repechages ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| discipline | sprint ⓘ |
| distancePerRace | 3 laps ⓘ |
| endDate | 2008-08-19 ⓘ |
| eventType | individual ⓘ |
| format | head-to-head match sprints ⓘ |
| games | 2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Chris Hoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalistNation | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldMedalistNOC | GBR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lapLengthOfTrack | 250 metres ⓘ |
| location | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalEvent | yes ⓘ |
| nextEvent | men's individual sprint at the 2012 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCompetitors | 21 ⓘ |
| numberOfNations | 15 ⓘ |
| objective | determine the Olympic champion in men's sprint cycling ⓘ |
| partOf | cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| previousEvent | men's individual sprint at the 2004 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod | 200 m flying time trial seeding ⓘ |
| raceType | short tactical races ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Jason Kenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalistNation | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| silverMedalistNOC | GBR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | track cycling ⓘ |
| startDate | 2008-08-16 ⓘ |
| surface | indoor wooden velodrome ⓘ |
| tactics |
drafting and late sprinting
ⓘ
track stands and positioning ⓘ |
| technicalRegulationsBy | Union Cycliste Internationale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeTrialDistanceForSeeding | 200 metres ⓘ |
| venue | Laoshan Velodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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