title: 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
text: # 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
  
  The Men's keirin event of the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 29 March 2008.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Round 1
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Chris Hoy | United Kingdom | Q |
  | | 2 | Toshiaki Fushimi | Japan | Q |
  | | 3 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | |
  | | 4 | Sergey Ruban | Russia | |
  | | 5 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | |
  | | 6 | Hodei Mazquiarán Uría | Spain | |
  | | 7 | Athanasios Mantzouranis | Greece | |
  | 2 | 1 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia | Q |
  | | 2 | Shane Perkins | Australia | Q |
  | | 3 | Arnaud Tournant | France | |
  | | 4 | Theo Bos | Netherlands | |
  | | 5 | Ricardo Lynch | Jamaica | |
  | | 6 | Sergey Borisov | Russia | |
  | | 7 | Filip Ptáčník | Czech Republic | |
  | 3 | 1 | Ross Edgar | United Kingdom | Q |
  | | 2 | Shane John Kelly | Australia | Q |
  | | 3 | Carsten Bergemann | Germany | |
  | | 4 | Kévin Sireau | France | |
  | | 5 | Denis Špička | Czech Republic | |
  | | 6 | Roberto Chiappa | Italy | |
  | | 7 | Mohd Rizal Tisin | Malaysia | |
  | 4 | 1 | Christos Volikakis | Greece | Q |
  | | 2 | Matthew Crampton | United Kingdom | Q |
  | | 3 | Ryan Bayley | Australia | |
  | | 4 | Josiah Ng Onn Lam | Malaysia | |
  | | 5 | José Antonio Escuredo | Spain | |
  | | 6 | Stefan Nimke | Germany | |
  
  ### Round 1 repechage
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | Q |
  | | 2 | Sergey Borisov | Russia | |
  | | 3 | Josiah Ng Onn Lam | Malaysia | |
  | | 4 | Denis Špička | Czech Republic | |
  | 2 | 1 | Arnaud Tournant | France | Q |
  | | 2 | Ricardo Lynch | Jamaica | |
  | | 3 | Athanasios Mantzouranis | Greece | |
  | | 4 | Kévin Sireau | France | |
  | | 5 | Hodei Mazquiarán Uría | Spain | |
  | 3 | 1 | Carsten Bergemann | Germany | Q |
  | | 2 | Theo Bos | Netherlands | |
  | | 3 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | |
  | | 4 | Stefan Nimke | Germany | |
  | | 5 | Mohd Rizal Tisin | Malaysia | |
  | 4 | 1 | Ryan Bayley | Australia | Q |
  | | 2 | Filip Ptáčník | Czech Republic | |
  | | 3 | José Antonio Escuredo | Spain | |
  | | 4 | Roberto Chiappa | Italy | |
  | | 5 | Sergey Ruban | Russia | |
  
  ### Round 2
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Chris Hoy | United Kingdom | Q |
  | | 2 | Christos Volikakis | Greece | Q |
  | | 3 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | Q |
  | | 4 | Shane John Kelly | Australia | |
  | | 5 | Shane Perkins | Australia | |
  | | 6 | Ryan Bayley | Australia | |
  | 2 | 1 | Matthew Crampton | United Kingdom | Q |
  | | 2 | Arnaud Tournant | France | Q |
  | | 3 | Toshiaki Fushimi | Japan | Q |
  | | 4 | Ross Edgar | United Kingdom | |
  | | 5 | Carsten Bergemann | Germany | |
  | | 6 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia | |
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | Gold medal race |||
  | | Chris Hoy | United Kingdom |
  | | Christos Volikakis | Greece |
  | | Teun Mulder | Netherlands |
  | 4 | Shane John Kelly | Australia |
  | 5 | Shane Perkins | Australia |
  | 6 | Ryan Bayley | Australia |
  | Race for 7th-12th places |||
  | 7 | Matthew Crampton | United Kingdom |
  | 8 | Arnaud Tournant | France |
  | 9 | Toshiaki Fushimi | Japan |
  | 10 | Ross Edgar | United Kingdom |
  | 11 | Carsten Bergemann | Germany |
  | 12 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia |
  