title: 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
text: # 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint
  
  The Women's sprint competition at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 27 and 28 February 2020.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualifying
  
  The qualifying was started on 27 February at 14:53. The top four riders advanced directly to the 1/8 finals; places 5 to 28 advanced to the 1/16 finals.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Emma Hinze | Germany | 10.364 | | Q |
  | 2 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | 10.461 | +0.097 | Q |
  | 3 | Shanne Braspennincx | Netherlands | 10.478 | +0.114 | Q |
  | 4 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | 10.478 | +0.114 | Q |
  | 5 | Stephanie Morton | Australia | 10.483 | +0.119 | q |
  | 6 | Lauriane Genest | Canada | 10.487 | +0.123 | q |
  | 7 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | 10.504 | +0.140 | q |
  | 8 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | 10.513 | +0.149 | q |
  | 9 | Mathilde Gros | France | 10.533 | +0.169 | q |
  | 10 | Katy Marchant | Great Britain | 10.559 | +0.195 | q |
  | 11 | Miriam Vece | Italy | 10.580 | +0.216 | q |
  | 12 | Daniela Gaxiola | Mexico | 10.583 | +0.219 | q |
  | 13 | Zhong Tianshi | China | 10.588 | +0.224 | q |
  | 14 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | 10.622 | +0.258 | q |
  | 15 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | 10.625 | +0.261 | q |
  | 16 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | 10.634 | +0.270 | q |
  | 17 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | 10.638 | +0.274 | q |
  | 18 | Yuka Kobayashi | Japan | 10.712 | +0.348 | q |
  | 19 | Kaarle McCulloch | Australia | 10.744 | +0.380 | q |
  | 20 | Olivia Podmore | New Zealand | 10.748 | +0.384 | q |
  | 21 | Jessica Salazar | Mexico | 10.754 | +0.390 | q |
  | 22 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | 10.776 | +0.412 | q |
  | 23 | Daria Shmeleva | Russia | 10.802 | +0.438 | q |
  | 24 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | 10.806 | +0.442 | q |
  | 25 | Madalyn Godby | United States | 10.855 | +0.491 | q |
  | 26 | Riyu Ohta | Japan | 10.901 | +0.537 | q |
  | 27 | Sarah Orban | Canada | 10.921 | +0.557 | q |
  | 28 | Miglė Marozaitė | Lithuania | 10.925 | +0.561 | q |
  | 29 | Mandy Marquardt | United States | 10.939 | +0.575 | |
  | 30 | Tania Calvo | Spain | 10.959 | +0.595 | |
  | 31 | Jessica Lee Hoi Yan | Hong Kong | 11.047 | +0.683 | |
  | 32 | Ekaterina Rogovaya | Russia | 11.056 | +0.692 | |
  | 33 | Charlene du Preez | South Africa | 11.105 | +0.741 | |
  
  ### 1/16 finals
  
  The 1/16 finals were started on 27 February at 15:58. Heat winners advanced to the 1/8 finals.
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Stephanie Morton | Australia | | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | Miglė Marozaitė | Lithuania | +0.136 | |
  | 2 | 1 | Lauriane Genest | Canada | | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Sarah Orban | Canada | +0.284 | |
  | 3 | 1 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Riyu Ohta | Japan | +0.098 | |
  | 4 | 1 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Madalyn Godby | United States | +0.243 | |
  | 5 | 1 | Mathilde Gros | France | | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | +0.101 | |
  | 6 | 1 | Katy Marchant | Great Britain | | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Daria Shmeleva | Russia | +0.228 | |
  | 7 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | Miriam Vece | Italy | +0.016 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Daniela Gaxiola | Mexico | | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | Jessica Salazar | Mexico | +0.034 | |
  | 9 | 1 | Zhong Tianshi | China | | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | Olivia Podmore | New Zealand | +0.029 | |
  | 10 | 1 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | | Q |
  | 10 | 2 | Kaarle McCulloch | Australia | +0.307 | |
  | 11 | 1 | Yuka Kobayashi | Japan | | Q |
  | 11 | 2 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | +0.035 | |
  | 12 | 1 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | | Q |
  | 12 | 2 | Natasha Hansen | New Zealand | +0.058 | |
  
  ### 1/8 finals
  
  The 1/8 finals were started on 27 February at 16:50. Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Gap | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Emma Hinze | Germany | | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | Olena Starikova | Ukraine | +0.132 | |
  | 2 | 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Yuka Kobayashi | Japan | +0.387 | |
  | 3 | 1 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Shanne Braspennincx | Netherlands | +0.029 | |
  | 4 | 1 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Zhong Tianshi | China | +0.125 | |
  | 5 | 1 | Daniela Gaxiola | Mexico | | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Stephanie Morton | Australia | +0.004 | |
  | 6 | 1 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Lauriane Genest | Canada | +0.041 | |
  | 7 | 1 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | Katy Marchant | Great Britain | +0.037 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | Mathilde Gros | France | +0.049 | |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  The quarterfinals were started 27 February at 18:58. Matches were extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceeded to the semifinals.
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Emma Hinze | Germany | X | X | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | +0.016 | +0.141 | |
  | 2 | 1 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | X | X | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | +0.007 | +0.010 | |
  | 3 | 1 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | X | X | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Lithuania | +0.120 | +0.139 | |
  | 4 | 1 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | X | X | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Daniela Gaxiola | Mexico | +0.062 | +0.246 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  The semifinals were started on 28 February at 19:24.
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Emma Hinze | Germany | X | X | | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | +0.108 | +0.139 | | |
  | 2 | 1 | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | X | +0.046 | X | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | +0.064 | X | +0.066 | |
  
  ### Finals
  
  The finals were started on 28 February at 20:51.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold medal race ||||||
  | | Emma Hinze | Germany | X | X |
  | | Anastasia Voynova | Russia | +0.187 | +0.138 |
  | Bronze medal race ||||||
  | | Lee Wai Sze | Hong Kong | X | X |
  | 4 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | +0.113 | +0.107 |
  