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Sprint, Men

Date	24 – 28 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Stone Mountain Velodrome, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Participants	24 from 16 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

German Jens Fiedler was the defending champion, but was not favored, having failed to medal at the World Championships since 1992, although he had won the German championship every year since then. The world titles had been spread among four different cyclists since 1992 – Michael Hübner (GER) in 1992, 1992 Olympic silver medalist Gary Neiwand (AUS) in 1993, Marty Nothstein (USA) in 1994, and Australian Darryn Hill in 1995. The bronze medalist from 1992, Curt Harnett (CAN), was also back but like Fiedler, had had few podium finishes since 1992. Neiwand led the qualifiers over Harnett and Nothstein. They made the semi-finals, joined by Fiedler. There Jens Fiedler found his old form and defeated Neiwand in two straight races, as he had in the 1992 Olympic final. Nothstein defeated Harnett in the other semi, also in straights. In the first race of the final, only the photo-finish could separate the riders, the victory going to Fiedler by one centimeter. Fiedler’s second race victory was also very close, as he defended his gold medal. Harnett repeated his bronze medal, winning two straight from Neiwand in the bronze medal match.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Jens Fiedler	GER		Gold
2	Marty Nothstein	USA		Silver
3	Curt Harnett	CAN		Bronze
4	Gary Neiwand	AUS
5	Darryn Hill	AUS
6	Frédéric Magné	FRA
7	Eyk Pokorny	GER
8	Florian Rousseau	FRA
2 h1 r6/9	Pavel Buráň	CZE
2 h2 r6/9	Roberto Chiappa	ITA
3 h1 r6/9	Viesturs Bērziņš	LAT
3 h2 r6/9	José Moreno	ESP
2 h1 r4/9	Lampros Vasilopoulos	GRE
2 h2 r4/9	Georgios Cheimonetos	GRE
2 h3 r4/9	Martin Hrbáček	SVK
3 h2 r4/9	Peter Bazálik	SVK
3 h3 r4/9	José Antonio Escuredo	ESP
AC h1 r4/9	Bill Clay	USA	DQ
2 h1 r2/9	Claus Martínez	BOL
2 h2 r2/9	Darren McKenzie-Potter	NZL
2 h3 r2/9	Hyeon Byeong-Cheol	KOR
2 h4 r2/9	Gianluca Capitano	ITA
2 h5 r2/9	Jean-Pierre van Zyl	RSA
2 h6 r2/9	Yuichiro Kamiyama	JPN

Qualifying Round (24 July 1996 — 10:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	10.129	QOR
2	Curt Harnett	CAN	10.175	Q
3	Marty Nothstein	USA	10.176	QOR
4	Jens Fiedler	GER	10.232	Q
5	Eyk Pokorny	GER	10.233	QOR
6	Darryn Hill	AUS	10.329	Q
7	Pavel Buráň	CZE	10.389	Q
8	Florian Rousseau	FRA	10.397	Q
9	Viesturs Bērziņš	LAT	10.463	Q
10	Roberto Chiappa	ITA	10.473	Q
11	José Moreno	ESP	10.492	Q
12	Bill Clay	USA	10.543	Q
13	Georgios Cheimonetos	GRE	10.559	Q
14	Frédéric Magné	FRA	10.602	Q
15	José Antonio Escuredo	ESP	10.630	Q
16	Martin Hrbáček	SVK	10.693	Q
17	Jean-Pierre van Zyl	RSA	10.695	Q
18	Lampros Vasilopoulos	GRE	10.726	Q
19	Yuichiro Kamiyama	JPN	10.772	Q
20	Peter Bazálik	SVK	10.837	Q
21	Gianluca Capitano	ITA	10.895	Q
22	Hyeon Byeong-Cheol	KOR	11.001	Q
23	Darren McKenzie-Potter	NZL	11.211	Q
24	Claus Martínez	BOL	12.341	Q

Round One (24 July 1996 — 17:35)

Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	14.373	Q
2	Claus Martínez	BOL	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Curt Harnett	CAN	11.380	Q
2	Darren McKenzie-Potter	NZL	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Marty Nothstein	USA	11.415	Q
2	Hyeon Byeong-Cheol	KOR	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jens Fiedler	GER	11.722	Q
2	Gianluca Capitano	ITA	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Eyk Pokorny	GER	10.995	Q
2	Peter Bazálik	SVK	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Darryn Hill	AUS	11.192	Q
2	Yuichiro Kamiyama	JPN	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Pavel Buráň	CZE	11.700	Q
2	Lampros Vasilopoulos	GRE	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Florian Rousseau	FRA	11.296	Q
2	Jean-Pierre van Zyl	RSA	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Viesturs Bērziņš	LAT	11.008	Q
2	Martin Hrbáček	SVK	–

Heat Ten

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Roberto Chiappa	ITA	10.896	Q
2	José Antonio Escuredo	ESP	–

Heat Eleven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Frédéric Magné	FRA	10.740	Q
2	José Moreno	ESP	–

Heat Twelve

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Georgios Cheimonetos	GRE	11.182	Q
2	Bill Clay	USA	–

Round One Repêchage (24 July 1996 — 18:45)

Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Bill Clay	USA	11.191	Q
2	Claus Martínez	BOL	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	José Moreno	ESP	11.017	Q
2	Darren McKenzie-Potter	NZL	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	José Antonio Escuredo	ESP	11.257	Q
2	Hyeon Byeong-Cheol	KOR	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Martin Hrbáček	SVK	11.076	Q
2	Gianluca Capitano	ITA	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peter Bazálik	SVK	11.222	Q
2	Jean-Pierre van Zyl	RSA	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Lampros Vasilopoulos	GRE	11.060	Q
2	Yuichiro Kamiyama	JPN	–

Round Two (25 July 1996 — 10:55)

Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	11.249	Q
2	Lampros Vasilopoulos	GRE	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Curt Harnett	CAN	11.058	Q
2	Peter Bazálik	SVK	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Marty Nothstein	USA	10.899	Q
2	Martin Hrbáček	SVK	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jens Fiedler	GER	10.597	Q
2	José Antonio Escuredo	ESP	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Eyk Pokorny	GER	10.966	Q
2	José Moreno	ESP	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Darryn Hill	AUS	10.811	Q
2	Bill Clay	USA	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Pavel Buráň	CZE	11.272	Q
2	Georgios Cheimonetos	GRE	–

Heat Eight

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Florian Rousseau	FRA	10.745	Q
2	Frédéric Magné	FRA	–

Heat Nine

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Viesturs Bērziņš	LAT	11.044	Q
2	Roberto Chiappa	ITA	–

Round Two Repêchage (25 July 1996)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Roberto Chiappa	ITA	11.378	Q
2	Lampros Vasilopoulos	GRE	–
DQ	Bill Clay	USA	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	José Moreno	ESP	11.089	Q
2	Georgios Cheimonetos	GRE	–
3	Peter Bazálik	SVK	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Frédéric Magné	FRA	11.035	Q
2	Martin Hrbáček	SVK	–
3	José Antonio Escuredo	ESP	–

Eighth-Finals (26 July 1996 — 11:40)

Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	11.625	Q
2	Frédéric Magné	FRA	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Curt Harnett	CAN	10.793	Q
2	José Moreno	ESP	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Marty Nothstein	USA	11.047	Q
2	Roberto Chiappa	ITA	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Jens Fiedler	GER	10.808	Q
2	Viesturs Bērziņš	LAT	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Florian Rousseau	FRA	10.828	Q
2	Eyk Pokorny	GER	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Darryn Hill	AUS	11.008	Q
2	Pavel Buráň	CZE	–

1/8-Final Repêchage (26 July 1996 — 12:30)

Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Frédéric Magné	FRA	10.975	Q
2	Pavel Buráň	CZE	–
3	Viesturs Bērziņš	LAT	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Eyk Pokorny	GER	10.982	Q
2	Roberto Chiappa	ITA	–
3	José Moreno	ESP	–

Quarter-Finals (27 July 1996 — 11:15-12:25-12:55)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to semi-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Gary Neiwand	AUS	2	Q
2	Eyk Pokorny	GER	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Curt Harnett	CAN	2	Q
2	Frédéric Magné	FRA	1

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Marty Nothstein	USA	2	Q
2	Darryn Hill	AUS	0

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Jens Fiedler	GER	2	Q
2	Florian Rousseau	FRA	0

Semi-Finals (27 July 1996 — 13:35-13:55)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Jens Fiedler	GER	2	Q
2	Gary Neiwand	AUS	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Marty Nothstein	USA	2	Q
2	Curt Harnett	CAN	0

Final Round (27 – 28 July 1996 — 12:15-12:45)

Best two of three races.

Match 1/2 (28 July 1996 — 12:15-12:45)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Jens Fiedler	GER	2
2	Marty Nothstein	USA	0

Match 3/4 (28 July 1996 — 12:15-12:45)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Curt Harnett	CAN	2
2	Gary Neiwand	AUS	0

Match 5-8 (27 July 1996 — 13:45)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Darryn Hill	AUS	11.072
2	Frédéric Magné	FRA	–
3	Eyk Pokorny	GER	–
4	Florian Rousseau	FRA	–