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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	NOC	Qualifying	R1	R1 Rep	R2	Round Two Repêchage	Eighth-Finals	1/8-Final Repêchage	QF	SF	Final
1	Jens Fiedler	GER	10.232 (4)	11.722 (1 h4)	–	10.597 (1 h4)	–	10.808 (1 h4)	–	2 (1 h4)	2 (1 h1)	2 (1 h1)	Gold
2	Marty Nothstein	USA	10.176 (3)	11.415 (1 h3)	–	10.899 (1 h3)	–	11.047 (1 h3)	–	2 (1 h3)	2 (1 h2)	0 (2 h1)	Silver
3	Curt Harnett	CAN	10.175 (2)	11.380 (1 h2)	–	11.058 (1 h2)	–	10.793 (1 h2)	–	2 (1 h2)	0 (2 h2)	2 (1 h2)	Bronze
4	Gary Neiwand	AUS	10.129 (1)	14.373 (1 h1)	–	11.249 (1 h1)	–	11.625 (1 h1)	–	2 (1 h1)	0 (2 h1)	0 (2 h2)
5	Darryn Hill	AUS	10.329 (6)	11.192 (1 h6)	–	10.811 (1 h6)	–	11.008 (1 h6)	–	0 (2 h3)	–	11.072 (1 h3)
6	Frédéric Magné	FRA	10.602 (14)	10.740 (1 h11)	–	– (2 h8)	11.035 (1 h3)	– (2 h1)	10.975 (1 h1)	1 (2 h2)	–	– (2 h3)
7	Eyk Pokorny	GER	10.233 (5)	10.995 (1 h5)	–	10.966 (1 h5)	–	– (2 h5)	10.982 (1 h2)	0 (2 h1)	–	– (3 h3)
8	Florian Rousseau	FRA	10.397 (8)	11.296 (1 h8)	–	10.745 (1 h8)	–	10.828 (1 h5)	–	0 (2 h4)	–	– (4 h3)
2 h1 r6/9	Pavel Buráň	CZE	10.389 (7)	11.700 (1 h7)	–	11.272 (1 h7)	–	– (2 h6)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–
2 h2 r6/9	Roberto Chiappa	ITA	10.473 (10)	10.896 (1 h10)	–	– (2 h9)	11.378 (1 h1)	– (2 h3)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–
3 h1 r6/9	Viesturs Bērziņš	LAT	10.463 (9)	11.008 (1 h9)	–	11.044 (1 h9)	–	– (2 h4)	– (3 h1)	–	–	–
3 h2 r6/9	José Moreno	ESP	10.492 (11)	– (2 h11)	11.017 (1 h2)	– (2 h5)	11.089 (1 h2)	– (2 h2)	– (3 h2)	–	–	–
2 h1 r4/9	Lampros Vasilopoulos	GRE	10.726 (18)	– (2 h7)	11.060 (1 h6)	– (2 h1)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r4/9	Georgios Cheimonetos	GRE	10.559 (13)	11.182 (1 h12)	–	– (2 h7)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–	–
2 h3 r4/9	Martin Hrbáček	SVK	10.693 (16)	– (2 h9)	11.076 (1 h4)	– (2 h3)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–	–	–
3 h2 r4/9	Peter Bazálik	SVK	10.837 (20)	– (2 h5)	11.222 (1 h5)	– (2 h2)	– (3 h2)	–	–	–	–	–
3 h3 r4/9	José Antonio Escuredo	ESP	10.630 (15)	– (2 h10)	11.257 (1 h3)	– (2 h4)	– (3 h3)	–	–	–	–	–
AC h1 r4/9	Bill Clay	USA	10.543 (12)	– (2 h12)	11.191 (1 h1)	– (2 h6)	– (DQ h1)	–	–	–	–	–		DQ
2 h1 r2/9	Claus Martínez	BOL	12.341 (24)	– (2 h1)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r2/9	Darren McKenzie-Potter	NZL	11.211 (23)	– (2 h2)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h3 r2/9	Hyeon Byeong-Cheol	KOR	11.001 (22)	– (2 h3)	– (2 h3)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h4 r2/9	Gianluca Capitano	ITA	10.895 (21)	– (2 h4)	– (2 h4)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h5 r2/9	Jean-Pierre van Zyl	RSA	10.695 (17)	– (2 h8)	– (2 h5)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h6 r2/9	Yuichiro Kamiyama	JPN	10.772 (19)	– (2 h6)	– (2 h6)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Hervé Thuet	FRA	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	24 July 1996 — 10:00

Pos	Competitor	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

Date	24 July 1996 — 17:35
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Heat #3

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

Heat #4

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

Heat #5

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

Heat #6

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

Heat #7

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

Heat #8

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

Heat #9

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

Heat #10

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

Heat #11

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

Heat #12

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

Round One Repêchage

Date	24 July 1996 — 18:45
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Heat #3

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

Heat #4

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

Heat #5

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

Heat #6

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

Round Two

Date	25 July 1996 — 10:55
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Heat #3

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

Heat #4

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

Heat #5

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

Heat #6

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

Heat #7

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

Heat #8

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

Heat #9

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

Round Two Repêchage

Date	25 July 1996

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Heat #3

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

Eighth-Finals

Date	26 July 1996 — 11:40
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Heat #3

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

Heat #4

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

Heat #5

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

Heat #6

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

1/8-Final Repêchage

Date	26 July 1996 — 12:30
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Quarter-Finals

Date	27 July 1996 — 11:15-12:25-12:55
Format	Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to semi-finals.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Heat #3

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

Heat #4

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

Semi-Finals

Date	27 July 1996 — 13:35-13:55
Format	Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to final.

Heat #1

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

Heat #2

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

Final Round

Date	27 – 28 July 1996 — 12:15-12:45
Format	Best two of three races.

Heat 1/2

Time	28 July 1996 — 12:15-12:45

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

Heat 3/4

Time	28 July 1996 — 12:15-12:45

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

Heat 5-8

Time	27 July 1996 — 13:45

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