The men's cycling team sprint at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on 11 August 2016.

The medals were presented by Camiel Eurlings, IOC member, Netherlands and José Manuel Pelaez, Member of the UCI Management Committee.

Competition format A men's team sprint race consists of a three-lap race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. Each member of the team must lead for one of the laps.

The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top eight teams advanced to the first round. The first round comprised head-to-head races based on seeding (1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, etc.). The winners of those four heats advanced to the medal round, with the two fastest winners competing in the gold medal final and the two slower winners facing off for bronze.

Schedule All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00) Date Time RoundThursday, 11 August 2016 16:00 Qualifications and final

Results Qualification The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round. Rank Country Cyclists Result Notes 1 Philip HindesJason KennyCallum Skinner 42.562 Q, OR 2 Eddie DawkinsEthan MitchellSam Webster 42.673 Q 3 Patrick ConstableMatthew GlaetzerNathan Hart 43.158 Q 4 Grégory BaugéMichaël D'AlmeidaFrançois Pervis 43.185 Q 5 Rafal SarneckiDamian ZielińskiKrzysztof Maksel 43.297 Q 6 Jeffrey HooglandTheo BosMatthijs Büchli 43.688 Q 7 René EndersJoachim EilersMaximilian Levy 43.711 Q 8 César MarcanoHersony CanelónÁngel Pulgar 44.263 Q 9 Son Je-yongIm Chae-binKang Dong-jin REL44.422

South Korea were relegated for breaching article 3.2.153 Q = qualified

First round First round heats are held as follows: Heat 1: 4th v 5th qualifier Heat 2: 3rd v 6th qualifier Heat 3: 2nd v 7th qualifier Heat 4: 1st v 8th qualifier

The heat winners are ranked on time, from which the top 2 proceed to the gold medal final and the other 2 proceed to the bronze medal final. Rank Heat Country Cyclists Result Notes 1 3 Eddie DawkinsEthan MitchellSam Webster 42.535 QG, OR 2 4 Philip HindesJason KennyCallum Skinner 42.640 QG 3 1 Grégory BaugéMichaël D'AlmeidaFrançois Pervis 43.153 QB 4 2 Patrick ConstableMatthew GlaetzerNathan Hart 43.166 QB 5 3 René EndersJoachim EilersMaximilian Levy 43.455 6 2 Nils van 't HoenderdaalJeffrey HooglandTheo Bos 43.552 7 1 Rafal SarneckiDamian ZielińskiKrzysztof Maksel 43.555 8 4 César MarcanoHersony CanelónÁngel Pulgar 44.486

QG = qualified for gold medal final QB = qualified for bronze medal final

Finals The final classification is determined in the medal finals. Rank Country Cyclists Result Notes Bronze medal final Grégory BaugéMichaël D'AlmeidaFrançois Pervis 43.143 4 Patrick ConstableMatthew GlaetzerNathan Hart 43.298Gold medal final Philip HindesJason KennyCallum Skinner 42.440 OR Eddie DawkinsEthan MitchellSam Webster 42.542

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