The men's 200m Sprint at the 1992 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time. The races were held on Tuesday, July 28, Wednesday, July 29, Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31, 1992 at the Velòdrom d'Horta.
Contents
Results
Qualifying round
Held Tuesday, July 28.
Times and average speeds are listed.
2nd round
Held Tuesday, July 28
The 1/16 round consisted of eight heats, seven of three riders and one of two riders. Winners advanced to the next round, losers competed in the repechage.
2nd round repechage
Held Tuesday, July 28
The fourteen defeated cyclists from the first round took part in the 1/16 repechage. They raced in seven heats of two riders each. The winner of each heat advance to repechage finals.
2nd round repechage finals
Held Tuesday, July 28
The seven winning cyclists from the second round repechage took part in the final repechage. They raced in two heats of two riders and one heat of three riders. The winner of the first two heats and the top two from heat three advanced to the next round .
3rd round
Held Wednesday, July 29
The third round consisted of four heats of three riders each. The winners of each heat advance to the next round, with losers getting another chance in the third round repechage.
3rd round repechage
Held Wednesday, July 29.
The eight cyclists defeated in the third round competed in the third round repechage. Four heats of two riders were held. Winners rejoined the victors from the third round and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
Held Wednesday, July 29.
The eight riders that had advanced to the quarterfinals competed pairwise in four matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. All four quarterfinals matches were decided without a third race. Winners advanced to the semifinals, losers competed in a 5th to 8th place classification.
Classification 5-8
Held Friday, July 31
The 5-8 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the quarterfinals taking place. The winner of the race received 5th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.
Semifinals
Held Thursday, July 30.
The four riders that had advanced to the semifinals competed pairwise in two matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match.
Medal Finals
Held Friday, July 31.
Bronze medal match
The bronze medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.
Gold medal match
The gold medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.