The women's cycling team pursuit at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 11 and 13 August. Great Britain has yet to be beaten in this event.
The medals were presented by Claudia Bokel, IOC member, Germany and Mohammad Belmahi, Member of the UCI Management Committee.
Schedule
All times are Brasília Time
Results
Qualifications
The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round, from which the top 4 remain in contention for the gold medal final and the other 4 for the bronze medal final.
Q = qualified; in contention for gold medal final
q = qualified; in contention for bronze medal final
First round
First round heats are held as follows: Heat 1: 6th v 7th qualifier Heat 2: 5th v 8th qualifier Heat 3: 2nd v 3rd qualifier Heat 4: 1st v 4th qualifier
The winners of heats 3 and 4 proceed to the gold medal final. The remaining 6 teams are ranked on time, then proceed to the finals for bronze, 5th or 7th place.
Was also a world and Olympic record until superseded by Great Britain in the following heat Poland were disqualified for breaching article 3.2.097 QG = qualified for gold medal final QB = qualified for bronze medal final Q5 = qualified for 5th place final Q7 = qualified for 7th place final
Finals
The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.