Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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Men's sprint at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Laoshan Velodrome | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 17 (preliminaries—2nd round) August 18 (quarterfinals) August 19 (semifinals and finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 21 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 10.228/10.216 | ||||||||||||
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The men's sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17–19 at the Laoshan Velodrome. There were 21 competitors from 15 nations, with each nation limited to two cyclists.[1] The event was won by Chris Hoy of Great Britain, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint and first medal in the event since 1948. He faced his teammate Jason Kenny in the final, the first time since 1984 that one nation had taken the top two spots. Mickaël Bourgain of France earned bronze. Germany's four-Games (five if East Germany before unification is included) podium streak ended.