Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit
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The women's cycling team pursuit at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at the London Velopark on 3 and 4 August.[1]
Quick Facts Women's cycling team pursuit at the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Venue ...
Women's cycling team pursuit at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
Date | 3 to 4 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3:14.051 WR, OR | ||||||||||||
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The Great Britain team consisting of Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell won the gold medal in world record-breaking time. Including pre-Olympic races and the Olympic final itself, in the six times they had ridden together they had broken the world record in every race.[2] Sarah Hammer, Dotsie Bausch and Jennie Reed of the United States took the silver medal and Canada's Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton and Jasmin Glaesser won bronze.