Olympic record progression track cycling – Women's team pursuit

The British Team riding the current Olympic record at the 2012 Summer Olympics

This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the women's team pursuit as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).^[1]

The women's 3000m team pursuit discipline for 3 riders was introduced at the 2012 Summer Olympics. After the 2012–13 track cycling season the UCI changed the discipline into a format of 4000 m with 4 riders, as it will be at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Progression

3000 m (2012)

The Dutch team (Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild, Amy Pieters) had temporarily the Olympic record during the qualification session in 2012

During the Qulification session there were several teams who rode a new best time and so had temporarily the Olympic Record. They are not listed as Olympic Record holders because they did not win the qualification session. These countries who had temporarily the Olympic record are:

• Heat 1: Belarus: Tatsiana Sharakova, Alena Dylko, Aksana Papko in a time of 3:22.850
• Heat 4: Netherlands: Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild, Amy Pieters in a time of 3:21.602
• Heat 6: Canada: Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton, Jasmin Glaesser in a time of 3:19.816
• Heat 7: United States: Sarah Hammer, Dotsie Bausch, Jennie Reed in a time of 3:19.406

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet
3:15.669	Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	London, London Velopark	Indoor track	3 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Qualification
3:14.682	Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	London, London Velopark	Indoor track	4 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Round 1
3'14"051	Great Britain Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	London, London Velopark	Indoor track	4 August 2012	2012 Summer Olympics Gold medal race

4000 m (from 2016)

Time	Cyclists	Location	Track	Date	Meet
		Rio de Janeiro	Indoor track	August 2016	2016 Summer Olympics Qualification

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