Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin
| Men's Keirin at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 7 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Chris Hoy |
 Great Britain
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Maximilian Levy |
 Germany
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Simon van Velthooven |
 New Zealand
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Teun Mulder |
 Netherlands
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The men's Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 7 August.
Chris Hoy from Great Britain won the gold medal.
The Keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The final round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.
All times are British Summer Time
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