2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
The men's keirin at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 8 April. 33 athletes participated in the contest. After the six qualifying heats, the fastest rider in each heat advanced to the second round. The riders that did not advance to the second round, raced in six repechage heats. The first rider in each heat advanced to the second round along with the eight that qualified before.
The first three riders from each of the two second round heats advanced to the final and the remaining riders raced a consolation 7–12 final.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold |  Chris Hoy (GBR)
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| Silver |  Maximilian Levy (GER)
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| Bronze | Jason Kenny (GBR)
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Results
[edit]First round
[edit]The heats were held at 14:30.[2]
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yudai Nitta |  Japan |
Q |
| 2 | Josiah Ng |  Malaysia |
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| 3 | Zhang Miao |  China |
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| 4 | Shane Perkins |  Australia |
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| 5 | Sergey Borisov |  Russia |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain |
Q |
| 2 | Hersony Canelón |  Venezuela |
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| 3 | Joachim Eilers | Germany |
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| 4 | Francesco Ceci |  Italy |
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| 5 | Kamil Kuczyński |  Poland |
Heat 3
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hodei Mazquiaran Uria |  Spain |
Q |
| 2 | Simon Van Velthooven |  New Zealand |
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| 3 | Teun Mulder |  Netherlands |
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| 4 | Maximilian Levy | Germany |
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| 5 | Denis Špička |  Czech Republic |
Heat 4
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia |
Q |
| 2 | Matthew Crampton | Great Britain |
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| 3 | Alexander Quincy |  Trinidad and Tobago |
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| 4 | Juan Peralta Gascon | Spain |
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| 5 | Fabián Puerta |  Colombia |
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| – | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia |
DNF |
Heat 5
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan |
Q |
| 2 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain |
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| 3 | Christos Volikakis |  Greece |
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| 4 | Mickaël Bourgain |  France |
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| 5 | Edward Dawkins | New Zealand |
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| 6 | Andriy Vynokurov |  Ukraine |
Heat 6
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Sunderland | Australia |
Q |
| 2 | François Pervis | France |
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| 3 | Matthew Archibald | New Zealand |
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| 4 | Jonathan Marín | Colombia |
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| 5 | Muhammad Md Yunos | Malaysia |
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| 6 | Hugo Haak | Netherlands |
First round repechage
[edit]The heats were held at 16:05.[3]
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickaël Bourgain | France |
Q |
| 2 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia |
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| 3 | Josiah Ng | Malaysia |
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| 4 | Matthew Archibald | New Zealand |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hersony Canelón | Venezuela |
Q |
| 2 | Christos Volikakis | Greece |
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| 3 | Denis Špička | Czech Republic |
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| 4 | Juan Peralta Gascon | Spain |
Heat 3
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Van Velthooven | New Zealand |
Q |
| 2 | Jonathan Marín | Colombia |
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| 3 | Kamil Kuczyński | Poland |
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| 4 | Alexander Quincy | Trinidad and Tobago |
Heat 4
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Crampton | Great Britain |
Q |
| 2 | Francesco Ceci | Italy |
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| 3 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands |
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| 4 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine |
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| 5 | Sergey Borisov | Russia |
Heat 5
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain |
Q |
| 2 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia |
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| 3 | Shane Perkins | Australia |
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| 4 | Joachim Eilers | Germany |
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| 5 | Muhammad Md Yunos | Malaysia |
Heat 6
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian Levy | Germany |
Q |
| 2 | Edward Dawkins | New Zealand |
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| 3 | François Pervis | France |
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| 4 | Zhang Miao | China |
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| 5 | Hugo Haak | Netherlands |
Second round
[edit]The heats were held at 19:15.[4]
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian Levy | Germany |
Q |
| 2 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan |
Q |
| 3 | Simon Van Velthooven | New Zealand |
Q |
| 4 | Yudai Nitta | Japan |
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| 5 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia |
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| 6 | Hersony Canelón | Venezuela |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain |
Q |
| 2 | Mickaël Bourgain | France |
Q |
| 3 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain |
Q |
| 4 | Scott Sunderland | Australia |
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| 5 | Matthew Crampton | Great Britain |
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| 6 | Hodei Mazquiaran Uria | Spain |
Finals
[edit]The finals were held at 20:45.[5]
Small final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Scott Sunderland | Australia |
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| 8 | Hersony Canelón | Venezuela |
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| 9 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia |
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| 10 | Matthew Crampton | Great Britain |
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| 11 | Hodei Mazquiaran Uria | Spain |
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| 12 | Yudai Nitta | Japan |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Chris Hoy | Great Britain |
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Maximilian Levy | Germany |
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Jason Kenny | Great Britain |
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| 4 | Mickaël Bourgain | France |
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| 5 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan |
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| – | Simon Van Velthooven | New Zealand |
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