Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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Men's sprint at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Dunc Gray Velodrome | |||||||||
Dates | 18–20 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time.[1] The races were held on Monday, 18 September, Tuesday, 19 September, and Wednesday, 20 September 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome.[2] There were 19 competitors from 14 nations, with each nation limited to two cyclists.[3] The event was won by Marty Nothstein of the United States, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint since 1984 and second overall. Nothstein was the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event. The silver medal went to Florian Rousseau, France's first medal in the event since 1980. Two-time defending champion Jens Fiedler of Germany lost to Nothstein in the semifinals, but won the bronze medal match to become the second man to win three medals in the event (Daniel Morelon won four from 1964 to 1976, still the record).