Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint
The men's cycling team sprint at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on 11 August 2016.
The medals were presented by Camiel Eurlings, IOC member, Netherlands and José Manuel Pelaez, Member of the UCI Management Committee.
Competition format
A men's team sprint race consists of a three-lap race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. Each member of the team must lead for one of the laps.The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top eight teams advanced to the first round. The first round comprised head-to-head races based on seeding. The winners of those four heats advanced to the medal round, with the two fastest winners competing in the gold medal final and the two slower winners facing off for bronze.
Schedule
All times are Brasília Time| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday, 11 August 2016 | 16:00 | Qualifications and final |
Results
Qualification
The fastest 8 teams qualify for the first round.| Rank | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Philip Hindes Jason Kenny Callum Skinner | 42.562 | Q, OR | |
| 2 | Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster | 42.673 | Q | |
| 3 | Patrick Constable Matthew Glaetzer Nathan Hart | 43.158 | Q | |
| 4 | Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida François Pervis | 43.185 | Q | |
| 5 | Rafal Sarnecki Damian Zielinski Krzysztof Maksel | 43.297 | Q | |
| 6 | Jeffrey Hoogland Theo Bos Matthijs Buchli | 43.688 | Q | |
| 7 | Rene Enders Joachim Eilers Maximilian Levy | 43.711 | Q | |
| 8 | Cesar Marcano Hersony Canelon Angel Pulgar | 44.263 | Q | |
| 9 | Son Je-yong Im Chae-bin Kang Dong-jin | REL |
- South Korea were relegated for breaching article 3.2.153
- Q = qualified
First round
Heat 1: 4th v 5th qualifier
Heat 2: 3rd v 6th qualifier
Heat 3: 2nd v 7th qualifier
Heat 4: 1st v 8th qualifier
The heat winners are ranked on time, from which the top 2 proceed to the gold medal final and the other 2 proceed to the bronze medal final.
| Rank | Heat | Country | Cyclists | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster | 42.535 | QG, OR | |
| 2 | 4 | Philip Hindes Jason Kenny Callum Skinner | 42.640 | QG | |
| 3 | 1 | Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida François Pervis | 43.153 | QB | |
| 4 | 2 | Patrick Constable Matthew Glaetzer Nathan Hart | 43.166 | QB | |
| 5 | 3 | Rene Enders Joachim Eilers Maximilian Levy | 43.455 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Nils van 't Hoenderdaal Jeffrey Hoogland Theo Bos | 43.552 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Rafal Sarnecki Damian Zielinski Krzysztof Maksel | 43.555 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Cesar Marcano Hersony Canelon Angel Pulgar | 44.486 |
- QG = qualified for gold medal final
- QB = qualified for bronze medal final
Finals