Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Omnium
The women's cycling omnium at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 15 and 16 August.
The medals were presented by Adam Pengilly, IOC member, Great Britain and Harald Hansen, Member of the UCI Management Committee.
Competition format
The omnium competition consists of six events. During the first five events, riders receive points depending on their place, while during the final points race they can obtain points by winning sprints and taking laps during the event.- Scratch race: a scratch race, with all riders competing at once and first across the line winning.
- Individual pursuit: a individual pursuit, with placing based on time.
- Elimination race: a "miss-and-out" elimination race, with the last rider in every sprint eliminated.
- Time trial: a time trial, with two riders riding at once.
- Flying lap: an individual time trial over with a "flying start".
- Points race: a points race, with scoring for intermediate sprints as well as for lapping the pack.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 15 August 2016 | 10:59 16:30 18:17 | 10 km scratch race [|3 km individual pursuit] [|Elimination race] |
| Tuesday, 16 August 2016 | 10:57 16:10 17:05 | 500 m time trial Flying lap 20 km points race |
Overall standings
Overall standings after the points race.| Rank | Rider | Total | ||||||
| 38 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 34 | 230 | ||
| 34 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 206 | ||
| 36 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 199 | ||
| 4 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 73 | 189 | |
| 5 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 189 | |
| 6 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 34 | 43 | 183 | |
| 7 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 73 | 173 | |
| 8 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 168 | |
| 9 | 40 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 164 | |
| 10 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 163 | |
| 11 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 104 | |
| 12 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 100 | |
| 13 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 99 | |
| 14 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 92 | |
| 15 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 68 | |
| 16 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 68 | |
| 17 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 18 | −20 | 64 | |
| 18 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 61 |
SR: [|Scratch race]. IP: 3 km individual pursuit. ER: Elimination race.
TT: [|500m time trial]. FL: [|250m flying lap]. PR: [|Points race].