cycling at the 2004 summer olympics - individual pursuit women

Cycling At The 2004 Summer Olympics - Individual Pursuit Women

Women's Individual Pursuit at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Cycling):

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Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand	Katie MacTier, Australia	Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel, Netherlands

Records

arah Ulmer (NZL)	Melbourne, Australia	3:30.604	May 27 2004
!align="left" bgcolor = "eeffdd" \| Olympic Record	Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (NED)	Sydney, Australia	3:30.816	September 17 2000

In the women's 3000 m individual pursuit, the current world champion and world record holder, Sarah Ulmer from New Zealand, set a new world record in the final for a time of 3:24.537 for the gold medal. It is the first time New Zealand has ever won a cycling gold medal. The Australian, Katie MacTier (3:27.650), set a very fast first 1000 m of 1:10.618, with a lead of one second, but Ulmer reversed this lead in the second 1000 m, and went on to win the pursuit by 3 seconds. Netherlands rider and former world champion, Leontien Ziljaard-van Moorsel rode a time of 3:27.037 for the bronze defeating Australian, Katherine Bates (3:31.715) Ulmer held the world record coming into this event at 3:30.604 set at the world championships in Melbourne in May 2004. She has reduced the world record by more than 6 seconds on this track. Leontien Ziljaard-van Moorsel was the 2000 gold medal winner with the old Olympic record of 3:30.816 Qualifying