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

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

Records

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

1. Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand, 3:26.4000 WR Q
2. Katie MacTier, Australia, 3:29.945 Q
3. Leontien Ziljaard-van Moorsel, Netherlands, 3:30.422 Q
4. Katherine Bates , Australia, 3:31.236 Q
5. Elena Chalykh , Russia, 3:33.709 Q
6. Karin Thuerig , Switzerland, 3:34.746 Q
7. Emma Davies , Great Britain 3:35.069 Q
8. Olga Slyusareva , Russia, 3:35.177 Q
9. Maria Luisa Calle Williams , Colombia, 3:35.430
10. Erin Mirabella , USA, 3:36.992
11. Lenka Valova , Czech Republic, 3:54.372
12. Evelyn Garcia , El Salvador, 3:56.055

First Round

Heat 1:

1. Katherine Bates, Australia, 3:34.743
2. Elena Chalykh, Russia, 3:36.442

Heat 2:

1. Leontien Ziljaard-van Moorsel, Netherlands, 3:28.747
2. Karin Thuerig, Switzerland, 3:34.831

Heat 3:

1. Katie MacTier, Australia 3:28.095
2. Emma Davies, Great Britain Overlapped

Heat 4:

1. Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand, 3:27.444
2. Olga Slyusareva, Russia, 3:36.263

Final

Final 3-4

1. Leontien Ziljaard-van Moorsel, Netherlands, 3:27.037
2. Katherine Bates, Australia, 3:31.715

Final 1-2

1. Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand, 3:24.537 WR
2. Katie MacTier, Australia 3:27.650

Final Claissification

1. Sarah Ulmer,
2. Katie MacTier,
3. Leontien Zilijaard-van Moorsel,
4. Katherine Bates, Australia
5. Karin Theurig,
6. Olga Slyusareva,
7. Elena Chalykh, Russia
8. Emma Davies,
9. Maria Luisa Calle Williams,
10. Erin Mirabella,
11. Lenka Valova,
12. Evelyn Garcia,