Quick Facts Men's Keirin at the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Venue ...

Men's Keirin at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	London Velopark
Date	7 August
Competitors	18 from 18 nations
Medalists
Chris Hoy  Great Britain Maximilian Levy  Germany Simon van Velthooven  New Zealand Teun Mulder  Netherlands
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The men's Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 7 August.^[1]

Chris Hoy from Great Britain won the gold medal.

The Keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The final round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.^[2]

All times are British Summer Time