Olympic record progression track cycling – Women's team pursuit
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This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the women's team pursuit as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/60/59/Women-OlympicRecords_Neutral.pdf|title=Union Cycliste Internationale – Women – Olympic Record|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=21 October 2014|access-date=24 November 2014|format=PDF}}
The women's 3000m team pursuit discipline for 3 riders was introduced at the 2012 Summer Olympics. After the 2012–13 track cycling season the UCI changed the discipline into a format of 4000 m with 4 riders, as it will be at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Progression
♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
=3000 m (2012)=
File:Women's team pursuit 2012 Summer Olympics, Dutch team.jpg, Kirsten Wild, Amy Pieters) had temporarily the Olympic record during the qualification session in 2012]]
During the Qualification session there were several teams who rode a new best time and so had temporarily the Olympic Record. They are not listed as Olympic Record holders because they did not win the qualification session. These countries who had temporarily the Olympic record are:
- Heat 1: {{flagIOC|BLR|2012 Summer}}: Tatsiana Sharakova, Alena Dylko, Aksana Papko in a time of 3:22.850
- Heat 4: {{flagIOC|NED|2012 Summer}}: Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild, Amy Pieters in a time of 3:21.602
- Heat 6: {{flagIOC|CAN|2012 Summer}}: Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton, Jasmin Glaesser in a time of 3:19.816
- Heat 7: {{flagIOC|USA|2012 Summer}}: Sarah Hammer, Dotsie Bausch, Jennie Reed in a time of 3:19.406
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!Time!!Cyclists!!Location!!Track!!Date!!Meet | |||||
| 3:15.669 | {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell | {{flagicon|GBR}} London, London Velopark | Indoor track | 3 August 2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics Qualification |
| 3:14.682 | {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell | {{flagicon|GBR}} London, London Velopark | Indoor track | 4 August 2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics Round 1 |
| 3:14.051 | {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell | {{flagicon|GBR}} London, London Velopark | Indoor track | 4 August 2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics Gold medal race |
=4000 m (from 2016)=
During the Qualification session there were several teams who rode a new best time and so had temporarily the Olympic Record. They are not listed as Olympic Record holders because they did not win the qualification session. These countries who had temporarily the Olympic record are:
- Heat 1: {{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}}: Daria Pikulik, Edyta Jasińska, Justyna Kaczkowska, Natalia Rutkowska in a time of 4:28.988
- Heat 3: {{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}}: Simona Frapporti, Tatiana Guderzo, Francesca Pattaro, Silvia Valsecchi in a time of 4:25.543
- Heat 4: {{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}: Lauren Ellis, Racquel Sheath, Rushlee Buchanan, Jaime Nielsen in a time of 4:20.061
- Heat 6: {{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}: Georgia Baker, Annette Edmondson, Amy Cure, Melissa Hoskins in a time of 4:19.059
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