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Track cycling records

World records on the track, according to the Union Cycliste Internationale:

 

Event

Athlete

Nation

Record

Date

Venue

Men

 

 

 

 

 

200m Flying start

Curt Hartnett

CAN

  9"865

09.28.1995

Bogota

500m Flying start

Arnaud Duble

FRA

25"850

10.10.2001

La Paz

1km Standing start

Arnaud Tournant

FRA

58"875

10.10.2001

La Paz

4km Standing start

Christopher Boardman

GER

4'11"114

08.29.1996

Manchester

4km Team

Australia

AUS

3'56''610

08.22.2004

Athens

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women

 

 

 

 

 

500m Standing start

Anna Meares

AUS

33''952

08.20.2004

Athens

3km Standing start

Sarah Ulmer

NZL

3'24"537

08.22.2004

Athens

 

 

 

 

 

 

200m Flying start

Olga Slisuosareva

RUS

10"831

04.25.1993

Moscow

500m Flying start

Erika Salumae

RUS

29"655

08.06.1987

Moscow

 

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