Rebecca Romero of Britain won the women's individual pursuit gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Sunday.

Romero clocked in 3:28.321 to stand atop the podium, beating fellow Briton Wendy Houvenaghel to second in 3:30.395 and Lesya Kalitovska of Ukraine won the bronze in 3:31.413.

Track cyclist Rebecca Romero of Great Britain competes in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games women's individual pursuit first round at the Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing on August 16, 2008.[Agencies]