Individual sprint at the Olympics
Sprint (track cycling) at the Olympic Games | |
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Overview | |
Sport | Cycling |
Gender | Men and women |
Years held | Men: 1896–1900, 1908, 1920–2016 Women: 1988–2016 |
Reigning champion | |
Men | Jason Kenny (GBR) |
Women | Kristina Vogel (GER) |
The individual sprint is a track cycling event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It was held again in 1900, but not in 1904 when various races at different distances were conducted. The men's sprint returned to the programme in 1908 but was again omitted in 1912, when only road cycling competitions were held. After World War I, the men's sprint returned to the programme for good in 1920 and has been held every Games since. The women's sprint was added when women's track cycling was first held in 1988 and has been held every Games since.
Medalists[]
Men[]
Multiple medalists[]
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Daniel Morelon | France (FRA) | 1964–1976 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain (GBR) | 2008–2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Jens Fiedler | Germany (GER) | 1992–2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Lutz Heßlich | East Germany (GDR) | 1980–1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Marty Nothstein | United States (USA) | 1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Gary Neiwand | Australia (AUS) | 1988–1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Louis Chaillot | France (FRA) | 1932–1936 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | Curt Harnett | Canada (CAN) | 1992–1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medalists by country[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France (FRA) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
5 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
6 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
7 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
9 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1988 Seoul |
Erika Salumäe Soviet Union |
Christa Luding-Rothenburger East Germany |
Connie Paraskevin United States |
1992 Barcelona |
Erika Salumäe Estonia |
Annett Neumann Germany |
Ingrid Haringa Netherlands |
1996 Atlanta |
Felicia Ballanger France |
Michelle Ferris Australia |
Ingrid Haringa Netherlands |
2000 Sydney |
Felicia Ballanger France |
Oxana Grichina Russia |
Iryna Yanovych Ukraine |
2004 Athens |
Lori-Ann Muenzer Canada |
Tamilla Abassova Russia |
Anna Meares Australia |
2008 Beijing |
Victoria Pendleton Great Britain |
Anna Meares Australia |
Guo Shuang China |
2012 London |
Anna Meares Australia |
Victoria Pendleton Great Britain |
Guo Shuang China |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Kristina Vogel Germany |
Becky James Great Britain |
Katy Marchant Great Britain |
2020 Tokyo |
Kelsey Mitchell Canada |
Olena Starikova Ukraine |
Lee Wai-sze Hong Kong |
Multiple medalists[]
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Erika Salumäe | Soviet Union (URS) Estonia (EST) |
1988–1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Felicia Ballanger | France (FRA) | 1996–2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Anna Meares | Australia (AUS) | 2004–2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain (GBR) | 2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands (NED) | 1992–1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Guo Shuang | China (CHN) | 2008–2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medalists by country[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
13 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Intercalated Games[]
The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.[1]
Francesco Verri of Italy won the 1906 title, with of Great Britain in second and of Belgium third.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1906 Athens |
Francesco Verri (ITA) | (GBR) | (BEL) |
References[]
- ^ 1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
- Olympic track cycling events