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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
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 |