Full name: Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy
Nickname(s): The Real McHoy / His Royal Hoyness
Gender: Male
Height: 6-0.5 (185 cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
Born: March 23, 1976 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Great Britain
Title: Sir
Affiliations: Team Persil / Team terrydolan.co.uk
Country: Great Britain
Sport: Cycling
Medals: 6 Gold, 1 Silver (7 Total)
Inspired to try cycling by a scene in the film âE.T.â, Chris Hoy soon reached the worldâs top ten rankings in BMX and in addition was a medallist at the Scottish Junior Rowing Championships. His rise to the top mirrored his nationâs emergence from also-rans to the top of track cycling. Hoy won his first Olympic medal as part of the team sprint at the Sydney Games and then turned his attention to the kilometre time trial. This move proved successful as he won the world title in 2002 and 2004 before winning gold at the Athens Olympics. The kilometre was removed from the Olympic programme for the 2008 Games so Hoy was forced to change to other track sprinting events. His switch proved very successful as led the very successful British cycling team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with three gold medals. After anchoring the British team sprint squad to the title, Hoy dominated the match sprint and keirin competitions to win three gold medals, the best track cycling performance at a single Olympics since [Marcus Hurley] in 1904. For this performance and others he was a given a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth in the 2009 New Year Honours List and was voted his nationâs sports person of the year. Hoy retained his team sprint and keirin titles at the 2012 London Olympics, where he was the Great Britain flagbearer, and in the process became the most successful Olympic cyclist in history with six gold medals. However, his record was equaled by fellow Briton [Jason Kenny] at Rio in 2016. After the 2012 Games Hoy shared the overall cycling medal record of 7 with [Bradley Wiggins] but Wiggins went on to win a record eighth medal in 2016. Hoyâs world championship record is equally impressive as he won 11 gold medals, 8 silver and 6 bronze between 1999 and 2012. He also has the unique distinction of having won world and Olympic titles in all four sprinting disciplines (individual sprint, time trial, keirin and team sprint). The velodrome built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is named in his honour. Hoy retired from competitive cycling in 2013 and went into business promoting his HOY Bikes, cycling accessories and clothing. He also wrote a series of childrenâs books entitles Flying Fergus. In June 2016 he took part in, and completed, the grueling Le Mans 24-Hour motor race. He was also an integral part of the BBC commentary and pundit team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2016 Rio Olympics. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Cycling | Men's Keirin | Great Britain | GBR | AC h1 r2/4 | ||
2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Cycling | Men's Team Sprint | Great Britain | GBR | 2 | Silver | |
2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Cycling | Men's 1,000 metres Time Trial | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | Gold | OR |
2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Cycling | Men's Team Sprint | Great Britain | GBR | 5 | ||
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Men's Sprint | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | Gold | |
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Men's Keirin | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | Gold | |
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Men's Team Sprint | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | Gold | |
2012 Summer | 36 | London | Cycling | Men's Keirin | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | Gold | |
2012 Summer | 36 | London | Cycling | Men's Team Sprint | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | Gold |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | RW | T | |
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2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 1 | 2 | ||
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | Quarter-Finals | Heat One | 1 | 2 | ||
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | Eighth-Finals | Heat One | 1 | 10.636 | ||
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | Round One | Heat One | 1 | 10.607 | ||
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | Qualifying Round | 1 | OR | 9.815 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
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2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Cycling | Great Britain | Final Standings | 1 | OR | 1:00.711 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
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2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Cycling | Great Britain | Round One Repêchage | Heat One | AC | DQ | |
2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Cycling | Great Britain | Round One | Heat Two | 4 | ||
2012 Summer | 36 | London | Cycling | Great Britain | Final Round | Heat 1-6 | 1 | 10.306 | |
2012 Summer | 36 | London | Cycling | Great Britain | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 1 | Q | 10.354 |
2012 Summer | 36 | London | Cycling | Great Britain | Round One | Heat One | 1 | Q | 10.177 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
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2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 2 | 44.680 | |
2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Round One | Heat Three | 1 | QU | 44.517 |
2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Qualifying Round | 2 | QU/OR | 44.659 | |
2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Qualifying Round | Heat Five | 1 | QU/OR | |
2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Round One | Heat Three | 2 | 44.075 | |
2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Qualifying Round | 7 | QU | 44.693 | |
2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Qualifying Round | Heat Four | 2 | QU | |
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 43.128 | |
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Round One | Heat Four | 1 | QU | 43.034 |
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Qualifying Round | 1 | QU | 42.950 | |
2008 Summer | 32 | Beijing | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Qualifying Round | Heat Six | 1 | QU | |
2012 Summer | 36 | London | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Final Round | Heat 1/2 | 1 | ||
2012 Summer | 36 | London | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Round One | Heat Four | 1 | ||
2012 Summer | 36 | London | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Qualifying Round | 1 | |||
2012 Summer | 36 | London | Cycling | Great Britain | GBR | Qualifying Round | Heat Five | 1 |