Cycling has a long history in the Olympic Games, and while the cycling events have changed since the first Games held in Athens in 1896, there are still many records to be matched or broken.
Most of the featured cycling disciplines in the modern Olympics are a million miles away from what the original Olympians in Sparta were competing for two thousand or more years ago.
Cycling has become a mainstay of Olympic competition, as both road and track racing grew in popularity in the mid-20th Century and technology vastly altered the sport.
Mountain biking joined the competition in Atlanta in 1996 and BMX made the cut in Beijing in 2008.
However, as the new sports entered, track cycling lost some events, had some rejoin, and the schedule coalesced into the current menu of six medal events for men and women, three each in sprint and endurance events.
Road cycling has two medal events for men and women, the road race and individual time trial, while mountain biking, BMX and BMX Freestyle each have one event for men and women.
Of the current Olympic cycling disciplines, track cycling offers the statisticians the most fertile ground for analysing performances year to year and create official records for both the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
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Olympic track cycling records
Men's Olympic track cycling records
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Event
Rider(s) Country
Record
Set during
Team Sprint
Netherlands
41.369
2020 Olympics
Row 1 - Cell 0
Jeffrey Hoogland
Row 1 - Cell 2
Row 1 - Cell 3
Row 2 - Cell 0
Harrie Lavreysen
Row 2 - Cell 2
Row 2 - Cell 3
Row 3 - Cell 0
Roy van den Berg
Row 3 - Cell 2
Row 3 - Cell 3
Team Pursuit
Italy
3:42.032
2020 Olympics
Row 5 - Cell 0
Simone Consonni
Row 5 - Cell 2
Row 5 - Cell 3
Row 6 - Cell 0
Filippo Ganna
Row 6 - Cell 2
Row 6 - Cell 3
Row 7 - Cell 0
Francesco Lamon
Row 7 - Cell 2
Row 7 - Cell 3
Row 8 - Cell 0
Jonathan Milan
Row 8 - Cell 2
Row 8 - Cell 3
Flying 200m
Jeffrey Hoogland (Netherlands)
9.215
2020 Olympics
1km time trial*
Chris Hoy (Great Britain)
1:00.711
2004 Olympics
Individual Pursuit*
Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark)
4:14.982
2016 Olympics
Women's Olympic track cycling records
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Event
Rider(s) Country
Record
Set during
Team Sprint
China
31.804
2020 Olympics
Row 1 - Cell 0
Bao Shanju
Row 1 - Cell 2
Row 1 - Cell 3
Row 2 - Cell 0
Zhong Tianshi
Row 2 - Cell 2
Row 2 - Cell 3
Row 3 - Cell 0
Row 3 - Cell 1
Row 3 - Cell 2
Row 3 - Cell 3
Team Pursuit
Germany
4:04.249
2020 Olympics
Row 5 - Cell 0
Franziska Brauße
Row 5 - Cell 2
Row 5 - Cell 3
Row 6 - Cell 0
Lisa Brennauer
Row 6 - Cell 2
Row 6 - Cell 3
Row 7 - Cell 0
Lisa Klein
Row 7 - Cell 2
Row 7 - Cell 3
Row 8 - Cell 0
Mieke Kröger
Row 8 - Cell 2
Row 8 - Cell 3
Flying 200m
Lea Friedrich (Germany)
10.31
2020 Olympics
500m time trial*
Anna Meares (Australia)
33.952
2004 Olympics
3km Individual Pursuit*
Sarah Ulmer (New Zealand)
3>24.537
2004 Olympics
Men's track cycling world records
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Event
Rider(s) Country
Record
Set during
Team Sprint
Netherlands
41.225
2020 World Championships
Row 1 - Cell 0
Jeffrey Hoogland
Row 1 - Cell 2
Row 1 - Cell 3
Row 2 - Cell 0
Harrie Lavreysen
Row 2 - Cell 2
Row 2 - Cell 3
Row 3 - Cell 0
Roy van den Berg
Row 3 - Cell 2
Row 3 - Cell 3
Team Pursuit
Italy
3:42.032
2020 Olympics
Row 5 - Cell 0
Simone Consonni
Row 5 - Cell 2
Row 5 - Cell 3
Row 6 - Cell 0
Filippo Ganna
Row 6 - Cell 2
Row 6 - Cell 3
Row 7 - Cell 0
Francesco Lamon
Row 7 - Cell 2
Row 7 - Cell 3
Row 8 - Cell 0
Jonathan Milan
Row 8 - Cell 2
Row 8 - Cell 3
Flying 200m
Nicholas Paul (Trinidad & Tobago)
9.1
2019 Pan American Championships
1km time trial
Jeffrey Hoogland (Netherlands)
55.433
10/31/2023
4km Individual Pursuit
Filippo Ganna (Italy)
3:59.636
2022 World Championships
Flying 500m TT
Jeffrey Hoogland (Netherlands)
24.564
10/31/2023
Hour Record
Filippo Ganna (Italy)
56.792km
10/8/2022
Women's track cycling world records
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Event
Rider(s) Country
Record
Set during
Team Sprint (750m)
Germany
45.848
2023 World Championships
Row 1 - Cell 0
Lea Friedrich
Row 1 - Cell 2
Row 1 - Cell 3
Row 2 - Cell 0
Pauline Grabosch
Row 2 - Cell 2
Row 2 - Cell 3
Row 3 - Cell 0
Emma Hinze
Row 3 - Cell 2
Row 3 - Cell 3
Team Pursuit (4km)
Germany
4:04.242
2020 Olympics
Row 5 - Cell 0
Franziska Brauße
Row 5 - Cell 2
Row 5 - Cell 3
Row 6 - Cell 0
Lisa Brennauer
Row 6 - Cell 2
Row 6 - Cell 3
Row 7 - Cell 0
Lisa Klein
Row 7 - Cell 2
Row 7 - Cell 3
Row 8 - Cell 0
Mieke Kröger
Row 8 - Cell 2
Row 8 - Cell 3
Flying 200m
Kelsey Mitchell (Canada)
10.154
2019 Pan American Championships
500m TT
Jessica Salazar
33.268
2016 Pan American Championships
3km Individual Pursuit
Chloé Dygert (USA)
3:16.937
2020 World Championships
Flying 500m TT
Kristina Vogel (Germany)
28.97
12/17/2016
Hour Record
Vittoria Bussi (Italy)
50.267km
10/13/2023
Most Olympic track cycling medals won by nation
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Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
Great Britain
33
25
20
78
2
France
28
21
19
68
3
Italy
24
9
7
40
4
Australia
12
17
18
47
5
Germany
12
9
13
34
6
Netherlands
11
16
10
37
7
United States
11
15
13
39
8
Denmark
6
6
9
21
9
Soviet Union
6
4
6
16
10
East Germany
4
5
4
13
11
West Germany
4
3
3
10
12
Belgium
3
4
5
12
13
Spain
3
3
3
9
14
Russia
2
4
4
10
15
China
2
3
3
8
16
Canada
2
2
6
10
17
Czechoslovakia
2
2
1
5
18
New Zealand
1
4
4
9
19
United Team of Germany
1
3
1
5
20
Switzerland
1
2
1
4
21
Austria
1
0
2
3
22
Argentina
1
0
0
1
Row 22 - Cell 0
Estonia
1
0
0
1
Row 23 - Cell 0
Norway
1
0
0
1
25
South Africa
0
3
3
6
26
Greece
0
3
0
3
27
Japan
0
2
3
5
28
Ukraine
0
2
2
4
29
Poland
0
1
2
3
30
Malaysia
0
1
1
2
Row 30 - Cell 0
Mexico
0
1
1
2
32
Cuba
0
1
0
1
Row 32 - Cell 0
Uruguay
0
1
0
1
34
Hong Kong
0
0
2
2
Row 34 - Cell 0
ROC
0
0
2
2
36
Belarus
0
0
1
1
Row 36 - Cell 0
Colombia
0
0
1
1
Row 37 - Cell 0
Jamaica
0
0
1
1
Most Olympic road cycling medals won by nation
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Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
Netherlands
10
5
3
18
2
Italy
9
7
4
20
3
France
8
4
6
18
4
United States
5
4
4
13
5
Soviet Union
5
0
3
8
6
Belgium
4
4
6
14
7
Sweden
3
5
8
16
8
Switzerland
3
4
3
10
9
Russia
3
1
4
8
10
Great Britain
2
8
6
16
11
Germany
2
6
2
10
12
Denmark
2
5
1
8
13
Australia
2
1
2
5
14
East Germany
2
1
0
3
Row 14 - Cell 0
Spain
2
1
0
3
16
Kazakhstan
1
1
0
2
Row 16 - Cell 0
South Africa
1
1
0
2
18
Slovenia
1
0
1
2
19
Austria
1
0
0
1
Row 19 - Cell 0
Ecuador
1
0
0
1
Row 20 - Cell 0
Greece
1
0
0
1
22
Poland
0
4
2
6
23
West Germany
0
2
2
4
24
Canada
0
1
2
3
25
United Team of Germany
0
1
1
2
26
Colombia
0
1
0
1
Row 26 - Cell 0
Portugal
0
1
0
1
28
Norway
0
0
2
2
29
Czechoslovakia
0
0
1
1
Row 29 - Cell 0
Latvia
0
0
1
1
Row 30 - Cell 0
Lithuania
0
0
1
1
Most Olympic MTB medals won by nation
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Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
France
4
1
1
6
2
Switzerland
2
5
3
10
3
Italy
2
0
1
3
4
Germany
1
1
1
3
5
Czech Republic
1
1
0
2
6
Netherlands
1
0
1
2
7
Great Britain
1
0
0
1
Row 7 - Cell 0
Norway
1
0
0
1
Row 8 - Cell 0
Sweden
1
0
0
1
10
Canada
0
2
1
3
11
Poland
0
2
0
2
12
Spain
0
1
3
4
13
Belgium
0
1
0
1
14
United States
0
0
2
2
15
Russia
0
0
1
1
Most Olympic BMX medals won by nation
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Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1
Colombia
2
1
3
2
Latvia
2
0
0
3
United States
1
2
2
4
Netherlands
1
1
2
5
France
1
1
0
Row 5 - Cell 0
Great Britain
1
1
0
7
Australia
0
1
0
Row 7 - Cell 0
New Zealand
0
1
0
9
Venezuela
0
0
1
Most Olympic BMX Freestyle medals by nation
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Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
Great Britain
1
0
1
2
2
Australia
1
0
0
1
3
United States
0
1
0
1
Row 3 - Cell 0
Venezuela
0
1
0
1
5
Switzerland
0
0
1
1
Overall Olympic cycling medals by nation
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Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
France
41
26
26
93
2
Great Britain
38
35
27
100
3
Italy
35
16
12
63
4
Netherlands
23
22
16
61
5
United States
17
22
21
60
6
Australia
15
19
20
54
7
Germany
15
16
16
47
8
Soviet Union
11
4
9
24
9
Denmark
8
11
10
29
10
Belgium
7
9
11
27
11
Switzerland
6
11
8
25
12
East Germany
6
6
4
16
13
Russia
5
5
9
19
14
Spain
5
5
6
16
15
Sweden
4
5
8
17
16
West Germany
4
5
5
14
17
Canada
2
5
9
16
18
China
2
3
3
8
19
Colombia
2
2
4
8
20
Czechoslovakia
2
2
2
6
21
Austria
2
0
2
4
Row 21 - Cell 0
Norway
2
0
2
4
23
Latvia
2
0
1
3
24
New Zealand
1
5
4
10
25
South Africa
1
4
3
8
26
United Team of Germany
1
4
2
7
27
Greece
1
3
0
4
28
Czech Republic
1
1
0
2
Row 28 - Cell 0
Kazakhstan
1
1
0
2
30
Slovenia
1
0
1
2
31
Argentina
1
0
0
1
Row 31 - Cell 0
Ecuador
1
0
0
1
Row 32 - Cell 0
Estonia
1
0
0
1
34
Poland
0
7
4
11
35
Japan
0
2
3
5
36
Ukraine
0
2
2
4
37
Malaysia
0
1
1
2
Row 37 - Cell 0
Mexico
0
1
1
2
Row 38 - Cell 0
Venezuela
0
1
1
2
40
Cuba
0
1
0
1
Row 40 - Cell 0
Portugal
0
1
0
1
Row 41 - Cell 0
Uruguay
0
1
0
1
43
Hong Kong
0
0
2
2
Row 43 - Cell 0
ROC
0
0
2
2
45
Belarus
0
0
1
1
Row 45 - Cell 0
Jamaica
0
0
1
1
Row 46 - Cell 0
Lithuania
0
0
1
1
Who has won the most Olympic medals in cycling?
Jason Kenny (Great Britain) holds the records for both gold medals won at the Olympics with 7 and total number of medals with 9, including two silver.
Keeping it in the family, his wife Laura Kenny has won five golds and a silver, making her the most successful British athlete in Olympic history with 6 total medals.
