Four times Olympic Champion & BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2008

Sir Chris Hoy is a four times Olympic Champion following his amazing success at the Beijng and Athens Olympic Games. He was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2008 ahead of Formula One's Lewis Hamilton and swimming champion Rebecca Adlington.

Chris has been competing in various sports since he was seven years old. From the age of seven through to fourteen, he raced BMX and was Scottish Champion, British No 2, European No 5 and World No 9. He was sponsored by Kwik-Fit and Slazenger and raced all over Britain, Europe and USA.



He continued cycling through his teenage years. He also rowed and played rugby for his school, George Watson’s College. He rowed for Scotland and won a British Championship silver in the Junior Coxless Pairs.

Chris joined his first cycling club, Dunedin CC in 1992. Over these early years, he raced Time Trials, Mountain Bike, Road and Track. As the other events dropped away, Chris concentrated on Track and in 1994, he joined The City of Edinburgh Racing Club, the most successful track club in Britain.



Since turning senior, Chris has concentrated on track sprint cycling and has been a member of the Great Britain National Squad since 1996.



In addition to his sporting achievements, he studied at the University of St Andrews where he was voted Sportsman of the Year 1996, and was awarded his Blues in his first year. He transferred to Edinburgh University where he graduated in 1999 with an BSc Honours in Applied Sports Science.



In 2005, he was awarded two Honorary Doctorates, one from the University of Edinburgh and another from Heriot Watt University. He was awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in 2009.


Results



4 Times Olympic Champion

Olympic Games Silver

Olympic Games Team Sprint Record

World Best Team Sprint Record

Olympic Games 200m FS Record Holder

Olympic Games Kilo Record Holder

Sea-level World Kilo Record Holder

World Record Holder 500m FS

9 Times World Champion

5 World Silver

4 World Bronze

2 Times Commonwealth Champion

2 Commonwealth Games Bronze

Commonwealth Games Kilo Record Holder

Commonwealth Games Team Sprint Record Holder

26 World Cup Golds

10 World Cup Silver

4 World Cup Bronze

European Champion
I
nternational Japanese Keirin Champion, 2007

4 Times Emirates Lonsdale Trophy winner

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