Olympic Games cycling medalists

Gold medallist USAs Jennifer Valente poses with her medal after the womens track cycling omnium event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Gold medallist USAs Jennifer Valente poses with her medal after the womens track cycling omnium event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Cycling at the Olympic Games has evolved over time, with the modern programme offering two sets of coveted Olympic medals in road cycling, six in track cycling and one in mountain bike cross country for both men and women.

In the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, there was a men's road race and track sprint along with five now-antiquated track cycling events. The individual time trial first appeared in the 1912 Olympics but was replaced by a team time trial from 1960-1992 before it reappeared in 1996.

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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2020 TokyoRichard Carapaz (Ecuado)Wout van Aert (Belgium)Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia)
2016 Rio de JaneiroGreg Van Avermaet (Belgiu)Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark)Rafał Majka (Poland)
2012 LondonAlexander Vinokourov (Kazakhsta)Rigoberto Urán (Colombia)Alexander Kristoff (Norway)
2008 BeijingSamuel Sánchez (Spai)Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)Alexandr Kolobnev (Russia)
2004 AthensPaolo Bettini (Ital)Sérgio Paulinho (Portugal)Axel Merckx (Belgium)
2000 SydneyJan Ullrich (German)Alexander Vinokourov (Kazakhstan)Andreas Klöden (Germany)
1996 AtlantaPascal Richard (Switzerlan)Rolf Sørensen (Denmark)Max Sciandri (Great Britain)
1992 BarcelonaFabio Casartelli (Ital)Erik Dekker (Netherlands)Dainis Ozols (Latvia)
1988 SeoulOlaf Ludwig (East German)Bernd Gröne (West Germany)Christian Henn (West Germany)
1984 Los AngelesAlexi Grewal (United State)Steve Bauer (Canada)Dag Otto Lauritzen (Norway)
1980 MoscowSergei Sukhoruchenkov (Soviet Unio)Czesław Lang (Poland)Yuri Barinov (Soviet Union)
1976 MontrealBernt Johansson (Swede)Giuseppe Martinelli (Italy)Mieczysław Nowicki (Poland)
1972 MunichHennie Kuiper (Netherland)Clyde Sefton (Australia)Row 12 - Cell 3
1968 Mexico CityPierfranco Vianelli (Ital)Leif Mortensen (Denmark)Gösta Pettersson (Sweden)
1964 TokyoMario Zanin (Ital)Kjell Rodian (Denmark)Walter Godefroot (Belgium)
1960 RomeViktor Kapitonov (Soviet Unio)Livio Trapè (Italy)Willy Vanden Berghen (Belgium)
1956 MelbourneErcole Baldini (Ital)Arnaud Geyre (France)Alan Jackson (Great Britain)
1952 HelsinkiAndré Noyelle (Belgiu)Robert Grondelaers (Belgium)Edi Ziegler (Germany)
1948 LondonJosé Beyaert (France)Gerrit Voorting (Netherlands)Lode Wouters (Belgium)
1936 BerlinRobert Charpentier (France)Guy Lapébie (France)Ernst Nievergelt (Switzerland)
1896 AthensAristidis Konstantinidis (Greece)August von Gödrich (Germany)Edward Battell (Great Britain)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2020 TokyoAnna Kiesenhofer (Austri)Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands)Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy)
2016 Rio de JaneiroAnna van der Breggen (Netherland)Emma Johansson (Sweden)Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy)
2012 LondonMarianne Vos (Netherland)Lizzie Armitstead (Great Britain)Olga Zabelinskaya (Russia)
2008 BeijingNicole Cooke (Great Britai)Emma Johansson (Sweden)Tatiana Guderzo (Italy)
2004 AthensSara Carrigan (Australi)Judith Arndt (Germany)Olga Slyusareva (Russia)
2000 SydneyLeontien Zijlaard (Netherland)Hanka Kupfernagel (Germany)Diana Žiliūtė (Lithuania)
1996 AtlantaJeannie Longo (Franc)Imelda Chiappa (Italy)Clara Hughes (Canada)
1992 BarcelonaKathryn Watt (Australi)Jeannie Longo (France)Monique Knol (Netherlands)
1988 SeoulMonique Knol (Netherland)Jutta Niehaus (West Germany)Laima Zilporytė (Soviet Union)
1984 Los AngelesConnie Carpenter (United State)Rebecca Twigg (United States)Sandra Schumacher (West Germany)
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1912 StockholmRudolph Lewis (South Africa)Frederick Grubb (Great Britain)Carl Schutte (United States)
1920 AntwerpHarry Stenqvist (Sweden)Henry Kaltenbrunn (South Africa)Fernand Canteloube (France)
1924 ParisArmand Blanchonnet (France)Henri Hoevenaers (Belgium)René Hamel (France)
1928 AmsterdamHenry Hansen (Denmark)Frank Southall (Great Britain)Gösta Carlsson (Sweden)
1932 Los AngelesAttilio Pavesi (Italy)Guglielmo Segato (Italy)Bernhard Britz (Sweden)
1936–1992Not heldRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
1996 AtlantaMiguel Indurain (Spain)Abraham Olano (Spain)Chris Boardman (Great Britain)
2000 SydneyViacheslav Ekimov (Russia)Jan Ullrich (Germany)None awarded
2004 AthensViatcheslav Ekimov (Russia)Bobby Julich (United States)Michael Rogers (Australia)
2008 BeijingFabian Cancellara (Switzerland)Gustav Larsson (Sweden)Levi Leipheimer (United States)
2012 LondonBradley Wiggins (Great Britain)Tony Martin (Germany)Chris Froome (Great Britain)
2016 Rio de JaneiroFabian Cancellara (Switzerland)Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands)Chris Froome (Great Britain)
2020 TokyoPrimož Roglič (Slovenia)Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands)Rohan Dennis (Australia)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
1996 AtlantaZulfiya Zabirova (Russia)Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (France)Clara Hughes (Canada)
2000 SydneyLeontien van Moorsel (Netherlands)Mari Holden (United States)Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (France)
2004 AthensLeontien van Moorsel (Netherlands)Dede Barry (United States)Karin Thürig (Switzerland)
2008 Beijing[5]Kristin Armstrong (United States)Emma Pooley (Great Britain)Karin Thürig (Switzerland)
2012 LondonKristin Armstrong (United States)Judith Arndt (Germany)Olga Zabelinskaya (Russia)
2016 Rio de JaneiroKristin Armstrong (United States)Olga Zabelinskaya (Russia)Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands)
2020 TokyoAnnemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands)Marlen Reusser (Switzerland)Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
1996 AtlantaBart Brentjens (Netherlands)Thomas Frischknecht (Switzerland)Miguel Martinez (France)
2000 SydneyMiguel Martinez (France)Filip Meirhaeghe (Belgium)Christoph Sauser (Switzerland)
2004 AthensJulien Absalon (France)José Antonio Hermida (Spain)Bart Brentjens (Netherlands)
2008 BeijingJulien Absalon (France)Jean-Christophe Péraud (France)Nino Schurter (Switzerland)
2012 LondonJaroslav Kulhavý (Czech Republic)Nino Schurter (Switzerland)Marco Aurelio Fontana (Italy)
2016 Rio de JaneiroNino Schurter (Switzerland)Jaroslav Kulhavý (Czech Republic)Carlos Coloma Nicolás (Spain)
2020 TokyoTom Pidcock (Great Britain)Mathias Flückiger (Switzerland)David Valero (Spain)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
1996 AtlantaPaola Pezzo (Italy)Alison Sydor (Canada)Susan DeMattei (United States)
2000 SydneyPaola Pezzo (Italy)Barbara Blatter (Switzerland)Margarita Fullana (Spain)
2004 AthensGunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (Norway)Marie-Hélène Prémont (Canada)Sabine Spitz (Germany)
2008 BeijingSabine Spitz (Germany)Maja Włoszczowska (Poland)Irina Kalentieva (Russia)
2012 LondonJulie Bresset (France)Sabine Spitz (Germany)Georgia Gould (United States)
2016 Rio de JaneiroJenny Rissveds (Sweden)Maja Włoszczowska (Poland)Catharine Pendrel (Canada)
2020 TokyoJolanda Neff (Switzerland)Sina Frei (Switzerland)Linda Indergand (Switzerland)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
1996 AtlantaFranceRussiaAustralia
Row 1 - Cell 0 Christophe CapelleEduard GritsunBrett Aitken
Row 2 - Cell 0 Philippe ErmenaultNikolay KuznetsovStuart O'Grady
Row 3 - Cell 0 Jean-Michel MoninAlexei MarkovTimothy O'Shannessey
Row 4 - Cell 0 Francis MoreauAnton ShantyrDean Woods
2000 AthensGermanyUkraineGreat Britain
Row 6 - Cell 0 Guido FulstSergiy ChernyavskyPaul Manning
Row 7 - Cell 0 Robert BartkoSergiy MatveyevChris Newton
Row 8 - Cell 0 Daniel BeckeAlexander SymonenkoBryan Steel
Row 9 - Cell 0 Jens LehmannOleksandr FedenkoBradley Wiggins
Row 10 - Cell 0 Olaf PollackRow 10 - Cell 2 Jon Clay
Row 11 - Cell 0 Row 11 - Cell 1 Row 11 - Cell 2 Rob Hayles
2004 SydneyAustraliaGreat BritainSpain
Row 13 - Cell 0 Graeme BrownSteve CummingsCarlos Castaño
Row 14 - Cell 0 Brett LancasterRob HaylesSergi Escobar
Row 15 - Cell 0 Brad McGeePaul ManningAsier Maeztu
Row 16 - Cell 0 Luke RobertsBradley WigginsCarlos Torrent
2008 BeijingGreat BritainDenmarkNew Zealand
Row 18 - Cell 0 Ed ClancyAlex Nicki RasmussenSam Bewley
Row 19 - Cell 0 Paul ManningMichael MoerkoevJesse Sergent
Row 20 - Cell 0 Geraint ThomasCasper JørgensenHayden Roulston
Row 21 - Cell 0 Bradley WigginsJens-Erik MadsenMarc Ryan
Row 22 - Cell 0 Row 22 - Cell 1 Michael Færk ChristensenWestley Gough
2012 LondonGreat BritainAustraliaNew Zealand
Row 24 - Cell 0 Ed ClancyJack BobridgeSam Bewley
Row 25 - Cell 0 Geraint ThomasGlenn O'SheaAaron Gate
Row 26 - Cell 0 Steven BurkeRohan DennisMarc Ryan
Row 27 - Cell 0 Peter KennaughMichael HepburnJesse Sergent
2016 Rio de JaneiroGreat BritainAustraliaDenmark
Row 29 - Cell 0 Ed ClancyAlexander EdmondsonLasse Norman Hansen
Row 30 - Cell 0 Steven BurkeJack BobridgeNiklas Larsen
Row 31 - Cell 0 Owain DoullMichael HepburnFrederik Madsen
Row 32 - Cell 0 Bradley WigginsSam WelsfordCasper von Folsach
Row 33 - Cell 0 Row 33 - Cell 1 Callum ScotsonRasmus Quaade
2020 TokyoItalyDenmarkAustralia
Row 35 - Cell 0 Simone ConsonniNiklas LarsenLeigh Howard
Row 36 - Cell 0 Filippo GannaLasse Norman HansenKelland O'Brien
Row 37 - Cell 0 Francesco LamonRasmus PedersenLuke Plapp
Row 38 - Cell 0 Jonathan MilanFrederik RodenbergSam Welsford
Row 39 - Cell 0 Row 39 - Cell 1 Row 39 - Cell 2 Alexander Porter
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2012 LondonGreat BritainUnited StatesCanada
Row 1 - Cell 0 Dani KingSarah HammerTara Whitten
Row 2 - Cell 0 Laura TrottDotsie BauschGillian Carleton
Row 3 - Cell 0 Joanna RowsellJennie ReedJasmin Glaesser
Row 4 - Cell 0 Row 4 - Cell 1 Lauren TamayoRow 4 - Cell 3
2016 Rio de JaneiroGreat BritainUnited StatesCanada
Row 6 - Cell 0 Katie ArchibaldSarah HammerAllison Beveridge
Row 7 - Cell 0 Laura TrottKelly CatlinJasmin Glaesser
Row 8 - Cell 0 Elinor BarkerChloé DygertKirsti Lay
Row 9 - Cell 0 Joanna Rowsell ShandJennifer ValenteGeorgia Simmerling
Row 10 - Cell 0 Row 10 - Cell 1 Row 10 - Cell 2 Laura Brown
2020 TokyoGermanyGreat BritainUnited States
Row 12 - Cell 0 Franziska BraußeKatie ArchibaldChloé Dygert
Row 13 - Cell 0 Lisa BrennauerLaura KennyMegan Jastrab
Row 14 - Cell 0 Lisa KleinNeah EvansJennifer Valente
Row 15 - Cell 0 Mieke KrögerJosie KnightEmma White
Row 16 - Cell 0 Row 16 - Cell 1 Elinor BarkerLily Williams
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2000 AthensFranceGreat BritainAustralia
Row 1 - Cell 0 Florian RousseauChris HoyGary Neiwand
Row 2 - Cell 0 Arnaud TournantCraig MacLeanSean Eadie
Row 3 - Cell 0 Laurent GanéJason QueallyDarryn Hill
2004 SydneyGermanyJapanFrance
Row 5 - Cell 0 Jens FiedlerToshiaki FushimiMickaël Bourgain
Row 6 - Cell 0 Stefan NimkeMasaki InoueLaurent Gané
Row 7 - Cell 0 René WolffTomohiro NagatsukaArnaud Tournant
2008 BeijingGreat BritainFranceGermany
Row 9 - Cell 0 Jamie StaffGrégory BaugéRené Enders
Row 10 - Cell 0 Jason KennyKévin SireauMaximilian Levy
Row 11 - Cell 0 Chris HoyArnaud TournantStefan Nimke
2012 LondonGreat BritainFranceGermany
Row 13 - Cell 0 Philip HindesGrégory BaugéRené Enders
Row 14 - Cell 0 Chris HoyMichaël D'AlmeidaMaximilian Levy
Row 15 - Cell 0 Jason KennyKévin SireauRobert Förstemann
2016 Rio de JaneiroGreat BritainNew ZealandFrance
Row 17 - Cell 0 Philip HindesEddie DawkinsGrégory Baugé
Row 18 - Cell 0 Jason KennyEthan MitchellMichaël D'Almeida
Row 19 - Cell 0 Callum SkinnerSam WebsterFrançois Pervis
2020 TokyoNetherlandsGreat BritainFrance
Row 21 - Cell 0 Jeffrey HooglandJack CarlinFlorian Grengbo
Row 22 - Cell 0 Harrie LavreysenJason KennyRayan Helal
Row 23 - Cell 0 Roy van den BergRyan OwensSébastien Vigier
Row 24 - Cell 0 Matthijs BüchliRow 24 - Cell 2 Row 24 - Cell 3
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2012 LondonGermanyChinaAustralia
Row 1 - Cell 0 Kristina VogelGong JinjieKaarle McCulloch
Row 2 - Cell 0 Miriam WelteGuo ShuangAnna Meares
2016 Rio de JaneiroChinaRussiaGermany
Row 4 - Cell 0 Gong JinjieDaria ShmelevaMiriam Welte
Row 5 - Cell 0 Zhong TianshiAnastasia VoynovaKristina Vogel
2020 TokyoChinaGermanyROC
Row 7 - Cell 0 Bao ShanjuLea FriedrichDaria Shmeleva
Row 8 - Cell 0 Zhong TianshiEmma HinzeAnastasia Voynova
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2000 AthensFlorian Rousseau (France)Gary Neiwand (Australia)Jens Fiedler (Germany)
2004 SydneyRyan Bayley (Australia)José Antonio Escuredo (Spain)Shane Kelly (Australia)
2008 BeijingChris Hoy (Great Britain)Ross Edgar (Great Britain)Kiyofumi Nagai (Japan)
2012 LondonChris Hoy (Great Britain)Maximilian Levy (Germany)Simon van Velthooven (New Zealand) and Teun Mulder (Netherlands)*
2016 Rio de JaneiroJason Kenny (Great Britain)Matthijs Büchli (Netherlands)Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia)
2020 TokyoJason Kenny (Great Britain)Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia)Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands)
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2012 LondonVictoria Pendleton (Great Britain)Guo Shuang (China)Lee Wai Sze (Hong Kong)
2016 Rio de JaneiroElis Ligtlee (Netherlands)Becky James (Great Britain)Anna Meares (Australia)
2020 TokyoShanne Braspennincx (Netherlands)Ellesse Andrews (New Zealand)Lauriane Genest (Canada)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
1996 AtlantaJens Fiedler (Germany)Marty Nothstein (United States)Curt Harnett (Canada)
2000 AthensMarty Nothstein (United States)Florian Rousseau (France)Jens Fiedler (Germany)
2004 SydneyRyan Bayley (Australia)Theo Bos (Netherlands)René Wolff (Germany)
2008 BeijingChris Hoy (Great Britain)Jason Kenny (Great Britain)Mickaël Bourgain (France)
2012 LondonJason Kenny (Great Britain)Grégory Baugé (France)Shane Perkins (Australia)
2016 Rio de JaneiroJason Kenny (Great Britain)Callum Skinner (Great Britain)Denis Dmitriev (Russia)
2020 TokyoHarrie Lavreysen (Netherlands)Jeffrey Hoogland (Netherlands)Jack Carlin (Great Britain)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
1996 AtlantaFélicia Ballanger (France)Michelle Ferris (Australia)Ingrid Haringa (Netherlands)
2000 AthensFélicia Ballanger (France)Oksana Grishina (Russia)Iryna Yanovych (Ukraine)
2004 SydneyLori-Ann Muenzer (Canada)Tamilla Abassova (Russia)Anna Meares (Australia)
2008 BeijingVictoria Pendleton (Great Britain)Anna Meares (Australia)Guo Shuang (China)
2012 LondonAnna Meares (Australia)Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain)Guo Shuang (China)
2016 Rio de JaneiroKristina Vogel (Germany)Becky James (Great Britain)Katy Marchant (Great Britain)
2020 TokyoKelsey Mitchell (Canada)Olena Starikova (Ukraine)Lee Wai-sze (Hong Kong)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2012 LondonLasse Norman Hansen (Denmark)Bryan Coquard (France)Ed Clancy (Great Britain)
2016 Rio de JaneiroElia Viviani (Italy)Mark Cavendish (Great Britain)Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark)
2020 TokyoMatthew Walls (Great Britain)Campbell Stewart (New Zealand)Elia Viviani (Italy)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2012 LondonLaura Trott (Great Britain)Sarah Hammer (United States)Annette Edmondson (Australia)
2016 Rio de JaneiroLaura Trott (Great Britain)Sarah Hammer (United States)Jolien D'Hoore (Belgium)
2020 TokyoJennifer Valente (United States)Yumi Kajihara (Japan)Kirsten Wild (Netherlands)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2000 AthensBrett Aitken/Scott McGrory (Australia)Etienne De Wilde/Matthew Gilmore (Belgium)Silvio Martinello/Marco Villa (Italy)
2004 SydneyGraeme Brown/Stuart O'Grady (Australia)Franco Marvulli/Bruno Risi (Switzerland)Rob Hayles/Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain)
2008 BeijingJuan Esteban Curuchet/Walter Fernando Pérez (Argentina)Joan Llaneras/Antonio Tauler (Spain)Mikhail Ignatiev/Alexei Markov (Russia)
2020 TokyoLasse Norman Hansen/Michael Mørkøv (Denmark)Ethan Hayter/Matthew Walls (Great Britain)Donavan Grondin/Benjamin Thomas (France)
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GamesGoldSilverBronze
2020 TokyoKatie Archibald/Laura Kenny (Great Britain)Amalie Dideriksen/Julie Leth (Denmark)Gulnaz Khatuntseva/Maria Novolodskaya (ROC)

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.

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