Jason Kenny

Sir Jason Francis Kenny, CBE (born 23 March 1988) is an English former track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. Kenny is the holder of most Olympic gold medals (7) and medals (9) for a British athlete. Kenny's seven Olympic gold medals place him joint 15th by reference to gold medals won in the Summer Olympic games since 1896. He is the single holder of the records for both most Olympic golds and Olympic medals for a cyclist.

Sir
Jason Kenny
CBE
Kenny in 2024
Personal information
Full nameJason Francis Kenny
Born (1988-03-23) 23 March 1988
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional team
2008–2013Team Sky+ HD
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 7 2 0
World Championships 3 5 2
European Games 0 0 1
European Championships 1 2 3
Commonwealth Games 0 2 0
Total 11 11 6
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam sprint
2012 LondonTeam sprint
2012 LondonSprint
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam sprint
2016 Rio de JaneiroSprint
2016 Rio de JaneiroKeirin
2020 TokyoKeirin
2008 BeijingSprint
2020 TokyoTeam sprint
World Championships
2011 ApeldoornSprint
2013 MinskKeirin
2016 LondonSprint
2009 PruszkówTeam sprint
2011 ApeldoornTeam sprint
2012 MelbourneSprint
2018 ApeldoornTeam sprint
2020 BerlinTeam sprint
2010 BallerupTeam sprint
2012 MelbourneKeirin
European Games
2019 MinskTeam sprint
European Championships
2010 PruszkówKeirin
2013 ApeldoornKeirin
2019 ApeldoornTeam sprint
2010 PruszkówSprint
2010 PruszkówTeam sprint
2013 ApeldoornSprint
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowTeam sprint
2014 GlasgowSprint

With seven gold and two silver medals, Kenny is the most successful British Olympian, most successful British cyclist, and the most successful cyclist, in Olympic history. His wife, Laura Kenny, holds the same records on the female side (five gold and one silver), and together they are the most successful married couple in Summer Olympic history where both spouses have won at least one gold medal (with 12 gold and 3 silver medals between them).

After winning World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under-23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. With Chris Hoy and Jamie Staff, he won a gold medal in the team sprint, breaking the world record in the qualifying round. He finished behind Hoy in the final of the individual sprint, gaining a silver medal.

In January 2012, he gained his first world championship title, when Grégory Baugé's results were nullified after a backdated 12-month ban for missing a drugs test, and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) promoted Kenny to the gold medal. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold medals in both the team sprint and the individual sprint, beating Baugé in the final. At the 2016 Summer Olympics Kenny again won in the Team Sprint and the Individual Sprint, and also won the Keirin. In the 2020 Summer Olympics he won the Keirin again.

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