Chris Hoy was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, March 23rd 1976. From a young age he was active in many sports. He represented Scotland at a junior level for BMX and rowing.
Chris joined his first cycling club, Dunedin CC, in 1992. He participated in different cycling disciplines such as Time Trials, Road and Track. However, after a couple of years he focused on track racing and joined the City of Edinburgh Racing Club.
His talents on the track were spotted by the British tack team and Chris has been a member of the British squad since 1996.
Chris also found time to complete a degree in applied sports science graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1999
2000 Olympics
At the 2000 Olympics, Chris won the silver medal in the team sprint with Jason Queally and Craig Maclean
2004 Olympics
Chris won gold in the individual 1km time trial. The 1Km time trial was considered to be Chris’s best discipline, but unfortunately the Olympic committee decided to scrap the event to make room for a bmx discipline. However, since the decision to scrap the 1km pursuit, Chris has shifted his focus to other disciplines such as the, individual 500m sprint, the team sprint, and the Keirin
World Record for 1Km Time Trial
On 12th May, Chris attempted to break the World Record for the Kilometre Time Trial at altitude in la Paz, Mexico. At his first attempt he fell just 0.005 short, clocking 58.880. However, he managed to recover and in the afternoon he succeeded in breaking the record for the 500m flying start of 24.758 secs. It was a remarkable achievement given the difficulties he faced in travelling to the track at altitude. Doctors were amazed at his recovery from his first record attempt (he had been desperately short of oxygen as he finished the attempt.)
2008 World Championships
In the 2008 World Championships, Chris eskwed the 1km time trial as it is no longer in the Olympics. Instead he successfully turned his attention to sprint events and the keirin. In doing so he became the first athlete to win a gold medal in 4 different disciplines. In the last 9 years he has won 19 medals at World Championships or Olympics (10 of these medals have been gold)
Although, still a novice in the keirin, he now looks to be one of the favourites for the Olympic title. Although he was rightly disappointed when the 1Km race was removed, it may be that it was a blessing in disguise as he now has a chance to win Gold in 3 different events.
Chris Hoy
DoB: 23 March 1976
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 92kg
Chris Hoy Profile at the Telegraph
Photo Top: Chris Hoy in 1Km Time trial at UK Sport
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[...] his Olympic medals and success at World Championships, Chris Hoy has a relatively low profile in British sport. The book helps to portray the struggle for success. [...]
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[...] Chris Hoy currently looks unbeatable on the track (he also set Olympic record in qualifying time trial) and will be going for a third gold medal. That would make 4 Golds in 4 separate events, (he won 1km time trial in 2004) [...]
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