Étienne Oliviero
French cyclist (born 2006)
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Étienne Oliviero (born 9 May 2006) is a French track cyclist. He was a gold medalist representing France in the team sprint, and a silver medalist in the men's 1 km time trial, at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships.
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| Born | 9 May 2006[1] Vannes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
From Vannes, Oliviero's first cycling club was OC Locminé. He won the silver medal in the team sprint, as well as two individual bronze medals in the sprint and kierin, at the 2023 UEC Junior European Championships in Anadia, Portugal.[2] He trained in Bourges at the CREPS Centre Val de Loire sports centre. He won gold medals in the team sprint and the 1km time trial at the 2024 UEC Junior European Championships in Cottbus, Germany.[3]
In 2025, Olivero became the French senior 1km time trial champion at the age of 18 years-old, and was selected as part of the senior French team for the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.[4] From September, he trained as a member of the French Olympic training centre in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.[5]
In January 2026, he retained his French kilometre title.[6] In February 2026, Olivero won a gold medal as a member of the French team in the men's team sprint at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships in Konya, Turkey, alongside Timmy Gillion and Rayan Helal, with Olivero riding the final lap and holding off Olympic medalist Matt Richardson of Great Britain.[7] Later at the championships, he also won a silver medal in the men's 1 km time trial. He had set the fastest time in qualifying, before in the final round placing behind Joseph Truman of Great Britain, but ahead of Czech rider David Peterka.[8][5]