Iúri Leitão

Iúri Leitão
	Leitão at the 2024 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Full name	Iúri Gabriel Dantas Leitão
Born	3 July 1998 (age 27); Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
Disciplines	Track; Road;
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2017	Miranda–Mortágua
2018–2019	Sicasal–Constantinos–Delta Cafés
2020	Super Froiz
Professional teams
2021	Tavfer–Measindot–Mortágua
2022–	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
Major wins
	Track Olympic Games Madison (2024) World Championships Omnium (2023)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Portugal
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
U23 & Junior European Championships

Iúri Gabriel Dantas Leitão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈjuɾi ɡɐbɾiˈɛl ˈdɐ̃tɐʃ lejˈtɐ̃w̃]; born 3 July 1998) is a Portuguese road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Caja Rural–Seguros RGA. He won a silver medal in the elimination event at the 2021 World Championships. Two years later, Leitão took the highest place on the podium after winning the 2023 World Championships omnium event, becoming the first Portuguese rider to win a world championship title in track cycling. Competing in his first Olympic Games in Paris 2024, he won a gold medal in the Madison event alongside Rui Oliveira and the silver medal in the omnium event, making him the first Portuguese track cyclist to win an Olympic medal, the first Portuguese sportsperson to win two Olympic medals in a single edition, and his country's first-ever Olympic champion in a sport other than athletics.