Leigh Hoffman
Australian track cyclist (born 2000)
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Leigh Hoffman (born 11 June 2000) is an Australian track cyclist. He is a multiple-time medal winner at international track cycling events, including a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in the team sprint, and gold medals in the team sprint at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and the 2022 World Championships, where he set a world best time for the opening lap from a standing start in the final.
Hoffman in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 2000 Whyalla, South Australia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Medal record | |
Early life
Hoffman was brought up in Whyalla in South Australia but moved as teenager to Adelaide to be nearer his training base at the SA Sports Institute, enrolling at the Immanuel College at Novar Gardens.[1]
Career
Hoffman was a gold medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the men’s team sprint competition alongside Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer.[2] Prior to this, he had won the team sprint at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Glasgow.[3][4] In October 2022 at the World Championships held at the Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, France, Hoffman won gold in the team sprint as Australia defeated the three-time defending champions Netherlands in the final.[5] In that race, he set a world best time for the opening lap from a standing start in the final of 16.949 seconds.[6]
In August 2023, Hoffman, Richardson and Glaetzer won the silver medal at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the team sprint in Glasgow, Scotland.[7]
Alongside Richardson and Glaetzer, he won the bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. After Richardson and Glaetzer left the Australian programme, Hoffman was a silver medalist later in the year at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, with Thomas Cornish and Ryan Elliott. Hoffman subsequently won the Australian individual track sprint national title.[8][9]
In October 2025, Hoffman won a silver medal in the keirin at the 2025 World Championships in Santiago, Chile.[10] He also won a bronze medal in the team sprint alongside Ryan Elliott and Daniel Barber.[11] In the individual sprint, he defeated Jeffrey Hoogland and Nicholas Paul to win his third medal, and second bronze, at the Championships.[12]
