List of Olympic medalists in cycling (men)
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This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in cycling.
Current program
Road cycling
With three gold medals on the road, the most successful Olympic road cyclist is Viatcheslav Ekimov of Russia and the Soviet Union (Ekimov had a fourth gold on the track). Only one rider has won gold in both the road race and the road time trial at the same Olympic Games; Remco Evenepoel of Belgium in Paris 2024.
Road race, individual
The Olympic road race, one of the most iconic events at the Games, is also one with the most turnover in medals. No rider has ever won two gold medals, and only one rider has won two medals; Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, with a gold medal in London 2012, following a silver medal in Sydney 2000. Until 1992 and the Games in Barcelona, all riders were amateurs, with professionals not allowed to ride. Since 1992, the event has been dominated by the same professionals, with a list of famous winners. Unusually, the Games road race continues to be held without rider radios that are used at all times in the professional tours. This creates less predictable racing than the professional circuit.
Time trial, individual
Two riders have won a pair of gold medals in the time trial. Viatcheslav Ekimov, representing Russia and Fabian Cancellara for Switzerland. Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands, and Chris Froome of Great Britain have also won two medals each, though neither of them gold. Bradley Wiggins in 2012, is the only rider to win time trial gold, or any Olympic road racing gold, in the same year - and in this case the same month - as winning the maillot jeune of the Tour de France.
Track cycling
Keirin
Madison
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
Brett Aitken and Scott McGrory  Australia |
Etienne De Wilde and Matthew Gilmore  Belgium |
Silvio Martinello and Marco Villa  Italy |
| 2004 Athens |
Graeme Brown and Stuart O'Grady Australia |
Franco Marvulli and Bruno Risi  Switzerland |
Rob Hayles and Bradley Wiggins  Great Britain |
| 2008 Beijing |
Juan Curuchet and Walter Pérez  Argentina |
Joan Llaneras and Antonio Tauler  Spain |
Mikhail Ignatiev and Alexei Markov  Russia |
| 2012–2016 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 2020 Tokyo |
Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv  Denmark |
Ethan Hayter and Matthew Walls Great Britain |
Donavan Grondin and Benjamin Thomas  France |
| 2024 Paris |
Iúri Leitão and Rui Oliveira  Portugal |
Simone Consonni and Elia Viviani Italy |
Niklas Larsen and Michael Mørkøv Denmark |
Omnium
Pursuit, team
Sprint, individual
Sprint, team
Introduced in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the team sprint is effectively a 750-metre team time trial, with a rider peeling off at the end of each lap. since its introduction, the event has been dominated by Great Britain, with three wins from the six occasions on which the event was held, and two silver medals. Jason Kenny holds the record of three gold and one silver medal in the event, having been a part of the winning team on three consecutive occasions between 2008 and 2016. France, the first winners of the event in Sydney, were the only nation to have won a medal in every edition, with 1 gold, 2 silvers and 3 bronze medals, but failed to maintain that record, ironically, in their home Games of 2024.
Netherlands hold the Olympic and World record in the event, set in the team sprint final at the Paris Olympic Games of 2024. They also hold the distinction of being the only team to win the event twice with the same three riders: Roy van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen and Jeffrey Hoogland. Great Britain's three triumphs came with three different teams of which Jason Kenny was the only ever-present.
Mountain bike
Cross-country
Two riders have won two gold medals in the cross-country; Julien Absalon of France (2008 and 2012), and Tom Pidcock of Great Britain (2020 and 2024). The most decorated rider is the Swiss Nino Schurter, with gold, silver and bronze across three editions from 2008 to 2016, while three other riders have one gold, and one other medal.
BMX
Freestyle
Racing
Discontinued events
Road cycling
Road race, team
Time trial, team
Track cycling
Early Games (1896–1908)
During the first four Games of the Olympiad, track cycling events were held over various distances that were contested at one or two Games only.
50 km
Points race
Pursuit, individual
Tandem
Time trial
All-time medal table (Men's) 1896–Present
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 34 | 21 | 22 | 77 |
| 2 | Italy | 29 | 15 | 8 | 52 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 24 | 25 | 23 | 72 |
| 4 |  United States | 12 | 13 | 15 | 40 |
| 5 | Australia | 10 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
| 6 |  Germany | 10 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 9 | 17 | 6 | 32 |
| 9 |  Denmark | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 10 | Belgium | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 11 |  East Germany | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 12 |  Switzerland | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | West Germany | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 15 |  Sweden | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 |  Latvia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 |  South Africa | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 |  United Team of Germany | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 21 |  Greece | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 26 |  Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Poland | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 28 |  Canada | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 29 |  New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 |  Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 |  Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 36 |  Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (37 entries) | 190 | 191 | 186 | 567 | |
See also
- Cycling at the 1906 Intercalated Games — these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee