Points race at the Olympics
Olympic sport
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The points race was a track cycling event held 8 times for men and 4 times for women at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the second modern Olympics in 1900. It was not held again until 1984; it was then held every Summer Olympics from then until 2008, after which it was removed from the programme. A women's version was introduced in 1996 and also lasted until 2008.
| Points race at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1900, 1984–2008 Women: 1996–2008 |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Joan Llaneras (ESP) |
| Women |  Marianne Vos (NED) |
The points race was replaced with the Omnium, which includes a points race as one of its multiple components, in 2012.
Medalists
Men
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joan Llaneras | Spain | 2000–2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
