Simon van Velthooven
New Zealand cyclist
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Simon van Velthooven (born 8 December 1988)[1] is a retired New Zealand track racing cyclist and three-time America's Cup winning sailor.
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Simon van Velthooven | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Paul van Velthooven |
| Born | 8 December 1988 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team New Zealand |
| Discipline | Track sprint |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| World, Commonwealth, Olympic medalist | |
Simon won New Zealand's first sprint cycling medal in the men's keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has also won multiple World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals and was the 2012 World Cup champion in the 1km time trial and keirin events[2][3] In 2014, he won a silver in the 1000 m time trial at the Commonwealth Games.[4]
Van Velthooven joined Team New Zealand in 2015 and was one of the original "cyclors" who helped develop the revolutionary boat and was a huge asset to the team that won the 2017 America's Cup for Team New Zealand, winning again in 2021 and 2024.[5][6][7]
