UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin
International Keirin competition
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The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin is the world championship Keirin event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It was first held at the 1980 championships in Besançon, France. As of 2025[update], Chris Hoy from Great Britain and Harrie Lavreysen from Netherlands have the most titles with four.
Hoy is the only man to win the World and Olympic titles in the same year in 2008 and 2012.
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 |  Australia | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 |  Germany | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 |  France | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 |  Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Italy | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 |  Japan | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 |  Colombia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 |  Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Spain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 |  Barbados | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russian Cycling Federation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 139 | |
See also
External links
- Track Cycling World Championships 2016–1893 bikecult.com
- World Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite cyclingarchives.com