The individual sprint is a track cycling event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It was held again in 1900, but not in 1904 when various races at different distances were conducted. The men's sprint returned to the programme in 1908 but was again omitted in 1912, when only road cycling competitions were held. After World War I, the men's sprint returned to the programme for good in 1920 and has been held every Games since. The women's sprint was added when women's track cycling was first held in 1988 and has been held every Games since.
Medalists
Men
1896 Athens1900 Paris1908 London Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded1920 Antwerp1924 Paris1928 Amsterdam1932 Los Angeles1936 Berlin1948 London1952 Helsinki1956 Melbourne1960 Rome1964 Tokyo1968 Mexico City1972 Munich1976 Montreal1980 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1988 Seoul1992 Barcelona1996 Atlanta2000 Sydney2004 Athens2008 Beijing2012 London2016 Rio de Janeiro2020 Tokyo2024 Paris
Multiple medalists
Rank Cyclist Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Daniel Morelon 1964–1976 2 1 1 4 2 Jason Kenny 2008–2016 2 1 0 3 3 Jens Fiedler 1992–2000 2 0 1 34 Lutz Heßlich 1980–1988 2 0 0 2 Harrie Lavreysen 2020–2024 2 0 0 2 6 Marty Nothstein 1996–2000 1 1 0 2 7 Gary Neiwand 1988–1992 0 1 1 2 Louis Chaillot 1932–1936 0 1 1 29 Curt Harnett 1992–1996 0 0 2 2 Jack Carlin 2020–2024 0 0 2 2
Medalists by country
Rank NationGoldSilverBronze Total 1 7 6 6 20 2 4 5 0 9 3 4 3 2 9 4 3 4 3 10 5 3 0 3 6 6 2 2 1 5 7 2 0 1 3 8 1 4 3 8 9 1 0 0 1 10 0 1 2 3 11 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 13 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 15 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Women
1988 Seoul1992 Barcelona1996 Atlanta2000 Sydney2004 Athens2008 Beijing2012 London2016 Rio de Janeiro2020 Tokyo2024 Paris
Multiple medalists
Rank Cyclist Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Erika Salumäe 1988–1992 2 0 0 2 Felicia Ballanger 1996–2000 2 0 0 0 3 Anna Meares 2004–2012 1 1 1 3 4 Victoria Pendleton 2008–2012 1 1 0 2 5 Ingrid Haringa 1992–1996 0 0 2 2 Guo Shuang 2008–2012 0 0 2 2
Medalists by country
Rank NationGoldSilverBronze Total 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 1 2 1 4 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 1 0 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 9 0 2 0 2 10 0 1 1 2 11 0 1 0 1 12 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 214 0 0 1 1
Intercalated Games
The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
Francesco Verri of Italy won the 1906 title, with Bert Bouffler of Great Britain in second and Eugène Debongnie of Belgium third.
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