Cycling at the Summer Olympics

Cycling at the Summer Olympics
Governing body	UCI
Events	18 (men: 9; women: 9)
Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Medalists men women Records

Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme in Atlanta, GA. 1996, followed by BMX racing in 2008. All events are speed races - there is no BMX freestyle or dirt jumping for example.

Women's cycling did not enter the Olympic programme until the road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Women have competed in track events as well since 1988.

The 2012 Summer Olympics were the first at which men and women competed in the same number of events in all cycling disciplines including track cycling, which previously had more men's and fewer women's events than the 2012 programme.^[1] However, women have shorter distances for some events.

Events

Track cycling, men

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Current program
Keirin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	5
Omnium	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	2
Pursuit, team	-	-	-	X	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	24
Sprint, individual	X	X	-	X	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	26
Sprint, team	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	5
Past events
^1⁄4 mile	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
^1⁄3 mile	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
^1⁄2 mile	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
1 mile	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
2 miles	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
5 miles	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
25 miles	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
660 yards	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
5 kilometres	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
10 kilometres	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
20 kilometres	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
25 kilometres	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
50 kilometres	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
100 kilometres	X	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
12 hours	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Madison	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	-	-	3
Points race	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	7
Pursuit, individual	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	12
Tandem	-	-	-	X	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13
1 km time trial	X[lower-alpha 1]	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	19
Events	5	2	7	7	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	5	5

1. The 1896 time trial was the only time the event was held over one-third of a kilometre rather than one kilometre

Track cycling, women

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Keirin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	2
Omnium	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	2
Pursuit, team	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	2
Sprint, individual	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
Sprint, team	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	2
Points race	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	-	-	4
Pursuit, individual	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	5
500 m time trial	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	2
Events	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	5	5

Road cycling, men

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Road race, individual	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	24
Road race, team	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
Time trial, individual	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
Time trial, team	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
Events	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Road cycling, women

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Road race	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
Time trial	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	6
Events	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

Mountain bike, men

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Cross country	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	6
Events	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1

Mountain bike, women

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Cross country	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	6
Events	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1

BMX, men

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Individual	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	3
Events	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

BMX, women

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Individual	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	3
Events	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

Medal table

As of the 2016 Summer Olympics

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	41	27	22	90
2	Italy (ITA)	33	16	10	59
3	Great Britain (GBR)	32	30	25	87
4	Netherlands (NED)	18	21	11	50
5	United States (USA)	16	18	23	57
6	Australia (AUS)	14	19	18	51
7	Germany (GER)	14	14	16	44
8	Soviet Union (URS)	11	4	9	24
9	Denmark (DEN)	7	9	10	26
10	Belgium (BEL)	7	8	11	26
11	East Germany (GDR)	6	6	4	16
12	Switzerland (SUI)	5	8	6	19
13	Russia (RUS)	5	5	9	19
14	Spain (ESP)	5	5	5	15
15	Sweden (SWE)	4	5	8	17
16	West Germany (FRG)	4	5	5	14
17	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	2	2	2	6
18	Colombia (COL)	2	1	3	6
19	Norway (NOR)	2	0	2	4
20	Latvia (LAT)	2	0	1	3
21	Canada (CAN)	1	5	8	14
22	South Africa (RSA)	1	4	3	8
23	United Team of Germany (EUA)	1	4	2	7
24	New Zealand (NZL)	1	3	4	8
25	China (CHN)	1	3	3	7
26	Greece (GRE)	1	3	0	4
27	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	1	0	2
	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	1	0	2
29	Austria (AUT)	1	0	2	3
30	Argentina (ARG)	1	0	0	1
	Estonia (EST)	1	0	0	1
32	Poland (POL)	0	7	4	11
33	Japan (JPN)	0	1	3	4
34	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	2	3
35	Mexico (MEX)	0	1	1	2
36	Cuba (CUB)	0	1	0	1
	Portugal (POR)	0	1	0	1
	Uruguay (URU)	0	1	0	1
39	Belarus (BLR)	0	0	1	1
	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	0	1	1
	Jamaica (JAM)	0	0	1	1
	Lithuania (LTU)	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia (MAS)	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela (VEN)	0	0	1	1
Total		241	240	238	719

Medalists

Cyclists who have won 6 or more Olympic medals.

As of the 2016 Summer Olympics

#	Cyclist	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Wiggins, BradleyBradley Wiggins	Great Britain (GBR)	5	1	2	8
2	Hoy, ChrisChris Hoy	Great Britain (GBR)	6	1	0	7
2	Kenny, JasonJason Kenny	Great Britain (GBR)	6	1	0	7
4	Van Moorsel, LeontienLeontien Van Moorsel	Netherlands (NED)	4	1	1	6
5	Downing, BurtonBurton Downing	United States (USA)	2	3	1	6
6	Meares, AnnaAnna Meares	Australia (AUS)	2	1	3	6

Nations

Nation	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Albania (ALB)																							1						1
Algeria (ALG)																					2					1	1	2	3
Andorra (AND)																					2	3							2
Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)																		2		3	2	3	1						5
Argentina (ARG)							5	6			12	6		8	10	9	8	4		8	7	8	10	8	4	10	4	6	18
Armenia (ARM)																							1						1
Aruba (ARU)																						2	1						2
Australia (AUS)						2	4	2	1	3	6	6	11	9	14	9	10	12	10	12	17	16	21	27	24	28	27	31	23
Austria (AUT)	1				6			2		10	8	4	4	8			5	6	6	9	7	5	9	9	10	6	5	4	20
Azerbaijan (AZE)																											1	3	2
Bahamas (BAH)																	2												1
Bahrain (BRN)																						4							1
Barbados (BAR)																4	3	2		1	2	1			1				7
Belarus (BLR)																							7		6	5	8	4	5
Belgium (BEL)		1		6	1	15	9	8		8	12	11	7	13	10	15	14	7	12	8	6	7	9	13	9	11	16	14	25
Belize (BIZ)																2				6	5	5	1						5
Benin (BEN)																						2							1
Bermuda (BER)																				3			1						2
Bohemia (BOH)		1			5																								2
Bolivia (BOL)																		1			1	1	1			1		1	6
Brazil (BRA)										3			1	1			2		6	7	8	7	8	4	6	5	9	10	14
British West Indies (BWI)														1															1
Bulgaria (BUL)							7			10		5		5	1		4	6	6			1			3	2	2	1	13
Cambodia (CAM)															6														1
Cameroon (CMR)																	4	4	6	5									4
Canada (CAN)				5	2	5	1	6	7	6	6	2	3	2		6	9	11		13	11	15	15	15	12	15	15	19	23
Cayman Islands (CAY)																				6	6	6	1						4
Central African Republic (CAF)																						4							1
Chile (CHI)					4		3	5		4	4	4	2					2		7		1	5	2	3	5	3	2	16
China (CHN)																				7	9	6	5	3	6	12	12	14	9
Chinese Taipei (TPE)															4	5	1			2	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	12
Colombia (COL)													8	7	8	10	10	11		7	7	8	12	9	8	13	17	15	15
Costa Rica (CRC)																5		1					1	1	2	2	2	2	8
Croatia (CRO)																										3	2	2	3
Cuba (CUB)											1					6	6	6	3			4	1	4	4	3	4	3	12
Czech Republic (CZE)																							6	8	13	12	10	12	6
Czechoslovakia (TCH)						4	8	4		4		6	6	6	9	8	15	11	11		13	12							14
Cyprus (CYP)																				1					1		1	1	4
Denmark (DEN)					8	6	6	5	6	11	11	13	2	8	12	13	13	11	11	13	9	11	12	9	8	15	10	13	24
Dominican Republic (DOM)																												1	1
DR Congo (COD)																5					4	3							3
East Germany (GDR)																10	11	11	13		17								5
Ecuador (ECU)																4			4		1	2	3			1	2	2	8
Egypt (EGY)							3																	4				1	3
El Salvador (ESA)																5							1	1	1	2	1		6
Eritrea (ERI)																											1	1	2
Estonia (EST)																						3	7	5	6	4	2	2	7
Ethiopia (ETH)													4	5	4	5	5		8			5						1	8
Fiji (FIJ)																				1									1
Finland (FIN)					5		4	1		2	5	11	1	4		4	6	1	5	5	4	2	5	2			2	1	19
France (FRA)	2	58		23	12	13	11	8	8	8	11	10	11	14	14	14	15	14	9	17	16	18	20	26	21	28	23	22	27
Georgia (GEO)																											1		1
Germany (GER)	5	3		9	11			10	4	12		5										17	18	25	22	20	22	29	15
Great Britain (GBR)	2	1		36	26	13	12	12	7	11	10	12	12	12	12	14	11	11	12	16	17	16	19	22	22	25	25	26	27
Greece (GRE)	9			1							3							1		2		1	3	4	5	4	4	3	12
Guam (GUM)																						6		2			1	1	4
Guatemala (GUA)												5				4				1	5		6	1	2		1	1	9
Guyana (GUY)											1					1	1		2	3	2	1							7
Hong Kong (HKG)															4			4		4	5		1	2	1	4	5	5	10
Hungary (HUN)					5		4		1	8		6		5	7	7	4	1	10		1	4	1	1	2	5	3	1	19
Indonesia (INA)																												1	1
Iran (IRI)															4		4	7			7	7		2	4	3	3	3	10
Iraq (IRQ)														2		1													2
India (IND)											9	5			5														3
Individual Olympic Athletes (IOA)																						5							1
Indonesia (INA)														4								2			1				3
Ireland (IRL)								2						5		3	4	2	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	15
Israel (ISR)														2														2	2
Italy (ITA)		7	1	4		12	10	12	10	11	12	11	12	14	14	16	15	14	10	21	18	18	21	18	13	15	13	19	26
Jamaica (JAM)												1					6	3	2	5	3	3				1			8
Japan (JPN)												4	1	5	15	1	3	5		9	12	12	8	10	11	14	9	9	16
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																							7	7	8	3	2	3	6
Kenya (KEN)																								1					1
Kosovo (KOS)																												1	1
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)																							1	1	1				3
Laos (LAO)																												1	1
Latvia (LAT)							4	5		4												5	7	9	2	5	5	4	10
Lebanon (LIB)																1	1		2	1	2	2							6
Lesotho (LES)																												1	1
Libya (LBA)																			7		2		1			1			4
Liechtenstein (LIE)										1		2		1			1				3	2							6
Lithuania (LTU)							2	4														5	13	8	9	8	4	4	9
Luxembourg (LUX)						1	5	4		4	4	4	1	6	2	1	2	2							3	3	2	3	16
Madagascar (MAD)																1													1
Malawi (MAW)																	2			4	4								3
Malaysia (MAS)															9	2	4	1		1	2	1			1	3	4	2	11
Malta (MLT)														3			4		4										3
Mauritius (MRI)																										1	1	1	3
Mexico (MEX)									3		5	4	4	10	9	12	6	6		8	5	5	9	2	2	2	2	4	18
Moldova (MDA)																							5		2	1	1		4
Monaco (MON)																					1								1
Mongolia (MGL)															4				5			4	1						4
Morocco (MAR)														4						4							3	4	4
Namibia (NAM)																								1	1	2	2	3	5
Netherlands (NED)				5		10	10	11	2	11	9	6		13	12	10	11	12	7	16	13	17	16	18	24	26	24	26	23
Nicaragua (NCA)																		4				1							2
North Korea (PRK)																						3							1
Norway (NOR)					6	4		4		2	4	3		1		6	7	8		10	5	9	6	10	8	8	6	7	19
New Zealand (NZL)									1	1	1	2	6	1	5	5	8	4		7	13	14	17	17	16	16	21	19	19
Oman (OMA)																							1						1
Pakistan (PAK)											2	2	4	2	4														5
Peru (PER)										4	3				1		5			1		1							6
Philippines (PHI)															4	3	1			4	3	2					1		7
Poland (POL)							8	11		4				5	8	10	12	11	11		11	9	8	10	16	11	12	17	17
Portugal (POR)														4									6	4	4	2	4	6	7
Puerto Rico (PUR)																1				1			1					1	4
Republic of China (ROC)										1	1																		2
Romania (ROU)												5		6	5	1	1		2						1		1	1	9
Russia (RUS)																							18	19	20	22	17	16	6
Russian Empire (RU1)					10																								1
Rwanda (RWA)																						3					1	2	3
Samoa (SAM)																								1					1
San Marino (SMR)														4		2	1	1	2	1		1							7
Saudi Arabia (KSA)																				6		3							2
Serbia (SRB)																										2	2	2	3
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)																									1				1
Sierra Leone (SLE)																					1								1
Slovakia (SVK)																							10	7	9	4	2	2	6
Slovenia (SLO)																						1	1	6	4	6	6	7	7
South Africa (RSA)				4	1	5	1	1		2	3	5	6	5								5	6	4	4	8	9	7	17
South Korea (KOR)											2	3	2	4	6	2				10	15	4	9	3	5	4	10	8	15
Soviet Union (URS)												10	12	13	12	15	15	12	13		18								9
Spain (ESP)								1						9	6	7	8	4		4	13	14	18	22	22	18	16	12	15
Sri Lanka (SRI)														1															1
Suriname (SUR)																					1	1							2
Sweden (SWE)				2	12	4	4	4	4	5	4	8	4	4	4	6	5	6	6	11	8	9	7	5	9	8	5	4	25
Switzerland (SUI)							9	9		11	11	10		14	5	4	10	6	10	12	9	13	13	16	16	14	11	15	20
Syria (SYR)																											1		1
Thailand (THA)															8	7	7	6								1	1	2	7
Timor-Leste (TLS)																												1	1
Togo (TOG)																	3					2							2
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)											1		1		3	7	6	2		1	2	2	1				1	1	12
Tunisia (TUN)														4												1		1	3
Turkey (TUR)								4		4	4						6	1								1	3	2	8
Uganda (UGA)																				2									1
Ukraine (UKR)																							12	14	16	16	10	7	6
Unified Team (EUN)																						19							1
United Team of Germany (EUA)													10	14	13														3
United Arab Emirates (UAE)																					6	4	1					1	4
United States (USA)		1	17	2	9	9	5	4	12	6	9	9	10	14	16	15	15	13		20	19	20	23	26	18	24	24	21	26
Uruguay (URU)											9	7	5	5	8	5	5	5		1	3	2	3	2	2	1	1		16
Uzbekistan (UZB)																							1		1	1	2		4
Venezuela (VEN)											1	4	4	5				6	5	2	4	4	6	5	3	4	12	9	15
Vietnam (VIE)												4	6		6	2					1								5
Virgin Islands (ISV)																					1	1							2
West Germany (FRG)																14	17	12		20	15								5
Yugoslavia (YUG)							4	4		4	4		1	5		4	5	2	4	6	6								12
Zimbabwe (ZIM)																			3		2		1			1			4
No. of nations	5	7	2	11	16	14	24	27	13	30	33	36	30	48	40	52	54	49	34	54	62	76	68	55	61	66	74	80
No. of cyclists	19	72	18	97	123	103	139	149	66	175	188	215	161	297	303	329	359	295	230	359	422	451	477	462	464	508	501	523

See also

• Cycling at the Summer Paralympics
• Cycling at the Youth Olympic Games
• List of Olympic venues in cycling

References

1. McQuaid, Pat (February 2012). "The equal opportunities: How to make it happen". UCI.

External links

Media related to Cycling at the Olympics at Wikimedia Commons