Harrie Lavreysen | |
Birth Date: | 1997 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Luyksgestel, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.81 m |
Weight: | 92 kg |
Discipline: | Track |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | Sprinter |
Harrie Lavreysen (born 14 March 1997) is a Dutch track cyclist who competes in sprint events. He is five-time Olympic gold medalist, having won the sprint and team sprint event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and adding the sprint, the team sprint and the keirin titles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1] Lavreysen also competed at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team sprint event.[2] He has won thirteen world championship titles, including five titles in the team sprint (2018–2021, 2023), five consecutive titles in the individual sprint (2019–2023), as well as three in the keirin (2020–2022).
Formerly a BMX rider, he is nicknamed "The Beast".[1]
Event | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Olympic Games | Sprint | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Team sprint | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Keirin | 3 | 1 | |||||||
World Championships | Sprint | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Team sprint | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Keirin | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
European Championships | Sprint | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Team sprint | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Keirin | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |