Harrie Lavreysen Explained

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]

Major championship results

Event20172018201920202021202220232024
Olympic GamesSprint11
Team sprint11
Keirin31
World ChampionshipsSprint21011111
Team sprint2111121
Keirin61114
European ChampionshipsSprint32111
Team sprint3111111
Keirin751611

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Herman . Martyn . De Clercq . Geert . Cyclist Lavreysen makes light work of golden sweep . 12 August 2024 . Reuters . 11 August 2024.
  2. News: Results 2016 UEC European Track Championships . europeantrack2016.veloresults.com . October 2016 . 23 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161021195608/http://europeantrack2016.veloresults.com/pdf/mts2.pdf . 21 October 2016 .