Harrie Lavreysen

Harrie Lavreysen
	Lavreysen in 2024
Personal information
Born	14 March 1997 (age 27); Luyksgestel, Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing the Netherlands
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Games
European Championships

Harrie Lavreysen (born 14 March 1997) is a Dutch track cyclist who competes in sprint events. He is a 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] He has won 16 World Championship titles, including six titles in the team sprint (2018–2021, 2023-2024), six consecutive titles in the individual sprint (2019–2024), three in the keirin (2020–2022), as well as one (2024) in the 1km time trial, making him the most successful track cyclist at World Championships of all time. His international debut was at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team sprint event.^[2] He has since won 12 European Track Championship titles.

Formerly a BMX rider, he is nicknamed "The Beast".^[1]

Major championship results

Event		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Olympic Games	Sprint	Not held				1	Not held		1
	Team sprint					1			1
	Keirin					3			1
World Championships	Sprint	2	10	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Team sprint	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
	Time trial	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
	Keirin	—	6	—	1	1	1	4	8
European Championships	Sprint	—	3	2	—	1	—	1	1
	Team sprint	3	1	1	—	1	1	1	1
	Keirin	7	5	1	—	6	—	1	1

^ ^a ^b Herman, Martyn; De Clercq, Geert (11 August 2024). "Cyclist Lavreysen makes light work of golden sweep". Reuters. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
^ "Results 2016 UEC European Track Championships" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Lois Abbingh Worthy de Jong	Flag bearer for the Netherlands 2024 closing ceremony With: Femke Bol	Most recent