Chris Hoy
Olympic Medalist and Cyclist
HOY PRIMED FOR INTERNATIONAL RETURN...I'll be right up there." Three of Hoy's Olympic titles came in Beijing as the Edinburgh rider became Scotland's most decorated Olympian and the first Briton to win three golds at a single Games in 100 years. A significant step ahead of... In this article: Chris Hoy, World Cup, Beijing, Jan van Eijden, Victoria Pendleton, Copenhagen, Jason Kenny, and BBC Sports Personality Of The Year |
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Times Online | November 07, 2009
Chris Hoy: pro sports damage the Olympics
...bus parade in his home city after his medal successes in Beijing. He was knighted by the Queen in the New Year's honours and named BBC Sports Personality of the Year. "It still feels really strange to get recognised in the street, but...
In this article: IOC, Wimbledon, Golf, US Open, Beijing, BBC Sports Personality Of The Year, World Cup, Ryder Cup, and The Sunday Times
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Guardian | October 29, 2009
Hoy looks to 2012 as Beijing glow fades
Hoy looks to 2012 as Beijing glow fades Hoy and Co aiming to shine at London as Beijing cycling glow fades Team GB are switched on despite possible changes to the 2012 track cycling programme Surviving success was tough but that is the...
In this article: Beijing, Dave Brailsford, London, Bradley Wiggins, World Cup, Great Britain, Lizzie Armitstead, and Rebecca Romero
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Guardian | October 30, 2009
Hoy takes the high road to keirin gold
Hoy takes the high road to keirin gold Sir Chris Hoy takes the high road to keirin gold at World Cup • Beijing champion forced to work hard to reach final • Geraint Thomas and Chris Newton also win golds Sir Chris Hoy celebrates after...
In this article: World Cup, Victoria Pendleton, Geraint Thomas, Chris Newton, Bradley Wiggins, London, Beijing, and Shuang Guo
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BBC News | October 26, 2009
GB athletes given 10-medal target
...Beijing Under the stewardship of performance director Dave Brailsford, cyclists including Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton racked up 14 medals in Beijing, eight of them gold - smashing their UK Sport target of six medals. But De Vos,...
In this article: Britain, BBC Radio 5, UK Athletics, Tokyo, Beijing, London Olympics in 2012, Dave Brailsford, and Christine Ohuruogu
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Scotland on Sunday | November 02, 2009
Hoy heads gold rush
...that's what I enjoy the most." Hoy added team sprint gold on day three to his keirin and sprint titles - replicating his successes of Beijing - but the day belonged to the pursuit squads. The men's quartet - Ed Clancy, Geraint...
In this article: Britain, Beijing, Steven Burke, Lizzie Armitstead, Wendy Houvenaghel, Joanna Rowsell, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, and Andy Tennant
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BBC News | October 22, 2009
Hoy secures maiden British title
...in the national championships. As well as Crampton, four-time Olympic champion Hoy was up against Jason Kenny, the man he beat in the Beijing final, and Ross Edgar, also an Olympic silver medallist. In the night's other events, Lizzie...
In this article: Kevin Sireau, Jason Kenny, Lizzie Armitstead, Ross Edgar, Beijing, and Copenhagen
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Sunday Mirror | October 25, 2009
Sir Chris Hoy completes hat-trick of National titles
Sir Chris Hoy completes hat-trick of National titles Knight rider Sir Chris Hoy completed a hat-trick of National titles and then warned his World Cup rivals: "I can get even better." After treble gold in Beijing track king Hoy yesterday...
In this article: World Cup, Victoria Pendleton, Beijing, and Britain
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | October 30, 2009
Track Cycling World Cup: Geraint Thomas upstages Sir Chris Hoy with blistering IP run
...the quality of Thomas's two rides. The triple gold medallist from Beijing, however, can be well pleased with his win in the Keirin which he won in trademark fashion, heading the field from the outset. As if to show his versatility, or...
In this article: Geraint Thomas, Chris Boardman, Bradley Wiggins, Great Britain, Beijing, Trademark, Keirin, and Dominique Cornu
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scotsman.com - Books | November 13, 2009
Book review: Chris Hoy: The Autobiography
...out the cheque-bo ADVERTISEMENT ok seven years ago, when Chris Hoy was merely World Champion and a Commonwealth Games gold medallist, or even five years ago, when he won his first Olympic gold. It took that astonishing triple in...
In this article: Henry Taylor, Beijing, London Olympics, Industrial waste, God, Carbon, HarperCollins, London, and Britain
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Sir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy MBE (born 23 March 1976 in Edinburgh) is a track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner. With his three gold medals in Beijing 2008, Hoy became Scotland's most successful Olympian, the first Briton to win three gold medals in a single Olympic games since Henry Taylor, in 1908, and the most successful Olympic male cyclist of all time.
- Full Name:
- Christopher Andrew Hoy
- Also Known As:
- The Real McHoy
- Birth Date:
- March 23, 1976
- Birthplace:
- Edinburgh
- Weight:
- 92 kg
- Discipline:
- Track
- Pro Years:
- 2008–Present
- Role:
- Rider
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