Sir Chris Hoy - World's Most Successful Olympic Cyclist

SIR CHRIS HOY World's Most Successful Olympic Cyclist 36 TOTAL MEDALS: From 1989-2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 6 Gold 1 Silver UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 11 Gold 8 Silver 6 Bronze COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2 Gold 2 Bronze "The Real MHO'" CYCLING SPECIALIZATION: & Keirin Sprint Team Sprint 2 WORLD RECORDS 500m, 24.758 seconds, Bolivia, 2007 750 m team, 42.600 seconds, London, 2012 BEFORE THE GOLD OLYMPIC FACTS Hoy was inspired to cycle at age six after watching the film E.T. He is the most successful Olympic male cyclist of all time Hoy's first bicycle was bought from his mother for 5 pounds He is Scotland's most successful Olympian 93 In 2008 he became He raced BMX until he the most successful was 14, becoming Scottish Champion and ranking 9th in the world British Olympian at a single games for 100 years Chris Hoy officially retired on April 18, 2013 SOURCES: ChrisHoy.com http://uk.reuters.com/article/2008/08/19/uk-olympics-cycling-hoy-idUKPEK29827920080819?sp=true