Chris Hoy
Nationality: British
Date of birth: 23/03/1976
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 93kg
Team: Now retired
Twitter: @chrishoy
Chris Hoy became Great Britain's greatest ever Olympian at the London Games when he won his sixth gold medal. The Scot won his first Olympic medal in Sydney 2000 and his first gold in the kilometre TT in Athens 2004.
He then hit the big time when he won three gold medals in Beijing and returned to the UK as a national hero and instant sporting celebrity.
Hoy won two more gold medals in London to surpass the tally of rower, Sir Steve Redgrave.
Hoy retired in early 2013 but still works in the cycling industry. He launched his own range of bikes with Evans and works to promote cycling.
The velodrome built in Glasgow for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was named after him, although Hoy is himself from Edinburgh.
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Sir Chris Hoy's cancer diagnosis 'likely to save countless lives'
Olympian's announcement has led to 'seven fold' increase in men seeking prostate cancer advice, says wife Sarra
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Sir Chris Hoy reveals cancer diagnosis is terminal
Six-time Olympic champion told by doctors he has two to four years left to live
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Sir Chris Hoy undergoing treatment for cancer
Six-time Olympic champion says he initially hoped to keep news private but his 'hand had been forced'
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‘I did 2364 watts’ - Wattbike world record holder challenges anyone to beat his 200m benchmark
James Moncrieff stole Sir Chris Hoy's record last year, now he'd like someone to take it off him
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Chris Hoy Q&A: 'I keep my Olympic medals in a sock'
Team GB legend tells Cycling Weekly about his life in the sport
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Chris Hoy and Ed Clancy top the bill at National Cycling Show this weekend
The two-day event will be held in Birmingham on 17-18 June
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'This is the essence of track racing' - Chris Hoy on season two of the Track Champions League
Six-time Olympic gold medallist says he wishes he had something like this during his record-breaking track career
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‘British Cycling has seriously let down its membership’ - Green Party slams British Cycling's Shell deal
Green Party spokesperson says governing body has also 'let down the British public'
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‘If it’s not reviewed then it’s pretty criminal’ - Matt Bostock joins calls for urgent track barrier safety review
Bostock one of two riders hospitalised after velodrome incident at the Commonwealth Games 2022
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