Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme at the Atlanta Olympics, followed by BMX racing in 2008 and freestyle BMX in 2020. Before the 2020 Summer Olympics, all events were speed races, but the 2020 programme featured BMX freestyle for the first time.

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Cycling at the Summer Olympics
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IOC CodeCYC
Governing bodyUCI
Events22 (men: 11; women: 11)
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Women's road events were introduced to the Olympic programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Women's track events were added in 1988, and both types of events have been featured since then.

The 2012 Summer Olympics were the first at which men and women competed in the same number of events in all cycling disciplines, including track cycling, which previously had more men's and fewer women's events than the 2008 programme.[1] However, women have shorter distances for some events.

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Track cycling

Men's events

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Past events that occurred once or twice

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  1. The 1896 time trial was the only time the event was held over one-third of a kilometre rather than one kilometre

Women's events

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Past events

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain34282486
2 France29211969
3 Italy2510843
4 Netherlands14171142
5 Australia13192052
6 United States13151341
7 Germany12101436
8 Denmark661022
9 Soviet Union64616
10 East Germany45413
11 West Germany43310
12 New Zealand36514
13 Belgium34613
14 Spain3339
15 Russia24410
16 China2338
17 Canada22610
18 Czechoslovakia2215
19 United Team of Germany1315
20 Switzerland1214
21 Portugal1102
22 Austria1023
23 Argentina1001
 Estonia1001
 Norway1001
26 South Africa0336
27 Greece0303
28 Japan0235
29 Poland0224
 Ukraine0224
31 Malaysia0112
 Mexico0112
33 Cuba0101
 Uruguay0101
35 Hong Kong0022
 ROC (ROC)0022
37 Belarus0011
 Colombia0011
 Jamaica0011
Totals (39 entries)184184183551
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Road cycling

Men's events

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Women's events

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Medal table

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands106319
2 Italy98421
3 France85720
4 Belgium64818
5 United States64515
6 Soviet Union5038
7 Sweden35816
8 Switzerland34310
9 Russia3148
10 Australia3126
11 Great Britain29617
12 Germany26210
13 Denmark2518
14 East Germany2103
 Spain2103
16 Kazakhstan1102
 South Africa1102
18 Slovenia1012
19 Austria1001
 Ecuador1001
 Greece1001
22 Poland0426
23 West Germany0224
24 Canada0123
25 United Team of Germany0112
26 Colombia0101
 Portugal0101
28 Norway0022
29 Czechoslovakia0011
 Latvia0011
 Lithuania0011
Totals (31 entries)727269213
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Mountain biking

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France5218
2 Switzerland25310
3 Italy2013
4 Great Britain2002
5 Germany1113
6 Czech Republic1102
7 Netherlands1012
 Sweden1012
9 Norway1001
10 Canada0213
11 Poland0202
12 Spain0134
13 United States0123
14 Belgium0101
15 Russia0011
 South Africa0011
Totals (16 entries)16161648
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BMX racing

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France2215
2 Colombia2136
3 Latvia2002
4 Netherlands1225
 United States1225
6 Australia1102
 Great Britain1102
8 New Zealand0101
9 Switzerland0011
 Venezuela0011
Totals (10 entries)10101030
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BMX freestyle

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain1113
2 Australia1012
3 Argentina1001
 China1001
5 United States0202
6 Venezuela0101
7 France0011
 Switzerland0011
Totals (8 entries)44412
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Medal table

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France443029103
2 Great Britain403931110
3 Italy36181367
4 Netherlands26251768
5 United States20242266
6 Australia18212362
7 Germany15171749
8 Soviet Union114924
9 Belgium991432
10 Denmark8111130
11 Switzerland611926
12 East Germany66416
13 Russia55919
14 Spain55616
15 Sweden45918
16 West Germany45514
17 New Zealand37515
18 China3339
19 Canada25916
20 Colombia2248
21 Czechoslovakia2226
22 Austria2024
 Norway2024
24 Latvia2013
25 Argentina2002
26 South Africa1449
27 United Team of Germany1427
28 Greece1304
29 Portugal1203
30 Czech Republic1102
 Kazakhstan1102
32 Slovenia1012
33 Ecuador1001
 Estonia1001
35 Poland08412
36 Japan0235
37 Ukraine0224
38 Malaysia0112
 Mexico0112
 Venezuela0112
41 Cuba0101
 Uruguay0101
43 Hong Kong0022
 ROC0022
45 Belarus0011
 Jamaica0011
 Lithuania0011
Totals (47 entries)286286282854
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Medalists

The top of the lists for most successful (by gold medals won) and most decorated (by all medals won) are dominated by recently active track cyclists from Great Britain, who rose to prominence from the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, and then dominance from the Beijing 2008 Games, winning 22 gold medals in the velodrome between 2008 and 2020, as well as single golds in road racing, road time trial, BMX freestyle, BMX racing and mountain biking in that timeframe. This sharp rise was largely thanks to significant funding by UK Sport of British Cycling. The most successful Olympic cyclists of each sex are husband-and-wife couple Jason and Laura Kenny, with Jason winning seven golds and two silver medals and Laura five golds and one silver medal. Jason also holds the record of most decorated cyclist, with nine medals, and is the only cyclist to have successfully defended Olympic gold medals in three different cycling events. Laura Kenny shares the title of most decorated female cyclist, with six medals, with Dutch legend Leontien van Moorsel (four golds, one silver and one bronze) and Australia sprint star Anna Meares (two gold, one silver and three bronze medals). Laura Kenny holds the unique distinction of winning the inaugural gold medals in three different events - women's team pursuit and women's omnium (both 2012) and women's madison (2020).

Great Britain's Chris Hoy, the first Olympic cyclist to win six gold medals, holds the unique distinction of having won gold across four different track disciplines; the Kilo, the team sprint (twice), match sprint and keirin (twice) disciplines. Three cyclists share the record for gold medals in the same event with three; Jason Kenny in team sprint, compatriot Ed Clancy in team pursuit, and American Kristin Armstrong in time trial. All three achieved the feat between 2008 and 2016.

Cyclists who have won six or more Olympic medals.

As of the 2024 Summer Olympics

Riders in bold still active.

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Nations

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Nation960004081220242832364852566064687276808488929600040812162024Years
 Albania (ALB) 11
 Algeria (ALG) 21123
 Andorra (AND) 232
 Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 232315
 Argentina (ARG) 561268109848781084104618
 Armenia (ARM) 11
 Aruba (ARU) 212
 Australia (AUS) 242136611914910121012171621272428273123
 Austria (AUT) 162108448566975991065420
 Azerbaijan (AZE) 132
 Bahamas (BAH) 21
 Bahrain (BRN) 41
 Barbados (BAR) 43212117
 Belarus (BLR) 765845
 Belgium (BEL) 161159881211713101514712867913911161425
 Belize (BIZ) 265515
 Benin (BEN) 21
 Bermuda (BER) 312
 Bohemia (BOH) 152
 Bolivia (BOL) 1111116
 Brazil (BRA) 31126787846591014
 British West Indies (BWI) 11
 Bulgaria (BUL) 7105514661322113
 Cambodia (CAM) 61
 Cameroon (CMR) 44654
 Canada (CAN) 52516766232691113111515151215151923
 Cayman Islands (CAY) 66614
 Central African Republic (CAF) 41
 Chile (CHI) 435444227152353216
 China (CHN) 7965361212149
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 45123112111212
 Colombia (COL) 878101011778129813171515
 Costa Rica (CRC) 511122228
 Croatia (CRO) 3223
 Cuba (CUB) 16663414434312
 Czech Republic (CZE) 68131210126
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 484466698151111131214
 Cyprus (CYP) 11114
 Denmark (DEN) 8665611111328121313111113911129815101324
 Dominican Republic (DOM) 11
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) 5433
 East Germany (GDR) 10111113175
 Ecuador (ECU) 441231228
 Egypt (EGY) 3413
 El Salvador (ESA) 5111216
 Eritrea (ERI) 112
 Estonia (EST) 37564227
 Ethiopia (ETH) 454558518
 Fiji (FIJ) 11
 Finland (FIN) 5412511144615542522119
 France (FRA) 258231213118881110111414141514917161820262128232227
 Georgia (GEO) 11
 Germany (GER) 539111041251718252220222915
 Great Britain (GBR) 21362613121271110121212121411111216171619222225252627
 Greece (GRE) 91312134544312
 Guam (GUM) 62114
 Guatemala (GUA) 5415612119
 Guyana (GUY) 11123217
 Hong Kong (HKG) 444512145510
 Hungary (HUN) 5418657741101411253119
 Indonesia (INA) 11
 Iran (IRI) 447772433310
 Iraq (IRQ) 212
 India (IND) 9553
 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) 51
 Indonesia (INA) 4213
 Ireland (IRL) 25342355555444315
 Israel (ISR) 222
 Italy (ITA) 714121012101112111214141615141021181821181315131926
 Jamaica (JAM) 163253318
 Japan (JPN) 415151359121281011149916
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 7783236
 Kenya (KEN) 11
 Kosovo (KOS) 11
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 1113
 Laos (LAO) 11
 Latvia (LAT) 454579255410
 Lebanon (LIB) 1121226
 Lesotho (LES) 11
 Libya (LBA) 72114
 Liechtenstein (LIE) 1211326
 Lithuania (LTU) 2451389844510
 Luxembourg (LUX) 154444162122332316
 Madagascar (MAD) 11
 Malawi (MAW) 2443
 Malaysia (MAS) 9241121134211
 Malta (MLT) 3443
 Mauritius (MRI) 1113
 Mexico (MEX) 3544109126685592222418
 Moldova (MDA) 52114
 Monaco (MON) 11
 Mongolia (MGL) 45414
 Morocco (MAR) 44344
 Namibia (NAM) 112235
 Netherlands (NED) 5101011211961312101112716131716182426242623
 Nicaragua (NCA) 412
 North Korea (PRK) 31
 Norway (NOR) 64424316781059610886719
 New Zealand (NZL) 11126155847131417171616211919
 Oman (OMA) 11
 Pakistan (PAK) 224245
 Peru (PER) 4315116
 Philippines (PHI) 43143217
 Poland (POL) 811458101211111198101611121717
 Portugal (POR) 46442467
 Puerto Rico (PUR) 11114
 Republic of China (ROC) 112
 Romania (ROU) 5651121119
 Russia (RUS) 1819202217166
 Russian Empire (RU1) 101
 Rwanda (RWA) 3123
 Samoa (SAM) 11
 San Marino (SMR) 42112117
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 632
 Serbia (SRB) 2223
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 11
 Sierra Leone (SLE) 11
 Slovakia (SVK) 10794226
 Slovenia (SLO) 11646677
 South Africa (RSA) 4151123565564489717
 South Korea (KOR) 23246210154935410815
 Soviet Union (URS) 1012131215151213189
 Spain (ESP) 1967844131418222218161215
 Sri Lanka (SRI) 11
 Suriname (SUR) 112
 Sweden (SWE) 21244445484446566118975985425
 Switzerland (SUI) 991111101454106101291313161614111520
 Syria (SYR) 11
 Thailand (THA) 87761127
 East Timor (TLS) 11
 Togo (TOG) 322
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 11376212211112
 Tunisia (TUN) 4113
 Turkey (TUR) 444611328
 Uganda (UGA) 21
 Ukraine (UKR) 121416161076
 Unified Team (EUN) 191
 United Team of Germany (EUA) 1014133
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) 64114
 United States (USA) 117299541269910141615151320192023261824242126
 Uruguay (URU) 975585551323221116
 Uzbekistan (UZB) 11124
 Venezuela (VEN) 144565244653412915
 Vietnam (VIE) 466215
 Virgin Islands (ISV) 112
 West Germany (FRG) 14171220155
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 44441545246612
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) 32114
No. of nations 57211161424271330333630484052544934546276685561667480
No. of cyclists 1972189712310313914966175188215161297303329359295230359422451477462464508501523
Year 960004081220242832364852566064687276808488929600040812162024
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