Harrie Lavreysen

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. He has won 20 World Championship titles, including seven titles in the team sprint (2018–2021, 2023-2025), seven consecutive titles in the individual sprint (2019–2025), four in the keirin (2020–2022, 2025), and two (2024-2025) 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. He has since won 14 European Track Championship titles.

Formerly a BMX rider, he is nicknamed "The Beast".

In the UCI Track Cycling World Championships he has the record for most total gold medals (20), most gold medals in individual events (13) and most gold medals in a single edition (4 in 2025).

Major results

Major championship results

Track

2015

1st National Championship – Team Sprint

2016

National Track Championships

: 2nd Sprint

: 2nd Team Sprint

: 3rd Keirin

2017

UCI World Championships

: 2nd Sprint

: 2nd Team Sprint

UEC European Championships

: 3rd Team Sprint

: 7th Keirin

National Track Championships

: 1st 1 km Time Trial

: 2nd Sprint

: 2nd Team Sprint

5th overall UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Sprint

: 1st Pruszków Team Sprint

: 1st Manchester Sprint

: 1st Milton Keirin

2018

UCI World Championships

: 1st Team Sprint

: 6th Keirin

UEC European Championships

: 1st Team Sprint

: 3rd Sprint

: 5th Keirin

National Championship

: 1st Keirin

: 2nd Team Sprint

: 3rd Sprint

4th overall UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Sprint

: 1st Milton Team Sprint

: 1st Berlin Team Sprint

: 1st London Sprint

: 1st London Team Sprint

: 2nd Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Sprint

: 2nd Milton Sprint

2019

UCI World Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Team Sprint

European Games

: 1st Keirin

: 1st Team Sprint

: 2nd Sprint

UEC European Championships

: 1st Keirin

: 1st Team Sprint

: 2nd Sprint

National Championships

: 1st Keirin

: 3rd Sprint

2nd overall UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Sprint

: 1st Minsk Sprint

: 1st Minsk Keirin

: 1st Minsk Team Sprint

: 1st Glasgow Sprint

: 1st Glasgow Team Sprint

: 1st Hong Kong Sprint

: 1st Hong Kong Team Sprint

: 4th Hong Kong Keirin

2020

UCI World Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 1st Team Sprint

2021

Olympic Games

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Team Sprint

: 3rd Keirin

UCI World Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 1st Team Sprint

UEC European Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Team Sprint

: 6th Keirin

National Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

1st overall UCI Track Champions League – Sprint

: 1st Palma Sprint

: 1st Panevėžys Keirin

: 1st Panevėžys Sprint

: 1st London 1 Sprint

: 1st London 2 Sprint

: 2nd Palma Keirin

: 4th London 1 Keirin

: 2nd London 2 Keirin

2022

UCI World Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 2nd Team Sprint

UEC European Championships

: 1st Team Sprint

National Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

2nd overall UCI Track Champions League – Sprint

: 1st Palma Keirin

: 1st Berlin Keirin

: 1st Paris Sprint

: 1st London 1 Sprint

: 1st London 2 Sprint

: 2nd Palma Sprint

: 2nd Berlin Sprint

: 2nd Paris Keirin

: 2nd London 2 Keirin

: 4th London 1 Keirin

UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup

: 1st overall Sprint General Classification

:: 1st Glasgow Sprint

:: 2nd Cali Sprint

: 3rd overall Keirin General Classification

:: 1st Glasgow Keirin

: 3rd overall Team Sprint General Classification

:: 3rd Glasgow Team Sprint

:: 1st Cairo Team Sprint

:: 2nd Jakarta Team Sprint

2023

UCI World Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Team Sprint

: 4th Keirin

UEC European Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 1st Team Sprint

National Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 1st 1 km Time Trial

1st overall UCI Track Champions League – Sprint

: 1st Palma Keirin

: 1st Palma Sprint

: 1st Berlin Keirin

: 1st Berlin Sprint

: 1st Paris Keirin

: 1st London 1 Sprint

: 1st London 2 Keirin

: 2nd Paris Sprint

: 2nd London 1 Keirin

: 2nd London 2 Sprint

UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup

: 2nd overall Sprint General Classification

:: 1st Jakarta Sprint

:: 1st Jakarta Keirin

:: 1st Cairo Sprint

:: 1st Cairo Team Sprint

:: 2nd Jakarta Team Sprint

2024

Olympic Games

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 1st Team Sprint

UCI World Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st 1 km Time Trial

: 1st Team Sprint

: 8th Keirin

UEC European Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 1st Team Sprint

National Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

1st overall UCI Track Champions League – Sprint

: 1st Apeldoorn 1 Sprint

: 1st Apeldoorn 2 Sprint

: 1st London 1 Sprint

: 1st London 1 Keirin

: 1st London 2 Sprint

: 2nd Paris Sprint

: 2nd Paris Keirin

: 2nd Apeldoorn 1 Keirin

: 3rd Apeldoorn 2 Keirin

UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup

:5th overall Sprint General Classification

:: 1st Milton Sprint

:: 1st Milton Keirin

:: 1st Milton Team Sprint

2025

UCI World Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 1st 1 km Time Trial

: 1st Team Sprint

UEC European Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 2nd Team Sprint

National Championships

: 1st Sprint

: 1st Keirin

: 1st 250 m standing start

1st Sprint Cup Six Days of Rotterdam

2026

UEC European Championships

: 2nd Sprint

: 2nd Keirin

See also

• List of European records in track cycling
• List of World Championship medalists in men's keirin
• List of European Championship medalists in men's sprint
• List of Track Cycling Nations Cup medalists

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