Chris Hoy
Sir Chris Hoy ( MBE, born March 23, 1976 in Edinburgh ) is a former Scottish racing cyclist, who went to the starting line for the UK and Scotland ( approximately at the Commonwealth Games). He is a multiple Olympic and world champion in track cycling.
Sports career
Before Chris Hoy turned to the track cycling, he drove BMX ( inspired by scenes from the movie ET) and operational rowing in which he was at times a member of the Scottish team selection. At the British Championships 1993 Hoy won together with Grant Florence the silver medal in the coxless pairs.
Four times started Hoy at the Olympics, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012th In 2008 alone, he won three gold medals, making it the first Briton on the float Henry Taylor, had succeeded 100 years before. His influence on the British track cycling, the book Heroes, Villains and Velodrome: Chris Hoy and Britain's Track Cycling Revolution by Richard Moore ( 2008).
In 2009, Hoy after a serious fall at the World Cup in Copenhagen do not participate in the next World Championships. The UEC - track European Championships 2010, he was surprisingly defeated in the first round of the sprint competition of the 18 -year-old Irishman Felix Deutsch.
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London Chris Hoy won jointly with Philip Hindes and Jason Kenny the gold medal in the team sprint, and he also won the gold medal in the Keirin. It is thus six -time Olympic champion.
On April 18, 2013 Chris Hoy announced end of his career.
Training
Hoy visited in 1996, the University of St. Andrews, before he moved to the University of Edinburgh and he graduated a made in sports science.
Chris Hoy was awarded two honorary doctorates - one in July 2005 by the University of Edinburgh, a second in November 2005 by Heriot- Watt University. That same year, Hoy was also appointed Member of the British Empire ( MBE). 2008 Hoy was elected in Britain Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton for BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Sportsman of the Year in the UK. On 1 January 2009 he was defeated by Queen Elizabeth II knighted and now bears the title Sir. The new for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 built velodrome named after Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. He is regarded as the most successful Scottish Olympian of all time. For the 2012 Olympic Games in London Hoy was elected by the 542 members of the British Olympic team flag bearer for the British team.
Achievements
- 2000 - Silver, team sprint
- 2004 - Gold, 1000 m time trial
- 2008 - gold, team sprint; Gold, Keirin; Gold, Sprint
- 2012 - gold, team sprint; Gold, Keirin
- 2002 - Gold, 1000 m time trial; Bronze, team sprint
- 2006 - Bronze, 1000 m time trial; Gold, team sprint