Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy

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Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy is a retired British track cyclist and multiple Olympic and world champion, widely regarded as one of the most successful cyclists in history.

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instanceOf Olympic champion
human
track cyclist
world champion
competedIn 2000 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
2004 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
2012 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Scotland
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1976-03-23
discipline keirin
sprint
team sprint
educatedAt Edinburgh Napier University NERFINISHED
George Watson's College NERFINISHED
University of Edinburgh
familyName Hoy NERFINISHED
founded HOY bike brand NERFINISHED
fullName Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy NERFINISHED
givenName Christopher NERFINISHED
hasSpouse Sarra Kemp NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Sir
isConsidered one of the most successful track cyclists in history
memberOfSportsTeam Great Britain national cycling team NERFINISHED
Scotland national cycling team NERFINISHED
name Chris Hoy NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableWork "Flying Fergus" children's book series NERFINISHED
autobiography "Chris Hoy: The Autobiography" NERFINISHED
occupation author
motivational speaker
track cyclist
olympicGoldMedalCount 6
olympicMedalCount 7
placeOfBirth Edinburgh NERFINISHED
receivedAward BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award NERFINISHED
Knight Bachelor NERFINISHED
Laureus World Sports Award NERFINISHED
Member of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
residence Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Manchester NERFINISHED
retired 2013
sport track cycling
wasKnightedIn 2009
wonTitle Olympic champion in 1 km time trial
Olympic champion in individual sprint
Olympic champion in team sprint
worldChampionIn 1 km time trial
keirin
sprint
team sprint
worldChampionshipTitleCount 11

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Chris Hoy fullName Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy