men's keirin at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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The men's keirin at the 2008 Summer Olympics was a track cycling sprint event in which British cyclist Chris Hoy captured one of his three gold medals of the Beijing Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic cycling event
track cycling event
bronzeMedalist Kiyofumi Nagai NERFINISHED
bronzeMedalistNation Japan NERFINISHED
bronzeMedalistNOC JPN
city Beijing
competitionType sprint event
country China
cyclingGoverningBody Union Cycliste Internationale NERFINISHED
date 2008-08-16
discipline keirin
distanceType sprint distance
finalType final for places 1–6
final for places 7–12
games 2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
gender men's
goldMedalist Chris Hoy NERFINISHED
goldMedalistNation Great Britain NERFINISHED
goldMedalistNOC GBR NERFINISHED
governingBody International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
hostNation China NERFINISHED
location Laoshan Velodrome NERFINISHED
medalEventFor Chris Hoy NERFINISHED
medalTypeForChrisHoy gold
nextEvent men's keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
notableFor Chris Hoy winning one of his three gold medals at the Beijing Games
numberOfCompetitors 25
numberOfGoldsForChrisHoyAtGames 3
numberOfNations 18
olympicProgramme men's track cycling
oneOfMultipleGoldsFor Chris Hoy NERFINISHED
partOf cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
previousEvent men's keirin at the 2004 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
raceFormat multiple heats with repechage
round finals
first round
repechages
second round
silverMedalist Ross Edgar NERFINISHED
silverMedalistNation Great Britain NERFINISHED
silverMedalistNOC GBR NERFINISHED
sport track cycling
surface indoor velodrome track
timeZone China Standard Time
UTCOffset +8
venue Laoshan Velodrome NERFINISHED
winningAthlete Chris Hoy NERFINISHED
year 2008

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Chris Hoy wonEvent men's keirin at the 2008 Summer Olympics