- Date of Birth:
- 23 March 1988 (21)
- Sport:
- Cycling
- Home Town:
- Bolton
- Current Address:
- Bolton
- Club:
- Sky
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Jason Kenny won Gold in the Team Sprint and Silver in the Individual Sprint at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Jason began cycling age 12 at the Manchester Velodrome. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Jason was selected to compete for Great Britain at the Beijing Olympics. Along with Chris Hoy and Jamie Staff, he won Gold in the Team Sprint breaking the World Record in the qualifying round.
Jason also finished behind team-mate Chris Hoy in the final of the individual sprint, gaining a silver medal. Afterwards Hoy commented “Jason has come through the ranks and he is the man who will win at London 2012. Beating him was really tough - it was probably the hardest race of my life.”
In the men’s sprint final at the 2008 World Cup in Manchester, Jason beat Australia’s Shane Perkins in the first race of their best of three final and was leading in the second race when the riders collided just before the finish with Jason sliding over the line first to take the title.
Jason has been labelled ‘the next Chris Hoy’ and now has his sights set firmly on success at the London 2012 Olympics.
Achievements:
2009 Silver - Team Sprint, World Cup, Manchester
2009 Bronze - Individual Sprint, World Cup, Manchester
2009 Silver - Team Sprint, World Championships, Poland
2009 Gold - Team Sprint, World Cup, Copenhagen
2008 Gold - Individual Sprint, World Cup, Manchester
2008 Gold - Team Sprint, Beijing Olympics
2008 Silver - Individual Sprint, Beijing Olympics
2007 Bronze - Team Sprint European U23 Track Championship
2007 Bronze - Individual Sprint, European U23 Track Championship
2006 Gold - Individual Sprint, Junior World Track Championships, Belgium
2006 Gold - Team Sprint, Junior World Track Championships, Belgium
2006 Gold - Keirin, Junior World Track Championships, Belgium
2006 Gold - Individual Sprint, Junior European Track Championships
2006 Gold - Team Sprint, Junior European Track Championships
2006 Gold - Keirin, Junior European Track Championships
2008 Sports Journalists Association Best International Newcomer
