22 Facts About Jason Kenny

Sir Jason Francis Kenny, was born on 23 March 1988 and is an English former track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints.

Jason Kenny is the single holder of the records for both most Olympic golds and Olympic medals for a cyclist.

Jason Kenny finished behind Hoy in the final of the individual sprint, gaining a silver medal.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics Jason Kenny again won in the Team Sprint and the Individual Sprint, and won the Keirin.

Jason Kenny's parents are Lorraine and Michael Jason Kenny, and he has an older brother, Craig.

Jason Kenny was educated at Mount St Joseph School in Farnworth.

Jason Kenny was a keen sportsperson during his youth, showing ability as a football goalkeeper as well as playing cricket and tennis, but having learned to ride a bicycle at a young age, became involved in track racing when he and his brother attended a track session at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, when an uncle had booked a session and had some spare places.

Jason Kenny made his debut in the world championships in 2008, finishing fifth overall in the sprint competition.

Jason Kenny progressed from competing in a domestic junior series to Olympic Champion in only 3 and a half years.

Jason Kenny was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours.

At the 2012 World Championships, Jason Kenny took a silver in the sprint behind Gregory Bauge and a bronze in the keirin.

At the London 2012 Olympic Games Jason Kenny won gold in the team sprint with Chris Hoy and Philip Hindes, setting a new world record in the London Velopark with a time of 42.6 seconds.

Jason Kenny won gold in the men's sprint final, setting a new Olympic record in qualifying and avenging his previous losses to Bauge with a 200m time of 10.308s in his final lap.

Jason Kenny was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.

At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Jason Kenny won gold in the men's team sprint with Philip Hindes and Callum Skinner.

Jason Kenny won gold in the men's individual sprint, beating Callum Skinner in the final after losing just one ride, to eventual bronze medallist Denis Dmitriev in the semi-finals.

Jason Kenny was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cycling.

Jason Kenny made his comeback at a round of the Revolution series at Manchester Velodrome in January 2018, setting the fastest time in sprint qualifying ahead of a field that included rival Gregory Bauge and placing second in the sprint and keirin competitions.

Jason Kenny returned to international championship competition at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, where he was part of the silver medal-winning squad in the team sprint alongside Hindes, Jack Carlin, Ryan Owens and Joseph Truman, earning Team GB's first team sprint medal at the World Championships since 2011.

Jason Kenny was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling, and therefore granted the title sir.

On 24 September 2016, Jason Kenny married the track cyclist Laura Trott.

Jason Kenny is a motorsport enthusiast and has participated in car racing in his spare time, including racing a Ginetta G40, and scored a podium finish in a round of the Radical European Masters at the Nurburgring in 2014.