26 Facts About Katie Archibald

Katie Archibald was born on 12 March 1994 and is an elite racing cyclist, specialising in endurance track cycling events in which she represents Great Britain and Scotland.

Katie Archibald won her second Olympic gold medal in the inaugural women's Madison race at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with her partner, Laura Kenny.

Individually, Archibald has been European champion in the elimination race in 2015, four times in the omnium in 2016,2017,2021 and 2023, in the scratch race in 2021, the women's Madison twice in 2021 and 2023 and a four time European champion in the individual pursuit between 2013 and 2017.

Katie Archibald's 20 gold medals in European elite track championships is an all-time record for that championships.

Katie Archibald holds the women's British national record for the individual pursuit.

Katie Archibald's brother, John, is an elite cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Scotland.

Katie Archibald has a sporting background in swimming and took up cycling relatively late, taking it up competitively in 2011 on the grass track and in 2012 on hard track.

Katie Archibald made her Great Britain debut at the 2013 European Track Championships.

Katie Archibald then became Scotland's first female track cycling world champion, when she was part of the team that won the team pursuit title at the 2014 World Track Championships.

Katie Archibald won the gold medal in the same event, and another in the individual pursuit, at the 2014 European Track Championships.

Katie Archibald represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014, as she claimed a bronze medal in the points race.

At the 2015 European Track Championships, Katie Archibald became a triple European champion, retaining the team pursuit and individual pursuit titles she won in 2014, while adding the elimination race title.

Katie Archibald returned to competition at the European Championships winning the omnium and for the third year in a row the pursuit and claimed the silver medal in the elimination race.

At the Six days of London event, Katie Archibald won eight of the ten races to secure the women's omnium title with 15 points.

Katie Archibald then returned to Glasgow for the World Cup event, where she partnered Manon Lloyd to win the Madison event, but broke her wrist in an early fall whilst changing with Lloyd.

Katie Archibald returned from injury to finish second at the Six Days of Berlin, and followed it up by winning four titles at the national championships.

At the final of the Six Day series in Mallorca, Katie Archibald finished runner up to her team pursuit teammate Elinor Barker.

Katie Archibald then capped her track season by winning her first individual world title in the Omnium.

Katie Archibald retained her Individual Pursuit and Omnium titles at the European Championships and was part of the team that took the silver medal in the team pursuit.

Katie Archibald was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cycling.

Katie Archibald was chosen to be part of the UK's cycling squad at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she was joined by Elinor Barker, Neah Evans, Laura Kenny and Josie Knight for the endurance races.

Katie Archibald returned with a silver medal in the Women's team pursuit, but shared the inaugural gold medal in Women's Madison with Laura Kenny.

In October 2021 Katie Archibald was selected for the European Track cycling championships, winning her 15th and 16th gold medals in the Scratch race and Omnium to become the elite events most successful ever competitor.

In June 2024, Katie Archibald was ruled out of the upcoming Olympics in Paris.

Katie Archibald joined Sheffield based Team WNT Pro Cycling for the 2017 season.

Katie Archibald finished second in the national road race championship and third in the British time trial championships on the Isle of Man, before taking the circuit racing championship in Sheffield.