Name: Jason Kenny
D.O.B.: 23/03/1988
Hometown: Bolton
Disciplines: Track Sprint
Major Results:
2009
World Track Championships, Poland
Silver, Team Sprint
2008
Olympics, Beijing
Gold, Team Sprint
Silver, Sprint
2006
Junior World Track Championships, Belgium
Gold, Keirin
Gold, Team Sprint
Gold, Sprint
About Jason:
Jason Kenny was talent-spotted whilst riding for his local Go-Ride Club and has since followed the paths of the British Cycling various Programmes, rising through the Talent Team, the Development and Academy Programmes before finally earning his place on the prestigious Podium Programme in 2008.
Having won numerous World and European titles as a Junior, Jason took a massive leap in 2008 when he was selected for the Olympic squad and found himself on the plane to Beijing. After putting in some strong times during training, he was selected as Man Two for the Team Sprint, alongside seasoned Sprint riders Jamie Staff and Chris Hoy. This opportunity was taken with both hands and Jason won his first Olympic gold medal at just 20 years of age. Another Olympic medal was soon to follow in the form of a Silver in the Sprint, narrowly losing to Chris Hoy in the final.
A match sprint specialist, he looks set to become one of the world’s leading sprinters as we approach the London 2012 Olympics.
GB Team images on Flickr