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Men’s Sprint
Held at 25 Games, 1896–2024. Most golds: France (7). Most medals: Daniel Morelon (4). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games251896–2024
Medals72
Delegations15on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Harrie Lavreysen Netherlands | Matthew Richardson Australia | Jack Carlin Great Britain |
| 2020 Tokyo | Harrie Lavreysen Netherlands | Jeffrey Hoogland Netherlands | Jack Carlin Great Britain |
| 2008 Beijing | Chris Hoy Great Britain | Jason Kenny Great Britain | Mickaël Bourgain France |
| 2004 Athens | Ryan Bayley Australia | Theo Bos Netherlands | René Wolff Germany |
| 2000 Sydney | Marty Nothstein United States | Florian Rousseau France | Jens Fiedler Germany |
| 1992 Barcelona | Jens Fiedler Germany | Gary Neiwand Australia | Curtis Harnett Canada |
| 1988 Seoul | Lutz Heßlich East Germany | Nikolay Kovsh Soviet Union | Gary Neiwand Australia |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Mark Gorski United States | Nelson Vails United States | Tsutomu Sakamoto Japan |
| 1980 Moscow | Lutz Heßlich East Germany | Yavé Cahard France | Sergei Kopylov Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Anton Tkáč Czechoslovakia | Daniel Morelon France | Jürgen Geschke East Germany |
| 1972 Munich | Daniel Morelon France | John Nicholson Australia | Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union |
| 1968 Mexico City | Daniel Morelon France | Giurdano Turrini Italy | Pierre Trentin France |
| 1964 Tokyo | Giovanni Pettenella Italy | Sergio Bianchetto Italy | Daniel Morelon France |
| 1960 Rome | Sante Gaiardoni Italy | Leo Sterckx Belgium | Valentino Gasparella Italy |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Michel Rousseau France | Guglielmo Pesenti Italy | Dick Ploog Australia |
| 1952 Helsinki | Enzo Sacchi Italy | Lionel Cox Australia | Werner Potzernheim Germany |
| 1948 London | Mario Ghella Italy | Reg Harris Great Britain | Axel Schandorff Denmark |
| 1936 Berlin | Toni Merkens Germany | Arie van Vliet Netherlands | Louis Chaillot France |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Jacobus van Egmond Netherlands | Louis Chaillot France | Bruno Pellizzari Italy |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Roger Beaufrand France | Antoine Mazairac Netherlands | Willy Hansen Denmark |
| 1924 Paris | Lucien Michard France | Jacob Meijer Netherlands | Jean Cugnot France |
| 1920 Antwerp | Maurice Peeters Netherlands | Horace Johnson Great Britain | Harry Ryan Great Britain |
| 1908 London | — | — | — |
| 1900 Paris | Georges Taillandier France | Fernand Sanz France | John Henry Lake United States |
| 1896 Athens | Paul Masson France | Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece | Léon Flameng France |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |