Bradley Wiggins2004
Wins the gold medal in the individual pursuit, the silver in the team pursuit and a bronze in the Madison. Wiggins becomes the first British athlete in 40 years to win three medals at one Olympic Games
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Wins the gold medal in the individual pursuit, the silver in the team pursuit and a bronze in the Madison. Wiggins becomes the first British athlete in 40 years to win three medals at one Olympic Games
On their way to winning the gold medal, the British Team pursuit break their own world record in a time of 3:53:314, beating their Danish competitors by 6.7 seconds
Hoy beomes the first British Olympian for 100 years to claim three golds at one games at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, when he wins the mens keirin, the mens team sprint and also the mens individual sprint
Wins a gold medal in the 4km Individual Pursuit, defending his title from four years earlier. In doing so he became the first rider ever to successfully defend his pursuit title at the Olympics
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