Sir Chris Hoy MBE, Bio.

Born: 23rd March 1976
Home: Edinburgh, UK

Sir Chris Hoy MBE is one of the UK's most recognisable sportsmen. The Scottish star has won title after title in what has been one of the greatest sporting careers. And judging by his sheer desire to win, he's not letting up any time soon.

In the colours of Team GB, Hoy has been a dominant force in track cycling for over a decade. He is not only Scotland's most successful Olympian ever, but also the most successful Olympic male cyclist ever.

One hundred years after the first, and last, athlete to win three gold medals at an Olympics, Hoy did just that. The man from Edinburgh swept the keirin and sprint titles, before teaming up with Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff. Then Hoy led the British side to the team sprint title and round off a memorable Olympic Games. In light of his phenomenal achievements, Hoy was awarded a Knighthood in 2009. A fitting title for an athlete who has dedicated his life to being the best.

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Career Highs

2012 Becomes Britain's most successful Olympic athlete ever 2012 1st, Olympic Games, keirin, London, UK
2012 1st, Olympic Games, team sprint with Jason Kenny and Phil Hindes, London, UK
2012 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, keirin, Melbourne, Australia
2010 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, keirin, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 Awarded a Knighthood on the New Year's Honours List
2008 Winner, BBC Sports Personality of The Year
2008 1st, Olympic Games, keirin, Beijing, China
2008 1st, Olympic Games, sprint, Beijing, China
2008 1st, Olympic Games, team sprint with Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff (breaking Olympic record with a time of 42.950 seconds), Beijing, China
2008 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, keirin, Manchester, UK
2008 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, sprint, Manchester, UK
2007 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, keirin, Palma, Spain
2007 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, 1 km time trial, Palma, Spain
2006 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, 1 km time trial, Bordeaux, France
2006 1st, Commonwealth Games, team sprint with Ross Edgar and Craig MacLean, Melbourne, Australia
2005 Awarded an MBE for services to cycling
2005 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, team sprint with Jason Queally and Jamie Staff, Los Angeles, USA
2004 1st, Olympic Games, 1 km time trial (breaking Olympic record with a time of 1 min. 0.711 secs.), Athens, Greece
2004 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, 1 km time trial, Melbourne, Australia
2002 1st, Commonwealth Games, 1 km time trial, Manchester, UK
2002 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, 1 km time trial, Copenhagen, Denmark
2002 1st, World Track Cycling Championships, team sprint with Jamie Staff and Craig MacLean, Copenhagen, Denmark