The time trial is one of two road bicycle racing events held at the Summer Olympics, the other being the road race. The time trial has individual starts in intervals. The men's time trials was first held at the 1912, and then again in 1996 Summer Olympics after professional and amateur cycling made a resurgence in popularity. The women's event was first contested at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The women's individual time trial was introduced in 1996, and has been run ever since.[1]
Medalists edit
Men edit
Medalists by country after Summer Olympic Tokyo 2020
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 | |
Women edit
Multiple medallists edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristin Armstrong |  United States (USA) |
2008–2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Leontien van Moorsel |  Netherlands (NED) |
2000–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Jeannie Longo |  France (FRA) |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Olga Zabelinskaya |  Russia (RUS) |
2012-2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Karin Thürig |  Switzerland (SUI) |
2004–2008 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Anna van der Breggen | Netherlands (NED) |
2016-2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medallists by country edit
Medalists by country after Summer Olympic Tokyo 2020
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED)
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI)
|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | France (FRA)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany (GER)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Sports Reference Olympics: women's individual time trial
- ^ On 17 January 2013, Lance Armstrong was stripped of the bronze medal and disqualified by the International Olympic Committee for an anti-doping rule violation. They also decided not to award Spanish cyclist Abraham Olano the medal, as he had also tested positive for doping, back in 1998.
- ^ "Cycling at the Summer Olympics", Wikipedia, 2021-07-24, retrieved 2021-07-25
- ^ "Olympics Site Closed | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Women's road time trial results". Beijing Olympics official website.
- ^ Sports Reference Olympics: Women's sprint