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Craig MacLean

1971 - Today

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Craig MacLean MBE (Grantown-on-Spey, July 31, 1971) is a Scottish track cyclist who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a silver medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics. MacLean returned to the sport as a sighted guide in the Paralympics, piloting Neil Fachie to two gold medals in the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, and Anthony Kappes to a gold medal in the 2012 Paralympic Games. MacLean is only the second athlete, after Hungarian fencer Pál Szekeres, ever to win medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. MacLean has also won medals in five UCI Track World Championships in the team Sprint, Silver in 1999, Silver in 2000, Bronze in 2001, Gold in 2002, Bronze in 2003, and Bronze in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Craig MacLean is the 1,470th most popular cyclist (up from 1,544th in 2024), the 7,993rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,035th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Craig MacLean ranks 1,470 out of 1,613. Before him are Mauro Schmid, Azzedine Lagab, Matteo Moschetti, Pieter Serry, Hugh Carthy, and Bram de Groot. After him are Zak Dempster, Lee Wai Sze, Taco van der Hoorn, Sergio Pardilla, Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier, and Eduardo Sepúlveda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Craig MacLean ranks 1,261. Before him are Guivi Sissaouri, Rebecca Creskoff, Leanne Wood, Kris Draper, Katie Finneran, and Alexander Chaplin. After him are Craig Burley, Graham Alexander, Bent Høie, Pádraig Harrington, Greg Johnson, and Andre Marriner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Craig MacLean ranks 7,995 out of 8,785. Before him are Luke Treadaway (1984), Jesy Nelson (1991), Paloma Baeza (1975), Douglas Alexander (1967), Hugh Carthy (1994), and Dean Ward (1963). After him are Jackie McNamara (1973), Keeley Hazell (1986), David Dunn (1979), Craig Burley (1971), Toby Hemingway (1983), and Graham Alexander (1971).

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Among CYCLISTS In United Kingdom

Among cyclists born in United Kingdom, Craig MacLean ranks 57. Before him are Ben Healy (2000), Stephen Williams (1996), Ben Swift (1987), Ethan Hayter (1998), Ryan Owens (1995), and Hugh Carthy (1994). After him are Ross Edgar (1983), Rob Hayles (1973), Steve Cummings (1981), Josh Tarling (2004), Daniel Bigham (1991), and Victoria Pendleton (1980).

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