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Iúri Leitão

1998 - Today

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Iúri Gabriel Dantas Leitão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈjuɾi ɡɐbɾiˈɛl ˈdɐ̃tɐʃ lejˈtɐ̃w̃]; born 3 July 1998) is a Portuguese road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Caja Rural–Seguros RGA. He won a silver medal in the elimination event at the 2021 World Championships. Two years later, Leitão took the highest place on the podium after winning the 2023 World Championships omnium event, becoming the first Portuguese rider to win a world championship title in track cycling. Competing in his first Olympic Games in Paris 2024, he won a gold medal in the Madison event alongside Rui Oliveira and the silver medal in the omnium event, making him the first Portuguese track cyclist to win an Olympic medal, the first Portuguese sportsperson to win two Olympic medals in a single edition, and his country's first-ever Olympic champion in a sport other than athletics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iúri Leitão is the 1,464th most popular cyclist (down from 1,238th in 2019), the 624th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 605th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Portuguese Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Iúri Leitão ranks 1,464 out of 1,613. Before him are Marco Canola, Jérémy Roy, Mikkel Frølich Honoré, Iván Sosa, Leah Kirchmann, and Andreas Leknessund. After him are Jasper De Buyst, Odd Christian Eiking, Guillaume Boivin, Vladimir Isaichev, Orluis Aular, and Davide Appollonio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Iúri Leitão ranks 439. Before him are Vladislav Artemiev, Óscar Gil, Berkay Özcan, Krystian Bielik, Manuel Lombardo, and Callum Ilott. After him are Busenaz Sürmeneli, Apriyani Rahayu, Emam Ashour, Anton Stach, Tijana Bogdanović, and Ami Yuasa.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Iúri Leitão ranks 624 out of 633. Before him are Thierry Correia (1999), Álvaro Parente (1984), Luís Frade (1998), Rúben Vinagre (1999), Tiago Tomás (2002), and Joana Ramos (1982). After him are Sérgio Pinto (1980), Iuri Medeiros (1994), David Carmo (1999), Ivo Pinto (1990), Ukra (1988), and Tobias Figueiredo (1994).

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Among CYCLISTS In Portugal

Among cyclists born in Portugal, Iúri Leitão ranks 8. Before him are João Almeida (1998), Sérgio Paulinho (1980), José Azevedo (1973), Nelson Oliveira (1989), Tiago Machado (1985), and Ruben Guerreiro (1994). After him are Raquel Queirós (2000).

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