CYCLIST

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 13 different languages on Wikipedia. Iúri Leitão is the 1,684th most popular cyclist (down from 1,238th in 2024), the 669th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 605th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Portuguese Cyclist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Iúri Leitão ranks 498. Before him are Óscar Gil, Berkay Özcan, Krystian Bielik, Manuel Lombardo, Callum Ilott, and Ľubomír Tupta. After him are Busenaz Sürmeneli, Apriyani Rahayu, Emam Ashour, Anton Stach, Tijana Bogdanović, and Luca Mozzato.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Iúri Leitão ranks 669 out of 633. Before him are Xeka (1994), Rúben Vinagre (1999), Cafú (1993), Nuno Santos (1995), Tiago Tomás (2002), and Joana Ramos (1982). After him are Sérgio Pinto (1980), Manuel Cardoso (1983), Licá (1988), Iuri Medeiros (1994), Samú Costa (2000), and David Carmo (1999).

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  • Photo of Xeka

    Xeka

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 36.26

    Rank: 663

  • Photo of Rúben Vinagre

    Rúben Vinagre

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1999 - Present

    HPI: 36.26

    Rank: 664

  • Photo of Cafú

    Cafú

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 36.21

    Rank: 665

  • Photo of Nuno Santos

    Nuno Santos

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 35.97

    Rank: 666

  • Photo of Tiago Tomás

    Tiago Tomás

    SOCCER PLAYER

    2002 - Present

    HPI: 35.93

    Rank: 667

  • Photo of Joana Ramos

    Joana Ramos

    ATHLETE

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 35.93

    Rank: 668

  • Photo of Iúri Leitão

    Iúri Leitão

    CYCLIST

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 35.87

    Rank: 669

  • Photo of Sérgio Pinto

    Sérgio Pinto

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 35.67

    Rank: 670

  • Photo of Manuel Cardoso

    Manuel Cardoso

    CYCLIST

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 35.48

    Rank: 671

  • Photo of Licá

    Licá

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 35.46

    Rank: 672

  • Photo of Iuri Medeiros

    Iuri Medeiros

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 35.40

    Rank: 673

  • Photo of Samú Costa

    Samú Costa

    SOCCER PLAYER

    2000 - Present

    HPI: 35.38

    Rank: 674

  • Photo of David Carmo

    David Carmo

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1999 - Present

    HPI: 35.34

    Rank: 675

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Among CYCLISTS In Portugal

Among cyclists born in Portugal, Iúri Leitão ranks 11. Before him are Nelson Oliveira (1989), Tiago Machado (1985), Ivo Oliveira (1996), Ruben Guerreiro (1994), Rui Oliveira (1996), and José Gonçalves (1989). After him are Manuel Cardoso (1983), and Raquel Queirós (2000).

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