Theo Bos

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Olympic medal record
Men's Cycling
Silver	2004 Athens	Sprint

Theo Bos (born August 22 1983 in Hierden) is a Dutch track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and 4-time world champion.

He won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the sprint event.

He has won an individual gold in the sprint and 1 km time trial (or kilo) at the 2004 UCI Track World Championships. The following year, he captured a silver medal in team sprint at the 2005 UCI Track World Championships.

In 2006 at the at the UCI Track World Championships, Bos won the gold medal in the keirin event and completed a "Triple Crown" of victories (having been World Champion in the sprint, kilo and keirin). He won the keirin convincingly having accelerated with two laps to go, and he blew away the competition, winning by a wide margin and being able to raise his hands from the bike and salute the crowd as he passes the finish line. [1] His French competitor, and bronze medal winner, Arnaud Tournant, said Bos' performance was "the best I’ve seen in a very long time." He also regained his sprint title.

His brother Jan Bos is a professional speed skater.