Theo Bos

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Men's Cycling
Olympic medal record
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.

Photofinish World Record

On December 16, 2006, Bos broke the track cycling world record over 200m during the qualification rounds for the sprint event at a World Cup meet in Moscow. Bos clocked 9.772 seconds (after an initial computer malfunction had given him an unlikely time of 9.086 seconds) and beat the 11 year record held by Canadian Curt Harnett. Following his record setting run Bos declared the 200m to be the "ultimate record" for track cyclists. [2] Five days later Bos was elected Dutch Sportsman of the year.

His brother Jan Bos is a professional speed skater.

[edit] Career highlights

UCI Track World Championships - 1 km time trial: 2003 (3rd), 2005 (1st)
UCI Track World Championships - 1 km time trial (juniors): 2001 (1st)
UCI Track World Championships - keirin: 2006 (1st)
UCI Track World Championships - sprint: 2004 (1st), 2006 (1st)
UCI Track World Championships - team sprint: 2005 (2nd)
Olympic Games - sprint: 2004 (2nd)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Los Angeles - 1 km time trial: 2005 (1st)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Los Angeles - team sprint: 2005 (1st)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Manchester - 1 km time trial: 2004 (2nd)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Manchester - sprint: 2005 (1st)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Manchester - team sprint: 2005 (2nd)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Moscow - team sprint: 2004 (2nd)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Moscow - 1 km time trial: 2003 (2nd), 2004 (1st)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Moscow - sprint: 2004 (3rd), 2006 (1st)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Moscow - team sprint: 2006 (2nd)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Sydney - keirin: 2005 (1st), 2006-1 (1st), 2006-2 (1st)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Sydney - sprint: 2005 (1st)
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Sydney - team sprint: 2006-1 (1st), 2006-2 (2nd)
European Track Championships - 1 km time trial (u-23): 2002 (2nd), 2003 (1st)
European Track Championships - keirin (u-23): 2002 (1st), 2003 (2nd)
European Track Championships - sprint (u-23): 2002 (2nd), 2003 (1st)
Masters of Sprint: 2007 (1st)
Rotterdam Sprint Cup: 2007 (1st)
Dernyrace Wierden: 2006 (3rd)
Dutch Track Cycling Championships - 1 km time trial: 2003 (1st)
Dutch Track Cycling Championships - keirin: 2004 (1st), 2006 (1st)
Dutch Track Cycling Championships - sprint: 2003 (1st), 2004 (1st), 2006 (1st)