Jason Kenny

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Jason Francis Kenny (born 23 March 1988 in Bolton [http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Kenny_Jason_Bio.asp Jason Kenny Biography] British Cycling; Accessed 15-08-08 ] ) is an English track cyclist, specializing in the individual and team sprints. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected ahead of Ross Edgar to compete for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/15/2336670.htm?section=world&site=olympics/2008 Kenny gets nod as France vs Britain grudge match looms] ABC.com; 15-08-08; Accessed 15-08-08 ] Along with Chris Hoy and Jamie Staff, he won gold medal in the team sprint, breaking the world record in the qualifying round. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/cycling/7562884.stm Awesome GB sprint team take gold] BBC Sport; 15-08-08; Accessed 15-08-08 ] He also finished behind team-mate Chris Hoy in the final of the individual sprint, gaining a silver medal.

Major Results

2008
* Beijing Olympics - team sprint gold
* Beijing Olympics - individual sprint silver2007
* European U23 Track Championship - team sprint bronze ]
* European U23 Track Championship - individual sprint bronze

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