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Chris Hoy

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Chris Hoy

Six-time Olympic track-cycling champion

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6 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Chris Hoy 1 km track-cycling time trial

Chris Hoy's recorded 1 km track-cycling time trial is 58.88 s. Performance date: 2007-05. Age at the time: 31. This was a competition result. The source at canadiancyclist.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

World-record attempt, La Paz, Bolivia · High-altitude track, standing-start kilometre attempt

Source quote and limits
“recording a time of 58.880 seconds”

Hoy Sets News 500M Record, Misses On Kilo

The contemporary report was published May 13, 2007. Month is retained because other summaries differ on the attempt day. This is separate from his 2004 Olympic mark. The article incorrectly describes the other 59.103 ride as a sea-level mark, so that value is excluded.

  1. 2007

    • 1 km track-cycling time trial58.88 s

      CompetitionHigh-altitude track, standing-start kilometre attempt

      News report, canadiancyclist.com2007-05 · age 31medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “recording a time of 58.880 seconds”

      Hoy Sets News 500M Record, Misses On KiloWorld-record attempt, La Paz, Bolivia

  2. 2004

    • 1 km track-cycling time trial1:00.71

      CompetitionOlympic 1 km track time trial

      News report, theguardian.com2004-08-20 · age 28medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “1 Chris Hoy (Gbr) 1:00.711 OR”

      Hoy wins gold by a whisker2004 Athens Olympics

Chris Hoy squat

Chris Hoy's recorded squat is 240 kg. Source date: 2013-02-18. The effort is unknown. The source at shortlist.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

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Six-time Olympic track-cycling champion, age 36

Source quote and limits
“enable him to squat 240kg”

Olympian efforts

Date uses publication. The reporter states 240 kg in the squat section and describes lifting the bar onto the back. Exact feat date, repetitions, depth and maximum status are unstated.

  1. 2013

    • Squat240 kg

      Effort unknownSix-time Olympic track-cycling champion, age 36

      News report, shortlist.com2013-02-18medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “enable him to squat 240kg”

      Olympian efforts

Chris Hoy Squat, bar position unstated

Chris Hoy's recorded Squat, bar position unstated is 160 kg. Performance date: 2025-04-21. Age at the time: 49. This was a working set. The source at road.cc gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

Retired track cyclist, age 49; training for Tour de 4

Source quote and limits
“squatting 160 kilogrammes”

Sir Chris Hoy says he is doing well and going way better on the bike since chemotherapy

Date uses publication. The report describes his current gym training and refers to a Times interview. Exact set date, bar position, repetitions and depth are unstated. No maximum claim is given.

  1. 2025

    • Squat, bar position unstated160 kg

      Working setRetired track cyclist, age 49; training for Tour de 4

      News report, road.cc2025-04-21 · age 49medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “squatting 160 kilogrammes”

      Sir Chris Hoy says he is doing well and going way better on the bike since chemotherapy

Chris Hoy Leg press

Chris Hoy's recorded Leg press is 631 kg × 5. Performance date: 2011-12. Age at the time: 35. This was a working set. The source at web.archive.org gives this mark. Source type: news report.

Track-cycling training before the London 2012 Olympics

Source quote and limits
“it was 631kg for 5 reps”

Weight training… Chris Hoy style — Road Cycling UK (archived)

Hoy directly states the load and reps in the news report. The setup included teammate Ross Edgar as part of the load; this is the stated total and machine specifications are unknown. Date is month-level: the article says the London Olympics are 220 days away, and this same set appears in a December 2011 dated account at https://fitt1stbikefit.blogspot.com/2011/12/ . Exact set day is unstated. Hoy says another repetition was possible.

  1. 2011

    • Leg press631 kg × 5

      Working setTrack-cycling training before the London 2012 Olympics

      News report, web.archive.org2011-12 · age 35

      Quote and details
      “it was 631kg for 5 reps”

      Weight training… Chris Hoy style — Road Cycling UK (archived)

Chris Hoy 500 m track-cycling time trial, flying start

Chris Hoy's recorded 500 m track-cycling time trial, flying start is 24.76 s. Performance date: 2007-05. Age at the time: 31. This was a competition result. The source at canadiancyclist.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

World-record attempt, La Paz, Bolivia · High-altitude track; flying-start 500 m

Source quote and limits
“with a time of 24.758”

Hoy Sets News 500M Record, Misses On Kilo

The contemporary report was published May 13, 2007. Month is retained because other summaries differ on the attempt day. The flying start is identified in the Chris Hoy biography at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hoy . This is an individual time trial, separate from the kilometre attempt.

  1. 2007

    • 500 m track-cycling time trial, flying start24.76 s

      CompetitionHigh-altitude track; flying-start 500 m

      News report, canadiancyclist.com2007-05 · age 31medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “with a time of 24.758”

      Hoy Sets News 500M Record, Misses On KiloWorld-record attempt, La Paz, Bolivia

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