Joseph Truman

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Joe Truman
2024 UEC Track Elite European Championships 075.jpg
Truman in 2024
Personal information
Born (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)
Petersfield, England
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Inspired
Discipline Track cycling
Role Sprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Apeldoorn Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Ballerup 1 km time trial
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk Team sprint
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Yvelines Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Grenchen Team sprint
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team sprint

Joseph Truman (born 14 February 1997) [1] is a British male track cyclist, representing Great Britain at international competitions. His first major medal came at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team sprint. [2]

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At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Truman won Silver in the team sprint event alongside Ryan Owens and Philip Hindes. [3]

Truman participated in two seasons (2018/19 and 2019/20) of the 'JKA' Japanese Keirin racing series, a hugely popular, multi-million dollar gambling sport. A BBC documentary, 'The Secret World of Japanese Bicycle Racing: with Sir Chris Hoy' aired detailing the sport and following Truman's experiences while competing in Japan.

Truman is multiple British champion, including winning the Keirin Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships. He had finished second in 2019. [4] At the 2022 British National Track Championships in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the team sprint. He also won two silver medals at the same Championships. [5]

Truman won Silver at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Team Sprint. His Commonwealth Games ended early after a crash in the Keirin on day two of competition.

Truman holds the sea-level British record for the Kilometre Time Trial with a time of 59.09 seconds having stood since 2004.

Major results

2016
Track Cycling World Cup
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team sprint, Round 1 (Glasgow)
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team sprint, Round 2 (Apeldoorn)
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team sprint, UEC European Track Championships
2017
British National Track Championships
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team sprint
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual Sprint
UCI Track Cycling World Cup
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team Sprint, Round 1 (Pruszków)
2018
2018 British National Track Championships
1st Gold medal blank.svg Kilometre Time Trial
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Keirin
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team Sprint
2018 Commonwealth Games
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team Sprint
UCI Track Cycling World Cup
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team Sprint, Round 2 (Berlin)
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team Sprint, Round 4 (London)
2019
2019 British National Track Championships
1st Gold medal blank.svg Individual Sprint
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Keirin
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team sprint, European Games
2020
British National Track Championships
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team sprint
1st Gold medal blank.svg Keirin
2022
Commonwealth Games
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team Sprint
2023
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team sprint, UEC European Championships
2024
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg 1 km time trial, UCI World Championships

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References

  1. "Joseph Truman". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. "European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. Qualifying results
  4. "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
  5. "2022 National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 29 March 2022.