Joseph Truman (born 14 February 1997) is a British male
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
, representing Great Britain at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the
2016 UEC European Track Championships
The 2016 UEC European Track Championships is the seventh edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and will take place at the Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, between 19 a ...
in the team sprint.
At the
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...
, Truman won Silver in the
team sprint event alongside
Ryan Owens and
Philip Hindes
Philip Hindes Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 22 September 1992) is a British Track cycling, track cyclist, specialising in Sprint (cycling), sprints. He holds dual nationality, having been born in Germany to a United Kingdom, British fath ...
.
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 Japan.
Truman is multiple British champion, including winning the
Keirin Championship at the
2020 British National Track Championships
The 2020 British National Track Championships are a series of track cycling competitions. The National Track Championships (excluding certain events) were held from 24 to 26 January 2020 at the Manchester Velodrome. They are organised and sanction ...
. He had finished second in 2019. At the
2022 British National Track Championships
The 2022 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions. The National Track Championships (excluding certain events) were due to be held from 28 to 30 January 2022 at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome in Newp ...
in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the
team sprint. He also won two silver medals at the same Championships.
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
List of British records in track cycling, British record for the Kilometre Time Trial with a time of 59.564 seconds having stood since 2004.
Major results
;2016
:
Track Cycling World Cup
::1st
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Team sprint, Round 1 (
Glasgow
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)
::1st
![gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Team sprint, Round 2 (
Apeldoorn)
: 2nd
Team sprint,
European Track Championships
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References
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1997 births
Living people
British male cyclists
British track cyclists
Sportspeople from Portsmouth
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Cyclists at the 2019 European Games
European Games medalists in cycling
European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for England
21st-century British people
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games