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Jack Carlin (born 23 April 1997) is a Scottish track cyclist, who competes in sprinting events and won two medals at the
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Cycling career
In 2016, Carlin won his first senior international medal when taking silver at theEuropean Track Championships
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in the team sprint
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In 2018 he won silver medals at the World Championships
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in both the sprint and team sprint
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. This was followed by silver in the sprint at the Commonwealth Games
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and bronze at the European Championships in the keirin
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Carlin again achieved a silver medal in the team sprint
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at the 2020 World Championships. He then went on to become a double olympic medallist in Tokyo
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, winning silver and bronze in the team sprint
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and sprint respectively.
At the 2022 British National Track Championships
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in Newport, Wales he won three more British titles (having previously won five) after winning the sprint, keirin
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and the team sprint
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. Later that year, he won silver in the keirin
– literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling ...
and bronze in the sprint at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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. The latter was awarded following the relegation of Matthew Glaetzer in the deciding race after he was adjudged to have deviated from his racing line and unduly interfered with Carlin's sprint.
Major results
;2016 : Track Cycling World Cup ::1st Team sprint, Round 1 (Glasgow
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::1st Team sprint, Round 2 (Apeldoorn
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:European Track Championships
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::2nd Team sprint
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;2018
:UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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::2nd Team sprint
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::2nd Sprint
:Commonwealth Games
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::2nd Sprint
:European Track Championships
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::3rd Keirin
– literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling ...
;2019
:European Track Championships
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::2nd Team sprint
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The current men's ...
;2020
:UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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::2nd Team sprint
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;2021
:Olympic Games
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::2nd Team sprint
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::3rd Sprint
;2022
:Commonwealth Games
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::2nd Keirin
– literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling ...
::3rd Sprint
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlin, Jack 1997 births Living people British male cyclists British track cyclists Scottish track cyclists Sportspeople from Paisley, Renfrewshire Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games European Games medalists in cycling European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 2019 European Games Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Scottish Olympic medallists