Kian Emadi-Coffin (born 29 July 1992) is a former British
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 ...
. He has represented
Great Britain
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and
England
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at international level, and is a three-time British National Track champion. Originally a sprinter, he transferred following injury to the endurance squad, and in 2018 won a gold medal as part of the team pursuit squad for Great Britain at the
2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2018. They took place in the Netherlands at the Omnisport Apeldoorn from 28 February to 4 March 2018.
Schedule
The schedule of events was as follows ...
.
Career
Born and raised in
Stoke-on-Trent, Emadi-Coffin started cycling competitively at the age of 13, and raced in many disciplines (track, road and cyclo-cross), before concentrating on the sprint disciplines of track racing. Emadi moved to Manchester at the age of 18 as a member of the
British Cycling
British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It represents Bri ...
Podium Programme.
He represented Great Britain at the
2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and England at the
2014 Commonwealth Games. He won his first senior medal, a silver in the
team sprint
The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome.
The current men's ...
, at the latter event.
After suffering a back injury in September 2014, which limited the amount of gym work he could do to attempt to secure a place in the British team sprint squad for the
2016 Summer Olympics, Emadi-Coffin switched to the endurance squad.
In December 2022, following the recurrence of a bank injury, Emadi-Coffin stepped away from the British team, and retired as a professional cyclist shortly afterwards.
Personal life
Emadi-Coffin, born to an American academic mother and an Iranian father, attended St Peter's Church of England High School and then moved to St Joseph's Sixth Form School in Stoke to study for A levels.
Major results
Track
;2009
:
National Junior Championships
::1st
![MaillotReinoUnido](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MaillotReinoUnido.PNG)
Sprint
::1st
![MaillotReinoUnido](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MaillotReinoUnido.PNG)
Kilo
::3rd Keirin
: Apeldoorn Interland
::1st Team sprint
::2nd Sprint
::2nd Elimination
::3rd Keirin
;2010
:
National Junior Championships
::1st
![MaillotReinoUnido](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MaillotReinoUnido.PNG)
Kilo
::1st
![MaillotReinoUnido](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MaillotReinoUnido.PNG)
Keirin
::2nd Sprint
;2011
: 3rd
Team sprint
The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome.
The current men's ...
,
National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
: Revolution 33 – 2nd Sprint,
Revolution Series
;2012
: 1st
![MaillotReinoUnido](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MaillotReinoUnido.PNG)
Kilo,
National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
: 2nd Kilo,
UCI World Cup, Cali
: 2nd Sprint omnium,
Six Days of Bremen
;2013
:
National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
::1st
![MaillotReinoUnido](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MaillotReinoUnido.PNG)
Kilo
::1st
Team sprint
The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome.
The current men's ...
: 1st Team sprint, Cottbuser Nächte
:
UCI World Cup
::2nd Team sprint, Aguascalientes
::3rd Team sprint, Manchester
: Dutch Summer Trophy, Alkmaar
::2nd Kilo
::3rd Sprint
;2014
: 2nd
Team sprint
The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome.
The current men's ...
,
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
;2016
:
UCI World Cup
::1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
, Glasgow
::3rd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
, Hong Kong
: 3rd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UEC European Championships
;2017
: 1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UCI World Cup, Manchester
;2018
: 1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
: 2nd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
;2019
: 2nd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
;2021
: 3rd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
References
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British male cyclists
1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
English people of Iranian descent
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
British track cyclists
21st-century British people
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games