About Mikhail Iakovlev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Yakovlev (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Яковлев; Hebrew: מיכאיל סרגייביץ' יקובלב; born 1 September 2000), also known as Mikhail Iakovlev, is an Olympic Israeli unofficial world-record-holding racing cyclist. Born in Russia, he and his family moved to Israel, and he represents Israel internationally. He won the bronze medal in the keirin event at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (representing Russia), and bronze medals in the Sprint at the 2021 European Championship (representing Russia), and in the 2024 European Championship (representing Israel). In 2022, Yakovlev set a new unofficial world record in the 200m flying trial in 9.099 seconds. Iakovlev represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in cycling in the Men's sprint. In it, he came in seventh, losing to Hamish Turnbull of the United Kingdom in the 1/8 finals by 0.001 seconds. He also represented Israel in the Men's keirin, in which he came in 13th as he won his heat in the qualifiers and was eliminated in the quarter-finals. At the competition, he set an Olympic record in the men's track cycling sprint. He won the bronze medal in the keirin event at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and bronze medals in the Sprint at the 2021 European Championship, and in the 2024 European Championship.
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