Iúri Leitão

Iúri Leitão
Personal information
Full nameIúri Gabriel Dantas Leitão
Born (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998
Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamCaja Rural–Seguros RGA
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2017Miranda–Mortágua
2018–2019Sicasal–Constantinos–Delta Cafés
2020Super Froiz
Professional teams
2021Tavfer–Measindot–Mortágua
2022–Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
Major wins
Track
Olympic Games
Madison (2024)
World Championships
Omnium (2023)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
2024 ParisMadison
2024 ParisOmnium
World Championships
2023 GlasgowOmnium
2021 RoubaixElimination
European Championships
2020 PlovdivScratch
2022 MunichScratch
2024 ApeldoornScratch
2025 Heusden-ZolderPoints race
2025 Heusden-ZolderScratch
2020 PlovdivElimination
2021 GrenchenPoints race
2020 PlovdivOmnium
2021 GrenchenMadison
U23 & Junior European Championships
2020 FiorenzuolaUnder-23 points race
2020 FiorenzuolaUnder-23 scratch

Iúri Gabriel Dantas Leitão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈjuɾi ɡɐbɾiˈɛl ˈdɐ̃tɐʃ lejˈtɐ̃w̃]; born 3 July 1998) is a Portuguese road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Caja Rural–Seguros RGA. He won a silver medal in the elimination event at the 2021 World Championships. Two years later, Leitão took the highest place on the podium after winning the 2023 World Championships omnium event, becoming the first Portuguese rider to win a world championship title in track cycling. Competing in his first Olympic Games in Paris 2024, he won a gold medal in the Madison event alongside Rui Oliveira and the silver medal in the omnium event, making him the first Portuguese track cyclist to win an Olympic medal, the first Portuguese sportsperson to win two Olympic medals in a single edition, and his country's first-ever Olympic champion in a sport other than athletics.