Kian Emadi
British cyclist
Kian Emadi-Coffin (born 29 July 1992) is a former[ 1] British track cyclist .[ 2] He has represented Great Britain and England 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 .
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 Podium Programme.[ 3]
He represented Great Britain at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games .[ 4] He won his first senior medal, a silver in the team sprint , 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.[ 5]
In December 2022, following the recurrence of a back injury, Emadi-Coffin stepped away from the British team, and retired as a professional cyclist shortly afterwards.[ 6]
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 College Sixth Form in Stoke to study for A-levels.
Major results
Track
2009
National Junior Championships
1st Sprint
1st Kilo
3rd Keirin
Apeldoorn Interland
1st Team sprint
2nd Sprint
2nd Elimination
3rd Keirin
2010
National Junior Championships
1st Kilo
1st Keirin
2nd Sprint
2011
3rd Team sprint , National Championships
Revolution 33 – 2nd Sprint, Revolution Series
2012
1st Kilo, National Championships
2nd Kilo, UCI World Cup , Cali
2nd Sprint omnium, Six Days of Bremen
2013
National Championships
1st Kilo
1st Team sprint
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 , Commonwealth Games
2016
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit , Glasgow
3rd Team pursuit , Hong Kong
3rd Team pursuit , UEC European Championships
2017
1st Team pursuit , UCI World Cup , Manchester
2018
1st Team pursuit , UCI World Championships
2nd Team pursuit , Commonwealth Games
2019
2nd Team pursuit , UCI World Championships
2021
3rd Team pursuit , UCI World Championships
References
External links
1990s
1993 : Australia, Brett Aitken , Stuart O'Grady , Billy Shearsby , Tim O'Shannessey
1994 : Germany, Guido Fulst , Andreas Bach , Jens Lehmann , Danilo Hondo
1995 : Australia, Bradley McGee , Stuart O'Grady , Rodney McGee , Tim O'Shannessey
1996 : Italy, Adler Capelli , Cristiano Citton , Andrea Collinelli , Mauro Trentini
1997 : Italy, Cristiano Citton , Mario Benetton , Adler Capelli , Andrea Collinelli
1998 : Ukraine, Alexander Symonenko , Sergiy Matveyev , Oleksandr Fedenko , Oleksandr Klymenko
1999 : Germany, Robert Bartko , Jens Lehmann , Daniel Becke , Guido Fulst
2000s
2000 : Germany, Guido Fulst , Sebastian Siedler , Daniel Becke , Jens Lehmann
2001 : Ukraine, Alexander Symonenko , Serhii Cherniavskyi , Lyubomyr Polatayko , Oleksandr Fedenko
2002 : Australia, Peter Dawson , Brett Lancaster , Stephen Wooldridge , Luke Roberts
2003 : Australia, Graeme Brown , Peter Dawson , Brett Lancaster , Luke Roberts
2004 : Australia, Ashley Hutchinson , Luke Roberts , Peter Dawson , Stephen Wooldridge
2005 : Great Britain, Steve Cummings , Rob Hayles , Paul Manning , Chris Newton
2006 : Australia, Peter Dawson , Matthew Goss , Mark Jamieson , Stephen Wooldridge
2007 : Great Britain, Ed Clancy , Geraint Thomas , Paul Manning , Bradley Wiggins
2008 : Great Britain, Ed Clancy , Geraint Thomas , Paul Manning , Bradley Wiggins
2009 : Denmark, Casper Jørgensen , Jens-Erik Madsen , Michael Færk Christensen , Alex Rasmussen , Michael Mørkøv
2010s
2010 : Australia, Jack Bobridge , Rohan Dennis , Michael Hepburn , Cameron Meyer
2011 : Australia, Jack Bobridge , Rohan Dennis , Michael Hepburn , Luke Durbridge
2012 : Great Britain, Ed Clancy , Peter Kennaugh , Steven Burke , Geraint Thomas , Andy Tennant
2013 : Australia, Glenn O'Shea , Alex Edmondson , Mitchell Mulhern , Alexander Morgan
2014 : Australia, Glenn O'Shea , Alex Edmondson , Luke Davison , Miles Scotson
2015 : New Zealand, Pieter Bulling , Dylan Kennett , Alex Frame , Marc Ryan
2016 : Australia, Sam Welsford , Michael Hepburn , Callum Scotson , Miles Scotson , Alexander Porter , Luke Davison
2017 : Australia, Sam Welsford , Cameron Meyer , Alexander Porter , Nick Yallouris , Kelland O'Brien , Rohan Wight
2018 : Great Britain, Ed Clancy , Kian Emadi , Ethan Hayter , Charlie Tanfield
2019 : Australia, Sam Welsford , Leigh Howard , Alexander Porter , Cameron Scott , Kelland O'Brien
2020s
2020 : Denmark, Lasse Norman Hansen , Julius Johansen , Frederik Rodenberg , Rasmus Pedersen
2021 : Italy, Liam Bertazzo , Simone Consonni , Filippo Ganna , Jonathan Milan , Francesco Lamon
2022 : Great Britain, Ethan Hayter , Oliver Wood , Ethan Vernon , Daniel Bigham
2023 : Denmark, Niklas Larsen , Carl-Frederik Bévort , Lasse Norman Leth , Rasmus Pedersen , Frederik Rodenberg
2024 : Denmark, Tobias Hansen , Carl-Frederik Bévort , Niklas Larsen , Rasmus Pedersen , Frederik Rodenberg
Riders in italics took part in the qualifying rounds.