Mikhail Iakovlev

Mikhail Yakovlev
Михаил Яковлев
מיכאל יעקובלב
Personal information
Full nameMikhail Sergeyevich Yakovlev
Born (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 24)[1]
Moscow, Russia[1]
Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight106 kg (234 lb)[2]
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Major wins
  • Unofficial World record in the 200m flying trial (9.099 seconds; 2022 Moscow Grand Prix) Please note: the world record has not been homologated and officially approved by UCI
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Russian Cycling Federation
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Roubaix Keirin
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Grenchen Sprint
Representing  Israel
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Ballerup Keirin
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Apeldoorn Sprint

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.[3] 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 Sprint in the 2021 European Championship (representing Russia), and in the 2024 European Championship (representing Israel).[4] 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. He set an Olympic record in the men’s track cycling sprint at the competition.

  1. ^ a b "YAKOVLEV Mikhail".
  2. ^ a b "Mikhail Yakovlev". UCI Track Champions League.
  3. ^ "Mikhail Yakovlev". UCI Track Champions League. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Website". Tissot Timing.