Rui Oliveira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.
Rui Oliveira
Oliveira during a press conference in 2017 with a silver medal. He is a young, white man with brown hair, wearing a white cycling suit.
Oliveira at the 2017 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Full nameRui Filipe Alves Oliveira
Born (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28)
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2015–2016Liberty Seguros-Carglass
Professional teams
2017–2018Axeon–Hagens Berman
2019–UAE Team Emirates[1][2]
Major wins
Track
Madison, Olympic Games (2024)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Madison
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Grenchen Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Elimination
Silver medal – second place 2020 Plovdiv Madison
Silver medal – second place 2023 Grenchen Elimination
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Berlin Elimination
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Grenchen Madison
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gwangmyeong Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gwangmyeong Madison
U23 & Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Anadia Junior Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Anadia Junior Scratch

Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuj fɨˈlipɨ ˈalvɨʃ oliˈvejɾɐ]; born 5 September 1996) is a Portuguese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[3] He competed in the scratch event at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] His twin brother, Ivo Oliveira, is also an international track cyclist.

In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[5]

Competing in his first Olympic Games in Paris 2024, he won a gold medal in the Madison event alongside Iúri Leitão.

  1. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "2015 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.