Simon van Velthooven

Simon van Velthooven (born 8 December 1988)^[1] is a retired New Zealand track racing cyclist and three-time America's Cup winning sailor.

Simon van Velthooven

Simon van Velthooven
Personal information
Full name	Simon Paul van Velthooven
Born	(1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 36) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Team information
Current team	Team New Zealand
Discipline	Track sprint
Role	Rider
Major wins
World, Commonwealth, Olympic medalist
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Track cycling Olympic Games 2012 London Keirin World Championships 2013 Minsk 1 km Time Trial 2014 Cali 1 km Time Trial 2012 Melbourne 1 km Time Trial Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 1 km time trial 2010 Delhi Keirin

Simon won New Zealand's first sprint cycling medal in the men's keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has also won multiple World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals and was the 2012 World Cup champion in the 1km time trial and keirin events^[2][3] In 2014, he won a silver in the 1000 m time trial at the Commonwealth Games.^[4]

Van Velthooven joined Team New Zealand in 2015 and was one of the original "cyclors" who helped develop the revolutionary boat and was a huge asset to the team that won the 2017 America's Cup for Team New Zealand, winning again in 2021 and 2024.^[5][6][7]