Étienne Oliviero
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| Born | 9 May 2006[1] Vannes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Étienne Oliviero (born 9 May 2006) is a French track cyclist. He was a gold medalist representing France in the team sprint, and a silver medalist in the men's 1 km time trial, at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships.
Career
From Vannes, Olivero's first cycling club was OC Locminé. He won the silver medal in the team sprint, as well as two individual bronze medals in the sprint and kierin, at the 2023 UEC Junior European Championships in Anadia, Portugal.[2] He trained in Bourges at the CREPS Centre Val de Loire sports centre. He won gold medals in the team sprint and the 1km time trial at the 2024 UEC Junior European Championships in Cottbus, Germany.[3]
In 2025, Olivero became the French senior 1km time trial champion at the age of 18 years-old, and was selected as part of the senior French team for the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belguim.[4] From September, he trained as a member of the French Olympic training centre in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.[5]
In January 2026, he retained his French kilometre title.[6] In February 2026, Olivero won a gold medal as a member of the French team in the men's team sprint at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships in Konya, Turkey, alongside Timmy Gillion and Rayan Helal, with Olivero riding the final lap and holding off Olympic medalist Matt Richardson of Great Britain.[7] Later at the championships, he also won a silver medal in the men's 1 km time trial. He had set the fastest time in qualifying, before in the final round placing behind Joseph Truman of Great Britain, but ahead of Czech rider David Peterka.[8][5]
References
- ^ "Étienne Oliviero". First Cycling. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Track cycling: Etienne Oliviero wins three medals at the European Championships". Actu. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Etienne Oliviero interview 2024". Ouest France. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Étienne Oliviero, precocious sprinter". Velo.ffc.fr. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Track cycling. Étienne Oliviero, European vice-champion in the kilometer". Ouest France. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "French Track Championships: "I'm very happy," exults Étienne Oliviero, king of the kilometer". ouest-france.fr. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Breton Étienne Oliviero crowned European team sprint champion with the French national team". Le Télégramme. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "European Track Championships: Records rain down in Konya, with the Italian quartets paying the price". cicloweb.it. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.