The Most Famous
CYCLISTS from Kyrgyzstan
This page contains a list of the greatest Kirghiz Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,613 Cyclists, 2 of which were born in Kyrgyzstan. This makes Kyrgyzstan the birth place of the 53rd most number of Cyclists behind Kenya, and New Caledonia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kirghiz Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Kirghiz Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Aleksandr Panfilov (b. 1960)
With an HPI of 45.08, Aleksandr Panfilov is the most famous Kirghiz Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Aleksandr Panfilov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Панфи́лов; born 11 October 1960) is a retired track cyclist who competed for the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, winning a silver medal in the 1 km time trial. Panfilov was only 19 years old at the time. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Tashkent. At the 1983 Summer Universiade he won the gold medal in the 1 km time trial.
2. Kristina Vogel (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 39.24, Kristina Vogel is the 2nd most famous Kirghiz Cyclist. Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Kristina Vogel (born 10 November 1990) is a former German track cyclist. During her career, she won two gold medals and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and became an eleven-time UCI World Champion. She was paralysed following a crash in June 2018.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Kirghiz cyclists born between 1960 and 1990. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kirghiz cyclists include Aleksandr Panfilov, and Kristina Vogel. As of April 2024, 1 new Kirghiz cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Aleksandr Panfilov.
