Hayden Norris

{{Short description|English cyclist}}

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| nationality = British (English)

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| birth_place = Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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| country = Great Britain, England

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| event = Sprint, Keirin, Time trial

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Hayden Norris (born 21 August 2002) is an English cyclist.{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points?person_id=321212#gsc.tab=0 |title=Points Hayden Norris |publisher=British Cycling |access-date=31 July 2022}} He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/56776 |title=Official Commonwealth Games profile |publisher=Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd |access-date=31 July 2022}}

Biography

Norris has been riding since the age of 13 and won the 2021 European Under-23 Championships gold medal in the sprint.{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/hayden-norris |title=Team England profile |publisher=Team England |access-date=31 July 2022}} He won the silver medal in the team sprint at the 2022 British National Track Championships, a year after winning bronze in the same event.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=164795 |title=Hayden Norris results |publisher=Cycling Archives |access-date=31 July 2022}}

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He competed in three events; the men's sprint event where he finished in 19th place, the men's keirin event and the men's 1 km time trial.{{cite web |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/commonwealthgames/2022/07/26/hayden-norris-the-thrill-of-the-chase/ |title=Hayden Norris: The thrill of the chase |publisher=Express and Star |access-date=31 July 2022}}

In 2024, he won the national Keirin title and Team sprint titles, at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.velouk.net/2024/02/26/report-day-3-british-track-championships/ |title=Report: Day 3 British Track Championships | website=Velo UK |access-date=27 February 2024}}

On 7 October 2024 it was announced that Norris would make his elite debut as part of the Great Britain squad competing at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20241004-gb-cyclingteam-news-11-Olympic-medallists-to-represent-Great-Britain-at-Tissot-UCI-Track-World-Championships-0 |title=11 Olympic medallists to represent Great Britain at Tissot UCI Track World Championships |website=British Cycling |date=7 October 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024}}

Major results

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