The magnificent seven – how Jason Kenny won each of his Olympic gold medals

Kenny is Britain’s most successful Olympian.

Sir Jason Kenny has announced his retirement from cycling in order to move into coaching.

The 33-year-old departs from competition as Britain’s most successful Olympian after winning his seventh gold medal in Tokyo last summer.

Kenny had already become the most decorated with his team sprint silver earlier in the Games, but stole the show with a stunning ride in the final of the keirin.

Here, the PA news agency looks at Kenny’s seven Olympic golds.

Team Sprint – Beijing 2008

Olympics – Beijing Olympic Games 2008 – Day Six — A fresh-faced Jason Kenny, left, won gold alongside Jamie Staff and Chris Hoy in the men’s team sprint in Beijing (John Giles/PA)

Team Sprint – London 2012

London Olympic Games – Day 6 — Kenny, left, rides past Phil Hindes after his controversial crash in qualifying for the men’s team sprint at London 2012 (John Giles/PA)

Individual Sprint – London 2012

London Olympic Games – Day 10 — Kenny doubled up with gold in the men’s individual sprint (Tim Ireland/PA)

Team Sprint – Rio 2016

Rio Olympic Games 2016 – Day Six — Kenny teamed up with Hindes, left, and Callum Skinner, right, to defend Britain’s team sprint title in Rio (David Davies/PA)

Individual Sprint – Rio 2016

Rio Olympic Games 2016 – Day Nine — Kenny celebrates his individual sprint gold in Rio (David Davies/PA)

Keirin – Rio 2016

Kenny completed a clean sweep of the sprint events with victory in the keirin. Kenny survived a possible disqualification after he and Malaysian Azizulhasni Awang passed the motorised derny too soon but judges settled on a restart – and Kenny beat Matthijs Buchli to the line in the final. Victory moved him level with Hoy on a record six gold medals.

Keirin – Tokyo 2020

Kenny became the first Briton to win seven Olympic gold medals as he took a stunning victory in the men’s keirin final in Izu. He had complained of being out of form during the men’s sprint earlier in the week but you would not have known it from the way in which he rode away from the field to win by a yawning gap of 0.763 seconds from Awang.