Jan van Eijden (born 10 August 1976 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup cl*ic and four German national *les.

He retired from active racing in 2006 and worked as a sprint coach for the Great Britain Cycling Team until November 2021.

Major results

• 1994: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - 1:km time trial (juniors)
• 1995: 1st in UCI Track Cycling World Championships - team sprint
• 1996: 3rd in UCI Track World Championships - 1:km time trial
• 1997: 3rd in German national track cycling championships - sprint
• 1997: 2nd in UCI Track World Championships - team sprint
• 1999: 1st in German national track cycling championships - team sprint
• 1999: 3rd in German national track cycling championships - sprint
• 2000: 1st in UCI Track World Championships - sprint
• 2000: 1st in German national track cycling championships - sprint
• 2000: 1st in German national track cycling championships - team sprint
• 2000: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - keirin
• 2002: 3rd in German national track cycling championships - keirin
• 2003: 2nd in World cup cl*ic Aguascalientes - keirin
• 2003: 3rd in World cup cl*ic Cape Town - sprint
• 2003: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - team sprint
• 2003: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - sprint
• 2004: 2nd in World cup cl*ic Aguascalientes - keirin
• 2004: 3rd in World cup cl*ic Aguascalientes - team sprint
• 2004: 3rd in World cup cl*ic Manchester - sprint
• 2004: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - keirin
• 2004: 1st in German national track cycling championships - sprint
• 2005: 1st in World cup cl*ic Moscow - team sprint
• 2005: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - keirin
• 2005: 2nd in German national track cycling championships - team sprint
• 2006: 3rd in World cup cl*ic Sydney - keirin

References