2008
Kenny made his debut in the world championships in 2008, finishing fifth overall in the sprint competition.
In the Olympic Games, Kenny managed to make the team sprint squad, replacing the established Ross Edgar at man 2 in the team just before the Games. The team defeated the French team that had beaten them to the world title in Manchester only months earlier by over half a second. In the sprint competition, Kenny reached the final, but was defeated by his teammate Chris Hoy 2-0.
Kenny's rise as a cyclist has been rapid. He progressed from competing in a domestic junior series to Olympic Champion in only 3 and a half years. He has taken full advantage of the excellent modern day set up in the Great Britain squad to excel from a very early age. He is considerably further ahead, in terms of ability and achievement, than senior riders like Hoy and Craig MacLean were at his age.
Kenny was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.
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