Rui Oliveira

Rui Oliveira
Personal information
Full nameRui Filipe Alves Oliveira
Born (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates XRG
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2015–2016Liberty Seguros-Carglass
Professional teams
2017–2018Axeon–Hagens Berman
2019–UAE Team Emirates
Major wins
Track
Olympic Games
Madison (2024)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
2024 ParisMadison
European Championships
2021 GrenchenScratch
2018 GlasgowElimination
2020 PlovdivMadison
2023 GrenchenElimination
2025 Heusden-ZolderElimination
2017 BerlinElimination
2021 GrenchenMadison
2025 Heusden-ZolderMadison
Junior World Championships
2014 GwangmyeongScratch
2014 GwangmyeongMadison
U23 & Junior European Championships
2013 AnadiaJunior Scratch
2014 AnadiaJunior Scratch

Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁuj fɨˈlipɨ ˈalvɨz ɔliˈvɐjɾɐ]; born 5 September 1996) is a Portuguese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG. He competed in the scratch event at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. His twin brother, Ivo Oliveira, is also an international track cyclist.

In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.

Competing in his first Olympic Games in Paris 2024, he won a gold medal in the Madison event alongside Iúri Leitão.