| LAURATROTT | Female British track and road cyclist who won gold in the omnium at the 2016 Rio Olympics (5,5) |
| CAVENDISH | Mark - - -, Manx cyclist who won a silver medal in the Omnium at the 2016 Olympic Games (9) |
| ELAINE | ____ Thompson-Herah, athlete who won the sprint double at the 2016 Rio Olympics (6) |
| KENNY | Laura _, British track and road cyclist and six-time Olympic medallist (5) |
| MARKCAVENDISH | British professional road racing cyclist who won a silver medal in the Omnium at Rio 2016 (4, 9) |
| INDURAIN | Retired Spanish road cyclist who was the first person to win the Tour de France five consecutive times (8) |
| CYCLING | *Olympic sport on both track and road |
| PIDCOCK | Tom, British cyclist who won gold in the men's mountain bike cross-country at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo (7) |
| SIMONE | ____ Biles, U.S. gymnast who won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics (6) |
| QUEALLY | Jason, British cyclist who won gold at the 2000 Olympics in the 1km time trial (7) |
| ROWING | Sport in which Australia's Kim Brennan won 2016 Rio Olympics gold (6) |
| BRASHER | Chris ---, British track and field athlete who co-founded the London Marathon (7) |
| MEARES | Cycling's Australian flagbearer 2016 Rio Olympics (6) |
| HOLDALL | The grip of the omnium-gatherum? (4-3) |
| ENNIS | Jessica _-Hill, British track and field athlete (5) |
| ALYRAISMAN | American gymnast who won back-to-back golds at the London and Rio Olympics |
| RYANLOCHTE | American swimmer who lost Speedo USA as a sponsor after he lied about being robbed at the Rio Olympics: 2 wds. |
| REGHARRIS | British track racing cyclist who won the world amateur sprint title in 1947 and two Olympic silver medals in 1948 |
| IMPERASSET | He'd ruled (pluperf. subj.), vide Tac. Hist. 1.49, omnium consensu capax imperii nisi ____ |
| FIJI | Which country won gold in the men's rugby sevens at the Rio Olympics? (4) |