Cristian Becerine
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Full name | Cristian Daniel Becerine | |||||||||||||
Born |
Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | 17 April 1977|||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Free Agents BMX | |||||||||||||
Discipline | Bicycle motocross (BMX) | |||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cristian Daniel Becerine (born April 17, 1977 in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut) is an Argentine professional BMX cyclist.[1] He is a 2003 American Bicycle Association champion, a ten-time national BMX riding champion, a silver medalist at the 2004 UCI World Championships in Valkenswaard, Netherlands, and a semifinalist in men's BMX at the 2008 Summer Olympics, representing his nation Argentina.[2] Currently residing in Costa Mesa, California, United States, Becerine also races for the Free Agents BMX Cycling Team, along with his teammate and two-time defending Olympic champion Māris Štrombergs from Latvia, and the late Kyle Bennett.[3][4]
Becerine qualified for the Argentine squad in men's BMX cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the nation's two available berths based on his top-ten performance from the UCI BMX World Rankings. After he grabbed a twenty-seventh seed on the morning prelims with a time of 37.253 and then finished second in the quarterfinals, Becerine scored a total of 15 placing points to mount a fifth spot in his semifinal heat, narrowly missing out the top-eight final by a single token.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Cristian Becerine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ Lypka, Ben (7 October 2013). "Busy days for Squamish BMX". Squamish Chief. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ Carruth, Mike (15 January 2013). "2013 USA BMX National Season Starts in Reno". BMX Now. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Free Agent Team Report: Fresno". BMX News. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Men's BMX Seeding". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's BMX Semifinals Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Cristian Becerine se clasificó a las semifinales" [Cristian Becerine qualified for the semifinals] (in Spanish). La Nación. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
External links
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Profile – Rockstar Energy Drink
- Rider Bio – Free Agent BMX
- Cristian Becerine on Twitter