Mariana Pajón
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Full name | Mariana Pajón Londoño | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Tata", "Queen of BMX" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Medellín, Colombia | 10 October 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB (born 10 October 1991) is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.[2]
She won her first national title at age of 5 and her first world title at 9. Overall, she is the winner of 14 world championships, 2 national championships in the United States, 9 Latin American Championships and 10 Pan American championships. She also won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on 10 August 2012, as well as in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. She is the first Colombian to win two Olympic gold medals. Pajón's achievements in BMX have earned her the nickname "Queen of BMX".[1]
She was selected to be the flag-bearer for Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Opening Ceremony.
BMX Olympic champion
London 2012
After being the flag-bearer for Colombia during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pajón's first participation in the BMX event resulted in the first gold medal for Colombia during the 2012 games and the second overall in Colombia's participation in the Olympics.[1]
After achieving a splendid 1st position in all three runs of the Semifinals, Pajón won with a time of 37.706 seconds during the final.[3]
Rio 2016
In the 2016 Olympic Games Pajón defended her title and won her second Olympic gold medal and fifth overall for Colombia. With this victory, Pajón became the first Colombian athlete to win two gold medals.
Awards
Olympics
- London 2012
Olympic Gold Medal, Women's BMX
- Rio de Janeiro 2016
Olympic Gold Medal, Women's BMX (First Colombian to achieve 2 gold medals at the Olympic Games)
World Championships
- Taiyuan 2008
World Champion, Junior Women Cruiser
- Adelaide 2009
World Champion, Junior Women World Champion, Junior Women Cruiser
- Pietermaritzburg 2010
World Champion, Elite Women Cruiser
- Copenhagen 2011
World Champion, Elite Women Bronze Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial
- Birmingham 2012
- Fifth position, Elite Women
- Auckland 2013
Gold Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial
- Rotterdam 2014
World Champion, Elite Women Bronze Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial
- Medellín 2016
World Champion, Elite Women Bronze Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial
Personal life
In 2013, Pajón started dating French BMX rider Vincent Pelluard.[4]. On 16 December 2017, Pajón and Pelluard got married.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Mariana Pajon. london2012.com
- ↑ Valledupar Noticias: Mariana Pajón gana Medalla de Oro para Colombia en los Juegos Olimpicos de Londres. valleduparnoticias.co (10 August 2012)
- ↑ With David Beckham watching, Mariana Pajon wins women’s BMX gold at the London Olympics. The Associated Press (10 August 2012)
- ↑ María Margarita Mendoza (29 July 2014) "El francés que tiene enamorada a Mariana Pajón". . elheraldo.co
External links
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Preceded by María Luisa Calle |
Flagbearer for London 2012 |
Succeeded by Yuri Alvear |