Fabián Puerta

Fabian Hernando Puerta Zapata (born 12 July 1991) is a Colombian track cyclist.[1] He competed in keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and in Keirin at the 2011 Pan American Games where he won a gold medal. He is married to fellow track cyclist Juliana Gaviria, and is brother in law to former track World Champion and Giro D'Italia points classification winner Fernando Gaviria.[2]

Fabián Puerta
Puerta in 2018
Personal information
Full nameFabián Hernando Puerta Zapata
NicknameChispas
Born (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991
Caldas, Antioquia, Colombia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter


On August 14th, 2018 the Union Cycliste Internationale announced that it had notified Fabian Hernando Puerta Zapata of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) of boldenone in a sample collected in the scope of an out-of-competition control on 11 June 2018. In accordance with UCI Anti-Doping Rules, Puerta was provisionally suspended until the adjudication of the affair.[3]

Palmarès

2010
Central American and Caribbean Games
1st 1km time trial
2nd Team sprint
Pan American Road and Track Championships
1st team sprint
2011
Pan American Games
1st Keirin
2nd Sprint
3rd Team sprint
2012
Pan American Road and Track Championships
1st Keirin
3rd Sprint
Track Cycling World Cup
1st 1km time trial, Round 1, Cali
1st Keirin, Round 1, Cali
2nd Sprint, Round 1, Cali
2013
Pan American Road and Track Championships
1st Keirin
1st 1km time trial
2nd Flying lap
Copa Cobernador de Carabobo
1st Sprint
1st Keirin

References

  1. "Fabián Puerta". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. "El noble gesto de Fernando Gaviria con Fabián Puerta" [The noble gesture of Fernando Gaviria to Fabián Puerta]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  3. "UCI statement on Fabian Hernando Puerta Zapata". Union Cycliste Internationale. 14 August 2018.
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