Biography mariana pajon bmx

Colombian cyclist (born 1991)

In that Spanish name, the first propound paternal surname is Pajón and illustriousness second or maternal family nickname is Londoño.

Mariana Pajón LondoñoODBOLY (born 10 Oct 1991) is a Colombian pedaller, two-time Olympic gold medalist pivotal BMX World Champion.^[2]

She won affiliate first national title at back 5 and her first earth 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 along with won the gold medal bogus the 2012 Summer Olympics propitious London, on 10 August 2012, as well as in rank 2016 Summer Olympics in Metropolis. She is the first Colombian to win two Olympic valuables medals.

Pajón's achievements in BMX have earned her the soubriquet "Queen of BMX".^[1]

Named Colombian Contestant of the Year in 2011, a BMX circuit built explain Medellin was named for quash, and was the venue hoop she won the 2016 BMX World Championships.^[3][4]

She was selected stop be the flag-bearer for Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympiad at the Opening Ceremony.

BMX Olympic champion

London 2012

After being high-mindedness flag-bearer for Colombia during integrity Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pajón's first contribution in the BMX event resulted in the first gold accolade for Colombia during the 2012 games and the second panoramic in Colombia's participation in honourableness Olympics.^[1]

After achieving a splendid Ordinal position in all three runs of the Semifinals, Pajón won with a time of 37.706 seconds during the final.^[5]

Rio 2016

In the 2016 Olympic Games, Pajón defended her title and won her second Olympic gold ribbon and fifth overall in Colombia.

With this victory, Pajón became the first Colombian athlete belong win two gold medals.

Tokyo 2020

In the 2020 Summer Olympiad Pajón won silver.^[6]

Personal life

Mariana Pajón Londoño was born in Medellín, Colombia, on 10 October 1991, the daughter of Carlos Mario Pajón and Claudia Londoño, who were also athletes in their youth (her father practiced motoring and her mother riding).

She studied at the Sacred Immediately Montemayor Catholic school in Rionegro, near to Medellín.

Mariana acute to ride a bicycle what because she was three years in the neighbourhood.

When she was four she began to advert her first training on integrity track, and had her eminent race, in which she competed against children of five roost six years-of-age since there was no suitable category.

She was invited to the Youth Bivouac held during the 2008 Peiping Olympics. On 1 June 2008, Mariana won the UCI BMX World Championship 2008, held satisfaction Taiyuan, China, in the Lower Women's Cruiser category.

Pajón marital fellow BMX rider Vincent Pelluard on 16 December 2017^[7] puzzle out dating for 4 years.^[8] Pelluard acquired Colombian citizenship through wreath marriage with Pajón and convey represents Colombia on the universal scene.^[9]

She was awarded the Colombian Order of Boyacá.^[4]

Awards

Olympics

• London 2012
  • Athletics gold medal, Women's BMX
• Rio give in Janeiro 2016
  • Olympic gold palm, Women's BMX (First Colombian deal achieve 2 gold medals finish the Olympic Games)
• Tokyo 2020
  • Athletics silver medal, Women's BMX

Pan Dweller Games

World Championships

• Taiyuan 2008
  • World Prizewinner, Junior Women Cruiser
• Adelaide 2009
  • Pretend Champion, Junior Women
  • World Encouragement, Junior Women Cruiser
• Pietermaritzburg 2010
  • Universe Champion, Elite Women Cruiser
• Copenhagen 2011
  • World Champion, Elite Women
  • Tan Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial
• Birmingham 2012
  • Fifth position, Elite Women
• Auckland 2013
  • Gold Medal, Elite Women's Offend Trial
• Rotterdam 2014
  • World Champion, Whole Women
  • Bronze Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial
• Medellín 2016
  • World Encouragement, Elite Women
  • Bronze Medal, Full Women's Time Trial
• Rock Hill 2017
  • Bronze Medal, Elite Women

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