Laury Perez
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| Full name | Laury Perez | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 2003 Beziers[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle BMX | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laury Perez (born 21 November 2003) is a French cyclist who competes in Freestyle BMX. She won bronze medals at the 2022 European BMX Championships and 2023 European Games.
Career
[edit]She lives in Hérault and is a member of the Sérignan club.[2]
She won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2022.[3] She also won bronze at the 2023 European Games.[4]
In 2024, she won the French championship in BMX freestyle park for the fourth consecutive year.[5]
Perez was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris becoming the first French woman to qualify in BMX Freestyle at the Olympics.[6] She competed on 30 July 2024 in the preliminary round and qualified as one of the top nine riders for the final.[7] The next day Perez finished 9th in the final. She fell during the first run and slightly injured her right arm. In the second run Perez made a foot fault.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Perez joined the French military in October 2023 as an aviator.[5]
Competitive history
[edit]All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 5th, 2024
Olympic Games
[edit]| Event | Freestyle Park |
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| 2024 Paris
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9th |
UCI Cycling World Championships
[edit]| Event | Freestyle Park |
|---|---|
 2018 Chengdu
|
25th |
| 2019 Chengdu
|
7th |
| 2021 Montpellier
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DNS |
 2022 Abu Dhabi
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12th |
 2023 Glasgow
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18th |
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
[edit]| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
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| 2022 | MON 10 |
BRU DNS |
GOL 6 |
10 | 1140 | |
| 2023 | DIR 16 |
MON 3 |
BRU 12 |
BAZ 7 |
8 | 1440 |
| 2024 | ENO 14 |
MON 1 |
SHA |
1 | 1310 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Laury Perez". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "JO 2024 - BMX freestyle. Laury Perez se qualifie pour la finale". ouest-france. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "2022 European Championships: Frenchwoman Laury Perez wins bronze medal in BMX freestyle". francetv.info. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Laury Perez wins bronze at the European Games". lequipe. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b Piffero, Lola (30 July 2024). "PARIS 2024 : QUI EST LAURY PEREZ, LA PÉPITE FRANÇAISE DU BMX FREESTYLE ?". lessportives. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "JO-2024: Laury Perez, great chance of a medal in BMX Freestyle". France24. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "BMX Freestyle: Anthony Jeanjean and Laury Pérez in the final". parismatch. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Yawen Deng championne olympique de BMX freestyle, Laury Perez 9e après une chute". lequipe (in French). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.