Mariana Pajón
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| Full name | Mariana Pajón Londoño | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Tata", "Queen of BMX" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1991 Medellín, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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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
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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
- ^ a b c d 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
- BMX riders
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Colombian female cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of Colombia
- Olympic gold medalists for Colombia
- Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Medellín
- UCI BMX World Champions (elite women)
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia
- Pan American Games medalists in cycling
- South American Games gold medalists for Colombia
- South American Games medalists in cycling