Mariana Pajón

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pajón and the second or maternal family name is Londoño.
Mariana Pajón
Personal information
Full name Mariana Pajón Londoño
Nickname "Tata", "Queen of BMX"
Born (1991-10-10) October 10, 1991
Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Team information
Discipline Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
Role Rider
Medal record
Competitor for  Colombia
Olympic Games
2012 London Women's BMX
World Championships
2010 Pietermaritzburg Elite Women Cruiser
2011 Copenhagen Elite Women
2013 Auckland Elite Women's Time Trial
2014 Rotterdam Elite Women
2011 Copenhagen Elite Women's Time Trial
2014 Rotterdam Elite Women's Time Trial
World Junior Championships
2009 Adelaide Junior Women Cruiser
2009 Adelaide Junior Women
2008 Taiyuan Junior Women Cruiser
Pan American Games
2011 Gualadajara Women's BMX

Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB (born 10 October 1991 in Medellín) is a Colombian cyclist, 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 Gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on 10 August. Pajon's achievements in BMX have earned her the nickname "Queen of BMX"[3]

She was selected to be the flag-bearer for Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Opening Ceremony.[4]

Personal life

in 2013, Pajón started dating French BMX rider Vincent Pelluard[5]

BMX Olympic champion

After being the flag-bearer for Colombia during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pajon'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.[3]

After achieving a splendid 1st position in all three runs of the Semifinals, Pajon won with a time of 37.706 seconds during the final.[6]

Awards

Olympics

World Championships

References

  1. 1 2 SOGL (2012). London – Mariana Pajon. Retrieved on 2012-07-27 from http://www.london2012.com/athlete/pajon-mariana-1106683/
  2. ↑ Gold Medal (2012)Retrieved on 2012-08-10 from http://valleduparnoticias.co/2012/08/10/mariana-pajon-gana-medalla-de-oro-para-colombia-en-los-juegos-olimpicos-de-londres/ Valledupar Noticias: Mariana Pajón gana Medalla de Oro para Colombia en los Juegos Olimpicos de Londres
  3. 1 2 MP (2012). London – Mariana Pajon. Retrieved on 2012-08-10 from http://www.marianapajon.com.co/index.php/en/news/59-marianamariana-cierra-con-broche-de-oro-a-los-olimpicos-le-pone-broche-de-oro-a-los-olimpicos/
  4. ↑ Olympic news
  5. ↑ http://www.elheraldo.co/tendencias/el-frances-que-tiene-enamorada-mariana-pajon-160899
  6. ↑ NYDN (2012). New York City – Mariana Pajon. Retrieved on 2012-08-10 from http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/olympics-2012/david-beckham-watching-mariana-pajon-wins-women-bmx-gold-london-olympics-article-1.1133600

External links

Olympic Games
Preceded by
María Luisa Calle		 Flagbearer for  Colombia
London 2012 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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