Full name Mariana Pajon Londono Height 1.58 m Weight 53 kg | Name Mariana Pajon Disciplines BMX Role Olympic athlete | |
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Parents Carlos Mario Pajon, Claudia Londono Similar People Caterine Ibarguen, Laura Smulders, Sarah Walker, Yuri Alvear, Nairo Quintana Profiles | ||
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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.
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- Mariana pajon s guide to bmx cycling faster higher stronger
- Bmx race mariana pajon athlete
- London 2012
- Rio 2016
- Olympics
- World Championships
- Personal life
- References
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".
She was selected to be the flag-bearer for Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Opening Ceremony.
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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.
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.
Rio 2016
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.
Olympics
World Championships
Personal life
In 2013, Pajón started dating French BMX rider Vincent Pelluard.
