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Mariana Pajón

Mariana Pajón

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.

Mariana Pajón
Personal information
Full nameMariana Pajón Londoño
Nickname"Tata", "Queen of BMX"
Born(1991-10-10)10 October 1991
Medellín, Colombia
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Team information
DisciplineBicycle Motocross (BMX)
RoleRider
Medal record
RepresentingColombia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonWomen's BMX
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen's BMX
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 PietermaritzburgElite Women Cruiser
Gold medal – first place2011 CopenhagenElite Women
Gold medal – first place2013 AucklandElite Women's Time Trial
Gold medal – first place2014 RotterdamElite Women
Gold medal – first place2015 ZolderElite Women's Time Trial
Gold medal – first place2016 MedellínElite Women
Bronze medal – third place2011 CopenhagenElite Women's Time Trial
Bronze medal – third place2014 RotterdamElite Women's Time Trial
Bronze medal – third place2016 MedellínElite Women's Time Trial
Bronze medal – third place2017 Rock HillElite Women
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 TaiyuanJunior Women Cruiser
Gold medal – first place2009 AdelaideJunior Women Cruiser
Gold medal – first place2009 AdelaideJunior Women
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GualadajaraWomen's BMX
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaWomen's BMX

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

Mariana Pajón won Olympic Gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Mariana Pajón won Olympic Gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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

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)

Pan American Games

  • Guadalajara 2011 Pan American Gold Medal, Women's BMX

  • Lima 2019 Pan American Gold Medal, Women's BMX

World Championships

  • Taiyuan 2008 [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/20px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/30px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/40px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 2x|Arc en ciel.svg|h10|w20]] World Champion, Junior Women Cruiser

  • Adelaide 2009 [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/20px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/30px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/40px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 2x|Arc en ciel.svg|h10|w20]] World Champion, Junior Women [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/20px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/30px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/40px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 2x|Arc en ciel.svg|h10|w20]] World Champion, Junior Women Cruiser

  • Pietermaritzburg 2010 [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/20px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/30px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/40px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 2x|Arc en ciel.svg|h10|w20]] World Champion, Elite Women Cruiser

  • Copenhagen 2011 [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/20px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/30px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/40px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 2x|Arc en ciel.svg|h10|w20]] World Champion, Elite Women [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 2x|Bronze|h16|w16|medalicon]] Bronze Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial

  • Birmingham 2012 Fifth position, Elite Women

  • Auckland 2013 [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x|Gold|h16|w16|medalicon]] Gold Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial

  • Rotterdam 2014 [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/20px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/30px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/40px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 2x|Arc en ciel.svg|h10|w20]] World Champion, Elite Women [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 2x|Bronze|h16|w16|medalicon]] Bronze Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial

  • Medellín 2016 [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/20px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/30px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Arc_en_ciel.svg/40px-Arc_en_ciel.svg.png 2x|Arc en ciel.svg|h10|w20]] World Champion, Elite Women [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 2x|Bronze|h16|w16|medalicon]] Bronze Medal, Elite Women's Time Trial

  • Rock Hill 2017 [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 2x|Bronze|h16|w16|medalicon]] Bronze Medal, Elite Women

Personal life

In 2013, Pajón started dating French BMX rider Vincent Pelluard.[4] On 16 December 2017, Pajón and Pelluard got married.

References

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Citation Linkwww.elheraldo.coMaría Margarita Mendoza (29 July 2014) "El francés que tiene enamorada a Mariana Pajón".. elheraldo.co
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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgValledupar Noticias: Mariana Pajón gana Medalla de Oro para Colombia en los Juegos Olimpicos de Londres
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Citation Linkwww.nydailynews.comWith David Beckham watching, Mariana Pajon wins women’s BMX gold at the London Olympics
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Citation Linkwww.elheraldo.co"El francés que tiene enamorada a Mariana Pajón"
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