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

Pajón in 2013
Personal information
Full name Mariana Pajón Londoño
Nickname "Tata", "Queen of BMX"
Born (1991-10-10) 10 October 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

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

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

World Championships

Personal life

In 2013, Pajón started dating French BMX rider Vincent Pelluard.[4]

References

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