Mariana Pajon Londoño is a Colombian BMX racer born October 10, 1991, in Medellin, nicknamed the Queen of BMX, who won Olympic gold in the event at both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games before taking silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She has won fourteen world championship titles across various BMX categories, was the first Colombian athlete to win two Olympic gold medals, and was named Colombian Athlete of the Year in 2011.
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Career HighlightThe first Colombian to win two Olympic gold medals, taking the BMX racing title at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. 1 Classification
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Was Mariana Pajón the first Colombian to win two Olympic gold medals?
She is the first Colombian to win two Olympic gold medals.
Yes. Her sources describe her as the first Colombian to win two Olympic gold medals, and she is also recorded as a BMX World Champion.
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Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB OLY (born 10 October 1991) is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.
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Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB OLY (born 10 October 1991) is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.
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Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB OLY (born 10 October 1991) is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.
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Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB OLY (born 10 October 1991) is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.
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She is the first Colombian to win two Olympic gold medals.
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Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB OLY (born 10 October 1991) is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.
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Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB OLY (born 10 October 1991) is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.
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She was selected to be the flag-bearer for Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Opening Ceremony.
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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.
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