Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Flórez (born 2 May 2006) is a Colombian track cyclist. She was a gold and silver medalist at the Junior Track Cycling World Championships in 2023.
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| Full name | Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Flórez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 2006[1] Caucasia, Antioquia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editShe was born in Caucasia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia. She was a keen table tennis player in her youth. She started cycling during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
Career
editShe won the 500 metres track race at the Colombian junior championships in July 2023.[4]
She won gold in the keirin at the 2023 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, Colombia.[5] She won silver in the sprint race at the same championships in August 2023.[6] During the sprint qualification, she set a new national and Pan-American age-group record for the sprint.[7]
She won gold medals in the Keirin, sprint, 500 meters and team sprint disciplines at the 2024 Pan American Junior Track Cycling Championships in Lima, Peru.[8]
She was selected for the keirin and sprint at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Stefany Cuadrado". mykhel.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Molina Marín, Luz Élida (18 December 2023). "Stefany Cuadrado, el diamante de Caucasia que se pule en la pista para conquistar el mundo". elcolombiano.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Stefany Cuadrado arrived from Caucasia with the golds for Antioquia". elcolombiano.com. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Antioquia leads the medal table of the National Youth and Pre-Youth Track Championship". elespectador. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Colombia, brilliant at the Junior World Track Cycling Championship: review". elespectador. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Colombia wins gold and silver in the Junior Cycling World Championship in Cali". copaci.org. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Stefany for the gold at the World Championships". periodicoelescarabajo. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Jimenez, Juliet (27 June 2024). "Antioquian athlete won four gold medals in Peru and was received as a heroine in her town". h13n.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Ciclismo: los colombianos que competirán en las pruebas de pista en París 2024". elespectador. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.