Mariana Pajon

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Born

:10 Oct,1991

Age

:27 years, 10 months

Location

:Medellin, Cordoba, Colombia

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About Mariana Pajon

Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB (born 10 October 1991 in Medellín) is a Colombian cyclist, Olympic Gold Medalist and BMX World Champion.

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 Gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, on 10 August. Pajon'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.

BMX Olympic champion:

After being the flag-bearer for Colombia during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pajon'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, Pajon won with a time of 37.706 seconds during the final.