Sergio Salazar

Sergio Ignacio Salazar López (born March 23, 1986 in Medellín) is a Colombian professional BMX cyclist.[1] He represented his nation Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has claimed multiple Colombian national titles to his career resume in the men's elite category.[2][3] Salazar currently races and trains professionally for GW Shimano BMX Cycling Team, under his personal coach Jorge Wilson Jaramillo.[4]

For the Mexican modern pentathlete, see Sergio Salazar (pentathlete).
Sergio Salazar
Personal information
Full nameSergio Ignacio Salazar López
Born (1986-03-23) 23 March 1986
Medellín, Colombia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamGW Shimano
DisciplineBicycle motocross (BMX)
RoleRider
Rider typeOff road

Salazar qualified for the Colombian squad, along with Andrés Jiménez Caicedo and Augusto Castro, in men's BMX cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the nation's three available berths from the Union Cycliste Internationale based on his top-ten performance in the BMX World Rankings.[5][6] Salazar started his morning session by grabbing the sixth prelims seed in 36.145 seconds, but he could not match a more stellar ride in his quarterfinal heat with 15 positioning points and a fifth-place finish, narrowly missing out the semifinals by a two-point deficit.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergio Salazar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. "Mariana Pajón y Sergio Salazar, ganadores del nacional de BMX" [Mariana Pajón and Sergio Salazar, National BMX winners] (in Spanish). ABC Deportes. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. "Mariana Pajón, Sergio Salazar y Andrés Jiménez ganaron en Nacional de BMX, de Barrancabermeja" [Mariana Pajón, Sergio Salazar, and Andres Jimenez won the BMX national titles in Barrancabermeja] (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Colombiano. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. "Mariana Pajón wins elite category at the BMX Nationals" [Mariana Pajón ganó categoría élite del Nacional de BMX] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. "Andrés Jiménez y Sergio Salazar oficialmente inscritos para los juegos Olímpicos de Beijing" [Andrés Jiménez and Sergio Salazar officially registered for Beijing Olympics] (in Spanish). Mundo Ciclistico. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  6. "Andrés Jiménez y Sergio Salazar serán los colombianos en Bicicross" [Andrés Jiménez and Sergio Salazar will be the Colombians in BMX] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  7. "Men's BMX Seeding". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  8. "Men's BMX Quarterfinals Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  9. "Big names advance in BMX, but not without crashes". The Star (Malaysia). 20 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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