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Jaïr Tjon En Fa

Jaïr Tjon En Fa (born 19 October 1993) is a Surinamese male track cyclist and two time (2020 Tokyo & 2024 Paris) Olympian. He began cycling at the age of 13 in 2007 in his home country of Suriname. He competed in the sprint event at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships[1] and also at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint where he reached the 1/16th Final. At the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint he reached the 1/8th Final. He participated at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico and won bronze in the Elite Sprint. He participated in the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where he was ranked 9th in the Men's Sprint and 6th in the Men's Keirin.[2]

Jaïr Tjon En Fa
Tjon En Fa in 2016
Personal information
Born (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 31)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Rider typesprint
Medal record
Representing  Suriname
Men's track cycling
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place Santiago 2023 Sprint
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Juan Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2022 Lima Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cochabamba Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2016 Aguascalientes Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2023 San Juan Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Couva Sprint
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz Sprint

Achievements

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He won gold at the Caribbean Track Cycling Championships 2017 and bronze at the 2017 Pan American Track Cycling Championships both in the 200m Men Elite Sprint.[3] In 2016, he already won silver in the Elite Sprint at the 2016 Pan American Track Cycling Championships, in Mexico, a first ever for his country.[citation needed]

Tjon En Fa also won the 2017 Festival of Speed, a UCI Class 1 race in the event Men's Elite Sprint held in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, in the United States).[4] In 2015, already Tjon En Fa surprisingly won the UCI sprint tournament in the Golden Wheel/UCI Champions of Sprint at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown.[5] Beating favorite Trinidad's Njisane Phillip in straight rides in a best-of-three. In 2016, he repeated this win and hold on to the crown at the UCI 9th Festival of Speed Men's Elite Sprint in Pennsylvania, USA.[6] He won bronze in the Elite Sprint at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.[citation needed]

In 2017, he was chosen to be "Sportsman of the Year" in his country Suriname.[7]

Results

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2008

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  • Winner Suriname National Junior Championships 2008 on the road - Paramaribo, Suriname
  • Winner Suriname National Junior Championships 2008 time trial on the road - Paramaribo, Suriname

2009

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2010

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2011

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  • 8th Place in the 2011 Pan American Junior Cycling Championships (Campeonato Panamericano Pista Junior), Men Junior - Sprint - Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • 10th Place in the 2011 Pan American Junior Cycling Championships (Campeonato Panamericano Pista Junior), Men Junior - Keirin - Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • 39th Place in the 2011 UCI Juniors Track World Championships, Men Junior - Sprint - Moscow, Russia
  • 37th Place in the 2011 UCI Juniors Track World Championships, Men Junior - Keirin - Moscow, Russia
  • 45th Place in the 2011-2012 UCI World Cup II, Men Elite - Sprint - Cali, Colombia
  • 26th Place in the 2011-2012 UCI World Cup II, Men Elite - Keirin - Cali, Colombia

2012

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2013

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2014

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2015

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2016

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2017

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References

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  1. ^ "2013 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". Tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "SURINAME WINT GOUD EN BRONS MET BAANWIELRENNEN -". Unitednews.sr. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ "De West - Tjon En Fa verslaat wereld semi-kampioen". Dagbladdewest.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Tjon En Fa, Hansen win cycling sprints in Trexlertown". Mcall.com. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Caribbean Winners at 9th Festival of Speed". Repeatingislands.com. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Archives, Cycling. "Jair Tjon En Fa". Dewielersite.nl. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Jair Tjon En Fa - FirstCycling.com". Firstcycling.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. ^ "IslandStats.com - Bermuda Sports Online". Islandstats.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Velocity Results: Caribbean Junior Championships - Hamilton, Bermuda". Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  12. ^ "En Fa, Sullivan triumph in UCI U.S. Sprint Gran Prix". Thevelodrome.com. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Results". Racetiming.ca. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Results". Racetiming.ca. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  15. ^ "En Fa, Marquardt Claim U.S. Sprint Gran Prix Wins". Thevelodrome.com. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  16. ^ "UCI OMNIUM POINTS RACE FINAL : RESULTS" (PDF). Thevelodrome.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Track Records Tumble as En Fa, Marquardt Win in UCI Festival of Speed". Thevelodrome.com. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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