Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (born 27 April 1992) is a Colombian mountain bike racer.[1][2] Among his most important achievements are the team gold medal obtained at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the fifth place in mountain biking at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5]
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| Nationality | Colombian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1992 Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Mountain bike racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Héctor Pérez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sports career
editBeginnings
editHis passion for cycling started at a young age. Botero always went to school by bicycle, in the Antioquia municipality of El Retiro, the town where he was born. Also, when he entered college, he never stopped training before going to class, so he was always in contact with a bicycle.[6]
His beginnings in mountain biking are due in part to his uncle, John Jairo Botero, who, living in Italy, was passionate about this sport.
With the support of his coach, Héctor Pérez, he launched his career towards the Singapore Youth Olympic Games in 2010.[6]
Participation in competitions
editJhonnatan Botero's sports career is identified by his participation in the following national [7] and international events:
Youth Olympic Games
editHe was recognized for his triumph for being Colombia's second gold medalist at the Youth Olympic Games for the Colombian national team at the 2010 Singapore games.[8][9]
His participation in the first edition of the games was notable for being the second athlete with a gold medal among all the Colombian participants of the event, by obtaining victory over the Italian mountain biking team on August 17.[10]
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics
editBotero had a great participation in the Mountain Biking of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he took fifth place and gave Colombia its twenty-second Olympic diploma in this sporting competition.[3]
MTB Pan American Championship, Colombia
editDuring this event, held in 2018, Botero won the gold medal in the team relay event, along with the participation of his teammates Valentina Abril and Leydy Mera.
This competition was held in the city of Pereira, Risaralda, where the second place was occupied by the Costa Rican team and the third by Mexico.[11]
MTB Pan American Championship, Puerto Rico
editIn 2021, Botero participated in the Pan American Mountain Biking (MTB) Championship, held in Salinas (Puerto Rico), obtaining second place, behind Mexican Gerardo Ulloa.[12]
Honors
editOlympic Games
editPan American Championships
edit- Guatemala 2010
Gold in mixed relay- Gold in Cross-country cycling Junior
- San Miguel de Tucumán 2013
- Gold in Cross-country cycling U23
- Londrina 2014
- Gold in Cross-country cycling U23
- Pereira 2018
- Gold in mixed relay (with Laura Valentina Abril and Leidy Mera)
- Salinas 2021
Silver in Cross-country cycling
Central American and Caribbean Games
edit- Barranquilla/Cali 2018
Silver in Cross-country cycling
Youth Olympic Games
edit- Singapur 2010
Team gold in Cross-country cycling (with Jessica Legarda, Brayan Ramírez and David Oquendo)
Bolivarian Games
edit- Santa Marta 2017
Bronze in Cross-country cycling
Championships in Colombia
edit- 2014
Gold in Cross-country cycling
- 2015
- Gold in Cross-country cycling
- 2016
- Gold in Cross-country cycling
- 2018
Silver in Cross-country cycling
- 2019
- Silver in Cross-country cycling
- 2022
Bronze in Cross-country cycling
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "Jhonnatan Botero Villegas". MTB Cross country.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Mountain Bike - Jhonnatan Botero Villegas". TheSports.org - www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Colombiano Jonathan Botero, quinto en ciclomontañismo en Río 2016 (Colombian Jonathan Botero, fifth in mountain biking in Rio 2016)". Diario El País Colombia - www.elpais.com.co (in Spanish). Cali, Colombia: El País S.A. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Jhonnatan Botero Villegas". International Olympic Committee - www.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Rodríguez, Tatiana (21 August 2016). "Jhonnatan Botero da a Colombia el último diploma olímpico". AS Colombia - www.colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: AS Colombia S.P.A. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b Santiago Hernández Henao (28 July 2010). "Jonathan, un largo viaje por la gloria (Jonathan, a long journey to glory)". Periódico El Colombiano - www.elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). Envigado, Colombia: El Colombiano S.A.S. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Jhonatan Botero, de El Retiro, campeón de la ll válida de la Copa Nacional de MTB". Mística Deportiva - www.misticadeportiva.com (in Spanish). La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia: Mística Deportiva. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Colombia ganó medalla de oro en el ciclismo juvenil olímpico". Periódico El Espectador - www.elespectador.com (in Spanish). Colombia: COMUNICAN S.A. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Las medallas de hace cuatro años en Singapur". Periódico El Tiempo - www.eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Colombia: EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Botero gana prueba de ciclomontañismo en los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud". Caracol Radio - www.caracol.com.co (in Spanish). Caracol S.A. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Panamericano de MTB en Pereira 2018: Colombia inaugura con medalla de Oro en prueba de relevo por equipos (Pan American MTB in Pereira 2018: Colombia opens with a gold medal in the team relay event)". Revista Mundo Ciclístico - www.revistamundociclistico.com (in Spanish). Colombia: Mundo Ciclístico S.A.S. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Jhonnatan Botero, subcampeón panamericano MTB. Castañeda, cuarto". Federación Colombiana de Ciclismo - www.federacioncolombianadeciclismo.com (in Spanish). Colombia: Federación Colombiana de Ciclismo. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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