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Jhonnatan Botero Villegas

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Jhonnatan Botero
Botero at the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Albstadt
Personal information
NationalityColombian
Born (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 32)
Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportMountain bike racing
Events
Coached byHéctor Pérez
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0
Pan American Championships 4 2 0
CAC Games 1 1 0
Bolivarian Games 0 0 1
Pan American Junior Championships 1 0 0
Total 7 3 1
Men's mountain bike racing
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guatemala City Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 San Miguel de Tucumán Under-23 cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2014 Londrina Under-23 cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pereira Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Salinas Cross-country
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Cross-country
Bolivarian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta Cross-country
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Mixed team
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guatemala City Cross-country
Men's mountain bike marathon
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santa Rosa de Cabal Race

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]

Sports career

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Beginnings

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His 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

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Jhonnatan Botero's sports career is identified by his participation in the following national [7] and international events:

Youth Olympic Games

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He 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

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Botero 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

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During 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

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In 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

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Olympic Games

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Pan American Championships

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Central American and Caribbean Games

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Youth Olympic Games

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Bolivarian Games

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Championships in Colombia

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  • 2014
    • Gold Gold in Cross-country cycling
  • 2015
    • Gold Gold in Cross-country cycling
  • 2016
    • Gold Gold in Cross-country cycling
  • 2018
    • Silver Silver in Cross-country cycling
  • 2019
    • Silver Silver in Cross-country cycling
  • 2022
    • Bronze Bronze in Cross-country cycling

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jhonnatan Botero Villegas". MTB Cross country.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Mountain Bike - Jhonnatan Botero Villegas". TheSports.org - www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Jhonnatan Botero Villegas". International Olympic Committee - www.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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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