Mariana Pajón
BMX Rider
BMX champion who has won more than a dozen titles over the course of her career. Some of her most notable victories include gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and 2013 UCI BMX World Championships.
She was born in Medellín and won her first national championship at age five.
She was the flagbearer for Colombia at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Her father and brother are both BMX riders.
She and Liam Phillips have both won the UCI BMX World Championships.