Jaïr Tjon En Fa Explained

Jaïr Tjon En Fa
Birth Date:19 October 1993
Birth Place:Paramaribo, Suriname
Height:1.66m
Weight:75kg
Discipline:Track cycling
Role:Rider
Ridertype:sprint
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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]

Achievements

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.

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.

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

Results

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2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list. Tissottiming.com. 1 February 2016.
  2. Web site: https://dev.promocalendarsdirect.com/404 . 2019-04-28 .
  3. Web site: SURINAME WINT GOUD EN BRONS MET BAANWIELRENNEN -. 4 September 2017. Unitednews.sr. 28 April 2019.
  4. Web site: De West - Tjon En Fa verslaat wereld semi-kampioen. 13 June 2017. Dagbladdewest.com. 28 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Tjon En Fa, Hansen win cycling sprints in Trexlertown. Mcall.com. 15 August 2015 . 28 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Caribbean Winners at 9th Festival of Speed. 19 June 2016. Repeatingislands.com. 28 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030050/http://www.dwtonline.com/432534?isMobileShowDesktop=yes . 2018-01-01 . dead .
  8. Web site: Jair Tjon En Fa. Cycling. Archives. Dewielersite.nl. 28 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Jair Tjon En Fa - FirstCycling.com. Firstcycling.com. 28 April 2019.
  10. Web site: IslandStats.com - Bermuda Sports Online. Islandstats.com. 28 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Velocity Results: Caribbean Junior Championships - Hamilton, Bermuda . 2017-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160907232025/http://velocityresults.com/results/224/caribbean-junior-championships-hamilton-bermuda . 2016-09-07 . dead .
  12. Web site: En Fa, Sullivan triumph in UCI U.S. Sprint Gran Prix. 3 June 2016. Thevelodrome.com. 28 April 2019.
  13. Web site: Results. Racetiming.ca. 28 April 2019.
  14. Web site: Results. Racetiming.ca. 28 April 2019.
  15. Web site: En Fa, Marquardt Claim U.S. Sprint Gran Prix Wins. 10 June 2017. Thevelodrome.com. 28 April 2019.
  16. Web site: UCI OMNIUM POINTS RACE FINAL : RESULTS. Thevelodrome.com. 28 April 2019.
  17. Web site: Track Records Tumble as En Fa, Marquardt Win in UCI Festival of Speed. 25 June 2017. Thevelodrome.com. 28 April 2019.

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