Kevin Quintero Explained

Kevin Quintero
Full Name:Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro
Birth Date:28 October 1998
Birth Place:Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height:1.80 m
Weight:80 kg
Discipline:Track
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter
Majorwins:

Keirin, World Championships (2023)

UCI Nations Cup

Keirin (2021, 2022, 2023)

Sprint (2021)

Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro (born 28 October 1998) is a Colombian track cyclist, who specializes in sprinting events.[1] He has won numerous medals in continental games and championships, as well as competed at the 2018, 2019 and 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[2] He most notably won the Keirin at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

On 26 June 2024, the Colombian Olympic Committee chose Quintero and javelin thrower Flor Ruiz as the flag bearers to Paris 2024.[4]

He will compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's keirin on 11 August 2024.

Major results

2015
  • 2nd Kilometer, Pan American Junior Championships
    2016
  • Pan American Junior Championships
  • 1st Team sprint
  • 1st Kilometer
  • 2nd Sprint
  • 3rd Keirin
  • 3rd Team sprint, National Championships
    2017
  • National Championships
  • 2nd Team sprint
  • 3rd Keirin
    2018
  • South American Games
  • 1st Team sprint
  • 3rd Sprint
  • National Championships
  • 1st Kilometer
  • 1st Sprint
  • 2nd Team sprint
  • Central American and Caribbean Games
  • 2nd Kilometer
  • 3rd Sprint
  • 3rd Team sprint
  • Pan American Championships
  • 2nd Kilometer
  • 2nd Team sprint
  • 3rd Sprint
  • 3rd Keirin
    2019
  • Pan American Games
  • 1st Keirin
  • 1st Team sprint
  • 2nd Sprint
  • UCI World Cup
  • 1st Keirin, Brisbane
  • 2nd Keirin, Milton
  • Pan American Championships
  • 1st Keirin
  • 1st Kilometer
  • 3rd Sprint
  • National Championships
  • 1st Keirin
  • 1st Sprint
  • 2nd Kilometer
  • 2nd Team sprint
    2021
  • Pan American Championships
  • 1st Kilometer
  • 1st Sprint
  • 1st Keirin
  • 1st Team sprint
  • National Championships
  • 1st Sprint
  • 2nd Kilometer
  • UCI Nations Cup
  • 1st Overall Keirin
  • 1st Overall Sprint
  • 1st Sprint, St. Petersburg
  • 1st Keirin, Cali
  • 2nd Sprint, Cali
  • 2nd Team sprint, Cali
  • UCI Champions League
  • 3rd Sprint, Panevėžys
  • 3rd Keirin, London
    2022
  • UCI Nations Cup
  • 1st Overall Keirin
  • 1st Keirin, Milton
  • 2nd Keirin, Glasgow
  • 2nd Team sprint, Cali
  • Bolivarian Games
  • 1st Keirin
  • 1st Sprint
  • 1st Team sprint
  • National Championships
  • 1st Sprint
  • 2nd Keirin
  • 3rd Team sprint
  • Pan American Championships
  • 2nd Keirin
  • 3rd Sprint
  • 3rd Team sprint
  • 3rd Keirin, UCI World Championships
  • UCI Champions League
  • 3rd Sprint, Berlin
    2023
  • 1st Keirin, UCI World Championships
  • UCI Nations Cup
  • 1st Overall Keirin
  • Pan American Championships
  • 2nd Sprint
  • 3rd Team sprint
  • Central American and Caribbean Games
  • 2nd Keirin
  • 2nd Team sprint
  • 3rd Sprint

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Kevin Quintero . CyclingArchives.com . 24 December 2020.
    2. https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003120101010101FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 Start list
    3. Web site: 22 June 2021. A un mes de Tokio 2021, Colombia completa 55 clasificados. 27 June 2021. es.
    4. Web site: Flor Denis Ruiz y Kevin Quintero, abanderados de Colombia para París 2024. Flor Denis Ruiz and Kevin Quintero, Colombian flag bearers for Paris 2024. Spanish. 26 June 2024. www.olimpicocol.co. Colombian Olympic Committee. 27 June 2024.

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