Gunnar Holmgren

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Gunnar Holmgren
Personal information
Born (1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 25)
Barrie, Ontario
Team information
Current teamPivot Cycles–OTE
Discipline
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's Mountain bike racing
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Cross-country

Gunnar Holmgren (born June 23, 1999) is a Canadian cross-country mountain biker and cyclo-cross cyclist. [1] [2] He won the cross-country race at the 2023 Pan American Games. [3]

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Career

In 2024, Holmgren was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team. [4]

Major results

Mountain bike

2016
3rd Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2017
2nd Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2021
1st MaillotCan.PNG Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2023
1st Gold medal america.svg Cross-country, Pan American Games
Pan American Championships
1st Gold medal america.svg Mixed relay
3rd Bronze medal america.svg Cross-country short track
2024
Pan American Championships
3rd Bronze medal america.svg Cross-country
3rd Bronze medal america.svg Cross-country short track

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References

  1. "Gunnar Holmgren". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. "Gunnar Holmgren". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. McKall, Terry (October 21, 2023). "Gunnar Holmgren brings home Canada's first gold medal of 2023 Pan Am Games". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. Evans, Tyler (June 3, 2024). "Local brother-sister cycling duo will race for Canada at Olympics". Barrie Today. Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved June 25, 2024.