Kenneth Tencio

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Kenneth Tencio
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Tencio Esquivel
Born (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 31)
Guadalupe, Cartago, Costa Rica
Sport
CountryFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Sport Freestyle BMX, Dirt jumping
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 4th (2020)

Kenneth Tencio Esquivel (born 6 December 1993) is a Costa Rican freestyle or freestyle BMX cyclist. He is an athlete known in Costa Rica for participating in BMX freestyle competitions in the X-Knights, winning the silver medal in the 2018 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships and for qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

Kenneth Tencio returned to Costa Rica after a trip to the United States and Mexico where he made multiple sporting appearances and formally joined the Red Bull team, for 2014 he was designated as one of the fastest growing and most complete Riders of the moment, closing that year in position 9 in the world ranking. [4] He was runner-up in the 2018 Urban Cycling World Championships held in Chengdu, China, behind the American Justin Dowell.

He won third place in the BMX Freestyle: Simple Session Tallinn in Estonia 2018 and also participated in 2019, obtaining the same position. In 2019 he won the BMX championship in Madrid (European BMX Freestyle Park Championship). [5]

The same year, Kenneth Tencio participated in the BMX world championships in China, remaining in position number 13, not being able to enter the first 12 places to play in the finals of the competitions but his results were enough for him to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. He was placed 4th at the Olympics. [6]

Currently a resident of Jacó (Costa Rica) where he has his own training ground: 10cio Park, a sports complex for freestyle.

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References

  1. ↑ "El costarricense Kenneth Tencio se clasifica a los Juegos Olímpicos en BMX". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ↑ ""Le deseo lo mejor en estos juegos", Keylor Navas a Kenneth Tencio". www.larepublica.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Kenneth Tencio, o el inspirador don de alguien que vuela sin considerarse talentoso". Tokio 2020 (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Los trucos que perfeccionó Kenneth Tencio para ser subcampeón mundial". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  5. ↑ "Kenneth Tencio logra primer lugar en campeonato de BMX en Madrid". www.larepublica.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. ↑ "Kenneth Tencio celebrated, gifted land for BMX park". The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
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