Laury Perez

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Laury Perez
Personal information
Full nameLaury Perez
Born (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 20)
Beziers [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Sport Freestyle BMX
Medal record
Women's freestyle BMX
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Freestyle Park
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Munich Freestyle Park

Laury Perez (born 21 November 2003) is a French cyclist who competes in Freestyle BMX. She won bronze medals at the 2022 European BMX Championships and 2023 European Games.

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Career

She lives in Hérault and is a member of the Sérignan club. [2]

She won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2022. [3] She also won bronze at the 2023 European Games. [4]

In 2024, she won the French championship in BMX freestyle park for the fourth consecutive year. [5]

Perez was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris becoming the first French woman to qualify in BMX Freestyle at the Olympics. [6] She competed on 30 July 2024 in the preliminary round and qualified as one of the top nine riders for the final. [7] The next day Perez finished 9th in the final. She fell during the first run and slightly injured her right arm. In the second run Perez made a foot fault. [8]

Personal life

Perez joined the French military in October 2023 as an aviator. [5]

Competitive history

All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.

As of August 5th, 2024

Olympic Games

EventFreestyle Park
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris 9th

UCI Cycling World Championships

EventFreestyle Park
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2018 Chengdu 25th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2019 Chengdu 7th
Flag of France.svg 2021 Montpellier DNS
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2022 Abu Dhabi 12th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2023 Glasgow 18th

UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup

SeasonStage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4Overall
PointsPosition
2022 10stDNS6th114010th
2023 16thBronze12th17th14408th
2024 14thGold13101st

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References

  1. "Laury Perez". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. "JO 2024 - BMX freestyle. Laury Perez se qualifie pour la finale". ouest-france. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. "2022 European Championships: Frenchwoman Laury Perez wins bronze medal in BMX freestyle". francetv.info. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. "Laury Perez wins bronze at the European Games". lequipe. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 Piffero, Lola (30 July 2024). "PARIS 2024 : QUI EST LAURY PEREZ, LA PÉPITE FRANÇAISE DU BMX FREESTYLE ?". lessportives. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. "JO-2024: Laury Perez, great chance of a medal in BMX Freestyle". France24. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. "BMX Freestyle: Anthony Jeanjean and Laury Pérez in the final". parismatch. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  8. "Yawen Deng championne olympique de BMX freestyle, Laury Perez 9e après une chute". lequipe (in French). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.