Mateo Carmona

Mateo Carmona

Carmona in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Mateo Carmona Garcia
Born	(2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 23) [1]
Team information
Discipline	BMX racing
Medal record Representing   Colombia Men's BMX racing Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Cup rounds 0 0 1 Junior Pan American Games 1 0 0 Pan American Junior Championships 1 0 0 Total 2 0 1 Junior Pan American Games 2021 Cali-Valle BMX racing Pan American Junior Championships 2019 Americana BMX racing

Mateo Carmona Garcia (born 23 December 2001) is a Colombian BMX racer. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

In 2021, he won the gold medal at the Junior Pan American Games, held in Cali, Colombia. ^[2]

He was selected to represent Colombia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. ^[3] Racing at the Games, he made it through the preliminary round on 1 August 2024, to race in the semi finals. ^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

He is from the Antioquia Department of Colombia. ^[6]

References

1. "Mateo Carmoma". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
2. Villaverde, Juan (31 July 2024). "THE NEW WAVE OF COLOMBIAN BMX RACING ARRIVES IN PARIS 2024". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
3. "Diego Arboleda, Mateo Carmona y Carlos Ramírez en Paris 2024: horario y dónde ver los cuartos de final del BMX racing de los Juegos Olímpicos". Clarosports. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
4. Molina, Felipe (1 August 2024). "Carmona and Arboleda reach the semis; Ramírez eliminated in BMX". as.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
5. "Mateo Carmona and Diego Arboleda reach the BMX semi-finals at the Olympic Games". wradio. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
6. "Despite a spectacular fall, Mateo Carmona, Colombia's BMX representative, advances to the semifinals at the Olympic Games". eltiempo. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.