 Long at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nicholas James Long | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Nic | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 6, 1989 (age 34) San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | BMX | ||||||||||||||
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Nicholas James Long (born October 6, 1989 in San Diego, California) is an American racing cyclist who represents the United States in BMX.
He was selected to represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event. [1] [2] [3]
He also competed at the 2015 Pan American Games [4] and the 2016 Summer Olympics. [5]
Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB OLY is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.
Quentin Caleyron is a French racing cyclist who represents France in BMX and track cycling. He represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, finishing 12th.
Manuel de Vecchi is an Italian racing cyclist who represents Italy in BMX. He has been selected to represent Italy at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event.
Emilio Andrés Falla Buchely is an Ecuadorian racing cyclist who represents Ecuador in BMX. He represented Ecuador at the 2008 And 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event.
Connor Evan Fields is an American professional BMX racer. He represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event and finished 7th overall. He represented the United States again at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event. He won the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, and became the first American to win an Olympic BMX gold.
David Herman is an American racing cyclist who represents the United States in BMX. He grew up in Falls Creek & Lort Smith. He represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event. Herman was the ABA National No. 1 Amateur in 2005 and 2006. He finished fifth overall at the 2012 UCI BMX World Championships.
Andrés Eduardo Jiménez Caicedo is a Colombian racing cyclist who represents Colombia in BMX. He represented Colombia at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event. At the 2008 Games, he reached the final but finished just outside the medals. In 2012 he again reached the final, but only finished in 6th place on this occasion.
Brian Kirkham is an Australian racing cyclist who represents Australia in BMX. He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, finishing in 25th place.
Tory Nyhaug is a retired Canadian racing cyclist who represented Canada in BMX. He represented Canada at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event. He won a silver medal at the World Championships in 2014 and a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.
Renato Rezende is a Brazilian racing cyclist who represents Brazil in BMX. He represented Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event.
Twan van Gendt is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, where he placed 5th in the final. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for the Netherlands in cycling, more specifically, Men's BMX. He earned a silver medal.
Jelle van Gorkom is a Dutch racing cyclist and Olympic silver medalist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's BMX event, and went on to win the silver medal in the same event four years later at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Marc Willers is a New Zealand racing cyclist who represents New Zealand in BMX. He was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, reaching the semi-final in 2012.
Romana Labounková is a Czech racing cyclist who represents the Czech Republic in BMX. She represented the Czech Republic at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event, finishing in 11th place.
Laura Smulders is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event where she won the bronze medal.
Sam Willoughby is an Australian former BMX racing cyclist. He won an Olympic silver medal in 2012. He suffered a career-ending injury in 2016 and has since worked on his own rehabilitation, and as his wife's coach.
The cycling competitions of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 22 events in five disciplines. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kyle Evans is a British BMX rider from Hindley, Greater Manchester, who represents Great Britain in international competitions. He competed in the men's time trial event at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships.
Jefferson Jordan Milano Durán is a Venezuelan cyclist. He represented Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's BMX event.
Colombia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of Helsinki 1952.
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