Vincent Leygonie

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Vincent Leygonie
Personal information
Born (1997-10-27) October 27, 1997 (age 27)
Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa
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Discipline BMX freestyle

Vincent Leygonie (born October 27, 1997) is a South African BMX cyclist in the freestyle discipline. [1]

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Career

Leygonie won the 2023 South African national freestyle championships. [2]

2024 Olympics

In June 2024, Leygonie qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in BMX Freestyle Park event. [3] He became the first African cyclist, male or female, to take part in this event. [4] Leygonie finished 12th in the qualification round and didn't advance to the final.

Competitive history

All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.

As of August 7th, 2024

Olympic Games

EventFreestyle Park
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris 12th

UCI Cycling World Championships

EventFreestyle Park
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2023 Glasgow 65th

References

  1. ↑ "Pro BMX rider Vincent Leygonie is flying high". Krugersdorp News. 14 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Vincent Leygonie wins inaugural BMX Freestyle SA Champs". Biz Community. 31 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Athletes' quotas for BMX Freestyle men's event" (PDF). UCI. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Lemke, Gary. "LEYGONIE READY TO SHOWCASE HIS BMX TRICKS AT PARIS OLYMPICS". www.sasportspress.co.za. SA Sports Press. Retrieved 7 August 2024.


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