Francisca Linoska Campos Salas (born July 19, 1985 in

Antofagasta Antofagasta () is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669. After the Spanish American wars ...

) is a female

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

from

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, specializing in competitive

mountain biking Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...

. Campos represented her native

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n country at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

, where she finished in 25th place in the final rankings of the women's cross-country race. In 2003, she claimed the bronze medal at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

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, behind Argentina's Jimena Florit (gold) and USA's

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(silver). Campos started her biking career at the age of 10. Soon she participated in national championships and can look back on impressive successes: - 9 podiums in Panamerican Championships in Mountain Bike. - 10 times national champion in Mountain Bike and 4 times in Road. - 3rd place in a Mountain Bike World Cup. - 3rd place in Tour de France du VTT - raced for 3 International Mountain Bike Teams. - the youngest rider in the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. - visited 25 countries by racing bike: Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Mexico, USA, Canada, Spain, Andorra, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, New Zealand, Philippines and China.

References

* 1985 births Living people Chilean female cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2003 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic cyclists for Chile Sportspeople from Antofagasta Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean women 21st-century Chilean women {{Chile-cycling-bio-stub