Fabian Hernando Puerta Zapata (born 12 July 1991) is a Colombian

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. He competed in

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at the

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in London and in

at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

where he won a gold medal. He is married to fellow track cyclist

Juliana Gaviria Juliana Gaviria Rendon (born 31 March 1991) is a Colombian track cyclist, born in La Ceja, Antioquia, La Ceja. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team sprint, Women's team sprint, C ...

, and is brother in law to former track World Champion and Giro D'Italia points classification winner

Fernando Gaviria Fernando Gaviria Rendón (born 19 August 1994) is a Colombian professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is well known as a sprinter. Riding for the Colombian national cycling team, Gaviria came to int ...

Sanctions

On 14 August 2018 the

Union Cycliste Internationale The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing ...

announced that it had notified Fabian Hernando Puerta Zapata of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) of

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in a sample collected in the scope of an out-of-competition control on 11 June 2018. In accordance with UCI Anti-Doping Rules, Puerta was provisionally suspended until the adjudication of the affair. On 29 August 2019 the UCI announced a four-year Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) of Fabian Hernando Puerta Zapata. The ADRV Date was 11 June 2018, and the period of ineligibility is until 12 August 2022.

Major results

;2010 :

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::1st 1 km time trial ::2nd Team sprint :

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:: 1st team sprint ;2011 :

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:: 1st

Keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...

:: 2nd Sprint :: 3rd

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;2012 :

:: 1st Keirin :: 3rd Sprint : Track Cycling World Cup :: 1st 1 km time trial, Round 1, Cali :: 1st Keirin, Round 1, Cali :: 2nd Sprint, Round 1, Cali ;2013 :

:: 1st Keirin :: 1st 1 km time trial :: 2nd Flying lap : Copa Cobernador de Carabobo :: 1st Sprint :: 1st Keirin

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* 1991 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic cyclists for Colombia People from Antioquia Department Keirin cyclists Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Sportspeople from Bogotá Colombian track cyclists South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in cycling Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub