Kenneth Tencio Esquivel (born 6 December 1993) is a

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n freestyle or

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cyclist. He is an athlete known in Costa Rica for participating in

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competitions in the X-Knights, winning the silver medal in the

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and for qualifying for the

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Biography

Kenneth Tencio returned to Costa Rica after a trip to the United States and Mexico where he made multiple sporting appearances and formally joined the Red Bull team, for 2014 he was designated as one of the fastest growing and most complete Riders of the moment, closing that year in position 9 of the world ranking. He was runner-up in the 2018 Urban Cycling World Championships held in Chengdu, China, with the American Justin Dowell remaining champion. He also won third place in the BMX Freestyle: Simple Session Tallinn in Estonia 2018 and also participates in 2019 obtaining the same position. In 2019 he managed to win first place in the BMX championship in Madrid (European BMX Freestyle Park Championship). In that same year, Kenneth Tencio participated in the BMX world championships in China, remaining in position number 13, not being able to enter the first 12 places to play in the finals of the competitions but his results were enough for him to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. He won a 4th place at the olympics. Currently a resident of Jacó (Costa Rica) where he has his own training ground: 10cio Park, a sports complex for freestyle.

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Living people 1993 births BMX riders Costa Rican male cyclists Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2023 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Costa Rica 21st-century Costa Rican people {{CostaRica-cycling-bio-stub