Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro (born 28 October 1998) is a Colombian
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
, who specializes in sprinting events. He has won numerous medals in continental games and championships, as well as competed at the
2018
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,
2019
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and
2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He most notably won the
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 gambling ...
at the
2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held from 3 to 9 August 2023, at the Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome#Velodrome, Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, United Kingdom. It was the 120th edition of the UCI Track Cycli ...
.
He represented Colombia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
.
Major results
;2015
: 2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Kilometer,
Pan American Junior Championships
The Pan American U20 Athletics Championships are a biennial sports event for track and field organized by the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) open for junior (U20) athletes from member and associate member associations. They were first h ...
;2016
:
Pan American Junior Championships
The Pan American U20 Athletics Championships are a biennial sports event for track and field organized by the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) open for junior (U20) athletes from member and associate member associations. They were first h ...
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Team sprint
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Kilometer
::2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Sprint
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Keirin
: 3rd Team sprint, National Championships
;2017
: National Championships
::2nd Team sprint
::3rd Keirin
;2018
:
South American Games
The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Team sprint
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Sprint
: National Championships
::1st
![MaillotColombia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/MaillotColombia.PNG)
Kilometer
::1st
![MaillotColombia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/MaillotColombia.PNG)
Sprint
::2nd Team sprint
:
Central American and Caribbean Games
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::2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Kilometer
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Sprint
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Team sprint
:
Pan American Championships
::2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Kilometer
::2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Team sprint
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Sprint
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Keirin
;2019
:
Pan American Games
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Keirin
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Team sprint
::2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Sprint
:
UCI World Cup
::1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Keirin, Brisbane
::2nd
![Silver medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Silver_medal_blank.svg)
Keirin, Milton
:
Pan American Championships
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Keirin
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Kilometer
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Sprint
: National Championships
::1st
![MaillotColombia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/MaillotColombia.PNG)
Keirin
::1st
![MaillotColombia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/MaillotColombia.PNG)
Sprint
::2nd Kilometer
::2nd Team sprint
;2021
:
Pan American Championships
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Kilometer
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Sprint
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Keirin
::1st
![Gold medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Gold_medal_america.svg)
Team sprint
: National Championships
::1st
![MaillotColombia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/MaillotColombia.PNG)
Sprint
::2nd Kilometer
:
UCI Nations Cup
::1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Overall Keirin
::1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Overall Sprint
::1st Sprint, St. Petersburg
::1st Keirin, Cali
::2nd Sprint, Cali
::2nd Team sprint, Cali
:
UCI Champions League
::3rd Sprint, Panevėžys
::3rd Keirin, London
;2022
:
UCI Nations Cup
::1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Overall Keirin
::1st Keirin, Milton
::2nd Keirin, Glasgow
::2nd Team sprint, Cali
:
Bolivarian Games
The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'', full name ''Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos'') are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (''Organización Deport ...
::1st
![Gold medal bolivarianos](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Gold_medal_bolivarianos.svg)
Keirin
::1st
![Gold medal bolivarianos](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Gold_medal_bolivarianos.svg)
Sprint
::1st
![Gold medal bolivarianos](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Gold_medal_bolivarianos.svg)
Team sprint
: National Championships
::1st
![MaillotColombia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/MaillotColombia.PNG)
Sprint
::2nd Keirin
::3rd Team sprint
:
Pan American Championships
::2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Keirin
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Sprint
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Team sprint
: 3rd
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 gambling ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
:
UCI Champions League
::3rd Sprint, Berlin
;2023
: 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 gambling ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
:
UCI Nations Cup
::1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Overall Keirin
:
Pan American Championships
::2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Sprint
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Team sprint
:
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...
::2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Keirin
::2nd
![Silver medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Silver_medal_america.svg)
Team sprint
::3rd
![Bronze medal america](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Bronze_medal_%28Americas%29.svg)
Sprint
See also
*
List of World Championship medalists in men's keirin
*
List of Track Cycling Nations Cup medalists
References
External links
*
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1998 births
Living people
Colombian track cyclists
Colombian male cyclists
Sportspeople from Palmira, Valle del Cauca
Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Cyclists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Pan American Games medalists in cycling
Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia
Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
South American Games gold medalists for Colombia
South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
South American Games medalists in cycling
Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Colombia
21st-century Colombian people
Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia
Bolivarian Games medalists in cycling