Ramiro Martín Marino Carlomagno (born 16 November 1988 in

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) is an Argentine professional BMX cyclist. He represented his nation

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, as a 19-year-old junior, at the

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, and later claimed the bronze medal in the men's elite category at the 2009 UCI BMX World Championships in

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, finishing behind the American duo and Olympic medalists Mike Day and Donny Robinson. Marino qualified for the Argentine squad in men's BMX cycling at the

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by receiving one of the nation's two available berths based on his top-ten performance from the UCI BMX World Rankings. After he grabbed a twenty-first seed on the morning prelims with a time of 36.768, Marino scored a total of 20 placing points to take the eighth spot in his quarterfinal heat, thus eliminating him from the tournament.

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* * * * * 1988 births Living people BMX riders Argentine male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Argentina Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Argentina Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games Argentine sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in cycling Cyclists from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-cycling-bio-stub