Jairo Pérez Suárez (born March 24, 1973, in Iza, Boyacá) is a male professional track and

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

from

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

. He won a silver medal for his native country at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...

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alongside Carlos Alzate,

Arles Castro Arles Antonio Castro Laverde (born July 17, 1979) is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alz ...

and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit. He competed at the

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

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Career

;1998 :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia, Circuito del Llano (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Alto de Santa Helena (COL) ;1999 :1st in Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia, Barrancabermeja (COL) :1st in Stage 2 Clásico RCN, Tocancipá (COL) ;2000 :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta al Táchira, Bramón (VEN) :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia, Manizales (COL) :1st in Stage 14 Vuelta a Colombia, Villa de Leyva (COL) ;2001 :1st in Stage 6 Clásico RCN, Villa de Leyva (COL) :1st in Stage 6

Vuelta a Venezuela The Vuelta a Venezuela () is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela. Between, 2005 and 2019 and 2021 and 2022, the race carried a UCI rating of 2.2 and was part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Contin ...

, Calabozo circuit (VEN) :3rd in General Classification

(VEN) :1st in General Classification Doble Copacabana GP Fides (BOL) :1st in Stage 2 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, Viacha (BOL) ;2002 :1st in Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Bogota (COL) ;2003 :1st in Tuta (COL) :3rd in National Championships, Track, Pursuit, Colombia, Duitama (COL) ;2004 :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta al Tolima, Coello (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Antioquia, Jardin (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta a Antioquia, Sabaneta (COL) :1st in Stage 6 part a Doble Copacabana GP Fides, San Pedro De Tiquina (BOL) :1st in Prologue

Vuelta a Costa Rica The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (''English'': Tour of Costa Rica) is a bicycle racing stage race held annually, since 1965, in Costa Rica. The men's Vuelta carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI ...

, Velódromo Nacional del Parque de La Paz (CRC) :1st in Stage 2

, Circuito Interdistrital en San Carlos (CRC) :1st in Stage 4

, Playas del Coco (CRC) ;2005 :1st in Tuta (COL) :3rd in National Championships, Track, Points Race, Colombia (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Clasica del Meta (COL) :2nd in General Classification Clasica del Meta (COL) ;2006 :2nd in Tuta (COL) :1st in Stage 4 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca (COL) :1st in Stage 8 part b Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Santo Domingo (DOM) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional (DOM) ;2007 : in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Valencia (VEN) ::alongside Juan Pablo Forero,

, and Carlos Alzate : in

Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...

, Track, Team Pursuit, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) ::alongside Juan Pablo Forero,

, and Carlos Alzate :1st in Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia, La Vega (COL) ;2008 :1st in Stage 4 Vuelta al Tolima, Ibagué (COL) :1st in Stage 6 International Cycling Classic, Bensenville (USA) :1st in Stage 17 International Cycling Classic, Whitefish Bay (USA)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Jairo 1973 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Colombian track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Colombia Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists in cycling Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Vuelta a Venezuela stage winners Cyclists from Boyacá Department 21st-century Colombian sportsmen 20th-century Colombian sportsmen