Stefany Hernández (born 13 June 1991 at

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, Venezuela) is a

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racing

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who represents Venezuela in

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. She represented Venezuela at the

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in the women's BMX racing event. She was fifth in her semifinal heat and not succeed to qualify into the final. Her final standing was ninth. She became BMX World Champion on 25 July 2015 at Zolder, Belgium. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympic in

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in the women's BMX event. She won the bronze medal with a time of 34.755. She was the flag bearer for Venezuela during the closing ceremony.

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* * * * * 1991 births Living people Venezuelan female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Venezuela Olympic bronze medalists in cycling Olympic bronze medalists for Venezuela Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists in cycling Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games medalists in cycling South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela South American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Sportspeople from Bolívar (state) 21st-century Venezuelan sportswomen Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Venezuela Bolivarian Games medalists in cycling {{Venezuela-cycling-bio-stub