Sportspeople from Medellín

The list Sportspeople from Medellín includes Jessenia Meneses, Edwin Hedberg, Mariana Pajón, Juan Fernando Quintero and María Luisa Calle. The list consists of 100 members and 2 sublists.

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Medellín

Municipality in Aburrá Valley, Colombia

Cyclists from Medellín
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Footballers from Medellín
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Mariana Pajón

Cyclist

Overview: Mariana Pajón Londoño ODB (born 10 October 1991) is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.

Date of birth: 10 October 1991

Age: 33

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Cycling

Gender: Female

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Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 1,339T

Competitors at the 2010 South American Games 361T

South American Games gold medalists for Colombia 103T
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Camilo Villegas

Colombian professional golfer

Overview: Camilo Villegas (born 7 January 1982) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Date of birth: 7 January 1982

Age: 43

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Golf

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Korn Ferry Tour graduates 467T

Colombian male golfers 9T

People from Medellín 209T
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Alejandra Lara

Colombian mixed martial arts fighter

Overview: Alejandra Lara (born August 4, 1994) is a Colombian female mixed martial artist currently signed to the Bellator MMA promotion.

Date of birth: 4 August 1994

Age: 30

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Martial Arts

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Colombian female mixed martial artists 2T

21st-century Colombian women 316T

Colombian mixed martial artists 2T
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Mateus Uribe

Colombian footballer (born 1991)

Overview: Andrés Mateus Uribe Villa (born 21 March 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Portuguese club Porto and the Colombia national team.

Date of birth: 21 March 1991

Age: 34

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

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2019 Copa América players 253T

Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico 123T

Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 44T
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Isabella Echeverri

Colombian footballer

Overview: Isabella "Isa" Echeverri Restrepo (born 16 June 1994) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish Primera División club Sevilla FC and the Colombia women's national team.

Date of birth: 16 June 1994

Age: 30

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Soccer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Expatriate women's footballers in Mexico 93T

Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 1,558T

Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 1,640T
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Jessenia Meneses

Cyclist

Overview: Jessenia Alejandra Meneses González (born 18 June 1995) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Team Team Illuminate. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.

Date of birth: 18 June 1995

Age: 29

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Cycling

Gender: Female

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Colombian female cyclists 37T

People from Medellín 209T

1995 births 14,604T
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Edwin Hedberg

Swedish ice hockey player

Overview: Edwin Hedberg (born November 11, 1994) is a Colombian-born Swedish ice hockey winger. He is currently playing for Ässät of the Finnish Liiga.

Date of birth: 11 November 1994

Age: 30

Nationality: Swedish

Occupation: Ice Hockey

Gender: Male

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Swedish ice hockey forwards 238T

Colombian ice hockey players 3T

KHL Medveščak players 154T
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Juan Fernando Quintero

Colombian footballer

Overview: Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua (born 18 January 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Shenzhen F.C..

Date of birth: 18 January 1993

Age: 32

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

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Colombian expatriate sportspeople in France 26T

Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 44T

Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina 108T
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María Luisa Calle

Colombian racing cyclist

Overview: María Luisa Calle Williams (born October 3, 1968) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Medellín.

Date of birth: 3 October 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Cycling

Gender: Female

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Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 906T

Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 1,339T

Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 993T
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Juan Palacios

Colombian basketball player

Overview: Juan Diego Tello Palacios (born May 11, 1985) is a Colombian professional basketball player for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB.

Date of birth: 11 May 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 9" (206 cm)

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Colombian expatriate basketball people in France 1T

Colombian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania 1T

Colombian expatriate basketball people in the United States 5T
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Marlon Pérez Arango

Road bicycle racer

Overview: Marlon Alirio Pérez Arango (10 January 1976 – 4 October 2024) was a Colombian professional road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI ProTour team Caisse d'Epargne. He competed in the road and track categories ...

Date of birth: 10 January 1976

Date of death: 4 October 2024

Age: 48 (age at death)

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Cycling

Gender: Male

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Cyclists from Antioquia Department 68T

Sportspeople from Antioquia Department 224T

Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 1,403T
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Ximena Restrepo

Colombian sprinter

Overview: Ximena Restrepo Gaviria (born March 10, 1969 in Medellín) is a former Colombian nationalized Chilean sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.

Date of birth: 10 March 1969

Age: 56

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Track and Field

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 570T

Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 952T

Competitors at the 1994 South American Games 46T
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Santiago Botero

Racing cyclist

Overview: Santiago Botero Echeverry (born October 27, 1972) is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France ...

Date of birth: 27 October 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Cycling

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 993T

Competitors at the 2010 South American Games 361T

South American Games gold medalists for Colombia 103T
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Lou Castro

Major League Baseball player

Overview: Luis Miguel Castro (November 25, 1876 – September 24, 1941) was born in Medellín, Colombia. He was the Second Latin American born player to play in Major League Baseball in the United States, and the first ...

Date of birth: 25 November 1876

Date of death: 24 September 1941

Age: 64 (age at death)

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

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American sportspeople of Colombian descent 51T

Manhattan Jaspers baseball players 26T

Colombian emigrants to the United States 137T
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Emiliana Arango

Colombian tennis player

Overview: Emiliana Arango (born 28 November 2000) is a Colombian tennis player.

Date of birth: 28 November 2000

Age: 24

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Tennis

Gender: Female

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Tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games 61T

Pan American Games competitors for Colombia 272T

Colombian female tennis players 21T
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Jeysson Monroy

Colombian boxer (born 1985)

Overview: Jeysson Monroy Varela (born March 14, 1985) is a Colombian boxer, model, and actor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's light heavyweight, but was defeated in the first round by Boško ...

Date of birth: 14 March 1985

Age: 40

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Boxing

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Colombian male boxers 96T

Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 274T

Light-heavyweight boxers 892T
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Juan Pablo Suárez (cyclist)

Colombian bicycle racer

Overview: Juan Pablo Suárez Suárez (born May 30, 1985) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team EPM–Scott. In 2011 he won the Tour do Rio with his team mates finishing in 2nd, 3rd, 4th ...

Date of birth: 30 May 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Cycling

Gender: Male

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Competitors at the 2010 South American Games 361T

Competitors at the 2018 South American Games 283T

South American Games silver medalists for Colombia 65T
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Isaac Bolívar

Colombian bicycle racer

Overview: Isaac Hernández Bolívar (born 9 May 1991 in Medellín) is a Colombian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2015.

Date of birth: 9 May 1991

Age: 34

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Cycling

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Colombian male cyclists 355T

1991 births 18,394T

Living people 968,467T
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Albert Staton

American football player

Overview: Albert Hammond Staton (December 4, 1899 – January 15, 1980) was a college football and basketball player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Staton was captain ...

Date of birth: 4 December 1899

Date of death: 15 January 1980

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

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All-Southern college football players 434T

American football tackles 961T

American football ends 1,022T
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Augusto Castro

Olympic cyclist

Overview: Augusto Castro Herrera (born December 19, 1986 in Medellín) is a retired Colombian professional BMX cyclist. He represented his nation Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has claimed multiple Co ...

Date of birth: 19 December 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: Colombian

Occupation: Cycling

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Competitors at the 2010 South American Games 361T

South American Games gold medalists for Colombia 103T

South American Games medalists in cycling 65T