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| Full name | Kamren Larsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 28, 1999 Bakersfield, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Answer/Jungle U/US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | BMX racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Elite Men | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kamren Larsen (/ˈkæmrən/ KAM-rən; born October 28, 1999)[1] is an American racing cyclist who competes in BMX.
Pro career
[edit]He finished 1st at the 2023 American Continental Championships[2] in Riobamba Ecuador, nabbing his first career international win.
Larsen won Gold at the Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's BMX racing[3] [4] on October 22 2023 in Santiago, Chile. Larsen ran a 31.810 in the Men's final to hold off fellow American Cameron Wood and Columbian Carlos Ramírez.[5] Larsen earns the US's 3rd Men's Elite BMX Gold Medal in the Pan American Games joining Jason Richardson (2007) & Connor Fields (2011).
Olympics
[edit]On June 18th 2024, Larsen announced on the Today Show that he has been selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris France. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "LARSEN Kamren". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "American Continental Championships Men Elite Results". www.uci.org. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Pan American Games 2023: Mariana Pajon and Kamren Larsen take BMX Racing titles in Santiago". olympics.com. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "USA CYCLING ANNOUNCES TEAM FOR SANTIAGO 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES". usacycling.org. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Men's BMX Racing Final - 2023 Pan American Games". results-santiago2023.org. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "See Team USA's outfits made by Ralph Lauren for Paris Olympics". www.today.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
