Carlos Vargas (cyclist)
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| Full name | Carlos Andrés Vargas Villanueva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carlos Andrés Vargas Villanueva (born 8 January 1997) is a Colombian para-cyclist who competes in road and track events. He represented Colombia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
In November 2023, Vargas competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in the road race C4–5 and silver medals in the individual pursuit C4-5 and time trial C1–5 events.[2] On 27 August 2024, he was selected to represent Colombia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[3] He competed in both road cycling and track cycling events. His best finish was fifth place in the mixed team sprint C1–5 event. He competed at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a bronze medal in the scratch race C5 event.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Carlos Andrés Vargas Villanueva". paralympic.org. Retrieved 19 October 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ^ "Personal Bests for Para-Track Cyclists at Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games". cyclingcanada.ca. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Colombia Delegation for the Paris 2024 Paralympics". colombiaone.com. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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