Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro (born 28 October 1998) is a Colombian
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...
, who specializes in sprinting events. He has won numerous medals in continental games and championships, as well as competed at the
2018
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,
2019
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and
2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany from 26 February to 1 March 2020.
Schedule
20 events were held:
''All times are local (UTC+1).''
Medal summary Medal table
Men
Women
*Shaded events are no ...
. He most notably won the
Keirin
– literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...
at the
2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held from 3 to 9 August 2023, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, United Kingdom. It was the 120th edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and was being held as part of the ...
.
He represented Colombia at the
2020 Summer Olympics.
Major results
;2015
: 2nd

Kilometer,
Pan American Junior Championships
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The Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA; Spanish: ''Asociación Panamericana de Atletismo'') ...
;2016
:
Pan American Junior Championships
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The Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA; Spanish: ''Asociación Panamericana de Atletismo'') ...
::1st

Team sprint
::1st

Kilometer
::2nd

Sprint
::3rd

Keirin
: 3rd Team sprint, National Championships
;2017
: National Championships
::2nd Team sprint
::3rd Keirin
;2018
:
South American Games
The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...
::1st

Team sprint
::3rd

Sprint
: National Championships
::1st

Kilometer
::1st

Sprint
::2nd Team sprint
:
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...
::2nd

Kilometer
::3rd

Sprint
::3rd

Team sprint
:
Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...
::2nd

Kilometer
::2nd

Team sprint
::3rd

Sprint
::3rd

Keirin
;2019
:
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is hel ...
::1st

Keirin
::1st

Team sprint
::2nd

Sprint
:
UCI World Cup
::1st

Keirin, Brisbane
::2nd

Keirin, Milton
:
Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...
::1st

Keirin
::1st

Kilometer
::3rd

Sprint
: National Championships
::1st

Keirin
::1st

Sprint
::2nd Kilometer
::2nd Team sprint
;2021
:
Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...
::1st

Kilometer
::1st

Sprint
::1st

Keirin
::1st

Team sprint
: National Championships
::1st

Sprint
::2nd Kilometer
:
UCI Nations Cup
::1st

Overall Keirin
::1st

Overall Sprint
::1st Sprint, St. Petersburg
::1st Keirin, Cali
::2nd Sprint, Cali
::2nd Team sprint, Cali
:
UCI Champions League
::3rd Sprint, Panevėžys
::3rd Keirin, London
;2022
:
UCI Nations Cup
::1st

Overall Keirin
::1st Keirin, Milton
::2nd Keirin, Glasgow
::2nd Team sprint, Cali
:
Bolivarian Games
The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'', full name ''Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos'') are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (''Organización Deport ...
::1st

Keirin
::1st

Sprint
::1st

Team sprint
: National Championships
::1st

Sprint
::2nd Keirin
::3rd Team sprint
:
Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...
::2nd

Keirin
::3rd

Sprint
::3rd

Team sprint
: 3rd
Keirin
– literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
:
UCI Champions League
::3rd Sprint, Berlin
;2023
: 1st
Keirin
– literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
:
UCI Nations Cup
::1st

Overall Keirin
:
Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...
::2nd

Sprint
::3rd

Team sprint
:
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...
::2nd

Keirin
::2nd

Team sprint
::3rd

Sprint
See also
*
List of World Championship medalists in men's keirin
*
List of Track Cycling Nations Cup medalists
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quintero, Kevin
1998 births
Living people
Colombian track cyclists
Colombian male cyclists
Sportspeople from Palmira, Valle del Cauca
Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Cyclists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Pan American Games medalists in cycling
Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia
Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
South American Games gold medalists for Colombia
South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
South American Games medalists in cycling
Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Colombia
21st-century Colombian people
Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia
Bolivarian Games medalists in cycling