Ramiro Martín Marino Carlomagno (born 16 November 1988 in

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) is an Argentine professional

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cyclist. He represented his nation

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, as a 19-year-old junior, at the

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, and later claimed the bronze medal in the men's elite category at the 2009 UCI BMX World Championships in

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, finishing behind the American duo and Olympic medalists Mike Day and

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. Marino qualified for the Argentine squad in men's BMX cycling at the

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by receiving one of the nation's two available berths based on his top-ten performance from the

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BMX World Rankings. After he grabbed a twenty-first seed on the morning prelims with a time of 36.768, Marino scored a total of 20 placing points to take the eighth spot in his quarterfinal heat, thus eliminating him from the tournament.

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