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Stefany Lorena Cuadrado Flórez (born 2 May 2006) is a Colombian track cyclist. She is a multiple-time gold medalist at the Junior Track Cycling World Championships.
Early life
She was born in Caucasia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia. She was a keen table tennis player in her youth. She started cycling during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
Career
Cuadrado won the 500 metres track race at the Colombian junior championships in July 2023.[4] She won gold in the keirin at the 2023 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, Colombia.[5] She won silver in the sprint race at the same championships in August 2023.[6] During the sprint qualification, she set a new national and Pan-American age-group record for the sprint.[7]
Cuadrado won gold medals in the Keirin, sprint, 500 meters and team sprint disciplines at the 2024 Pan American Junior Track Cycling Championships in Lima, Peru.[8] She was selected for the keirin and sprint at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9] She then won the gold medal in the women's sprint at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in China, finishing ahead of Georgette Rand of Great Britain. She also won gold in the keirin and the 500m time trial at the Championships.[10][11]
Cuadrado won the bronze medal in the women's keirin behind Mina Sato and Emma Finucane at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, Chile, in October 2025.[12]
References
- ^ "Stefany Cuadrado". mykhel.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Molina Marín, Luz Élida (18 December 2023). "Stefany Cuadrado, el diamante de Caucasia que se pule en la pista para conquistar el mundo". elcolombiano.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Stefany Cuadrado arrived from Caucasia with the golds for Antioquia". elcolombiano.com. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Antioquia leads the medal table of the National Youth and Pre-Youth Track Championship". elespectador. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Colombia, brilliant at the Junior World Track Cycling Championship: review". elespectador. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Colombia wins gold and silver in the Junior Cycling World Championship in Cali". copaci.org. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Stefany for the gold at the World Championships". periodicoelescarabajo. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Jimenez, Juliet (27 June 2024). "Antioquian athlete won four gold medals in Peru and was received as a heroine in her town". h13n.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Ciclismo: los colombianos que competirán en las pruebas de pista en París 2024". elespectador. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "DAILY UPDATES: 2024 UCI JUNIOR TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Cycling. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Rodriguez, Angie (26 August 2024). "Colombian Cyclist Wins Gold at Junior World Championships". Colombiaone.com. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie (26 October 2025). "Track World Championships: Harrie Lavreysen wins fourth gold medal in Chile and sets new career high of 20 titles". Cycling News. Retrieved 26 October 2025.