Héctor Leonardo Páez

{{Short description|Colombian cyclist (born 1982)}}

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| name = Héctor Páez

| image = MTB cycling 2012 Olympics M cross-country COL Hector Páez.jpg

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| caption = Páez at the 2012 Summer Olympics

| fullname = Héctor Leonardo Páez León

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|10}}

| birth_place = Ciénega, Boyacá, Colombia

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| discipline = Mountain bike and Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = cross-country and marathon

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| majorwins = ;Mountain bike

:{{nowrap|World Marathon Championships (2019, 2020)}}

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{{MedalSport| Men's Mountain bike marathon}}

{{MedalCompetition| World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Grächen - St. Niklaus| Men's race}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Sakarya| Men's race}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Oisans| Men's race}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Auronzo di Cadore| Men's race}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Selva di Val Gardena| Men's race}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Kirchberg| Men's race}}

{{MedalSport| Men's Mountain bike racing}}

{{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Veracruz|Cross-country}}

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Héctor Leonardo Páez León (born July 10 1982) is a Colombian cross-country mountain biker.[http://www.london2012.com/ London2012.com] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130228114959/http://www.london2012.com/ |date=2013-02-28 }} He came 26th at the 2008 Summer Olympics, while at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 28th place.{{Cite web|url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/cycling-mountain-bike/cross-country-m|title = Beijing 2008 - Men's Mountain Bike|date = |accessdate = 5 April 2015|website = www.olympic.org|publisher = IOC|last = |first = }}

During 2019 he win for the 5th time the Sella Ronda Hero (Dolomites),{{Cite web|url=https://www.pianetamountainbike.it/risultati-gare-mtb/58157-giugno-2019/58296-alla-hero-leo-paez-fa-cinquina|title=Alla Hero Leo Paez è imprendibile, firma la sesta. Invece per Mara Fumagalli è una prima|last=Bike|first=Pianeta Mountain|website=Pianeta Mountain Bike|language=it|access-date=2019-11-12}} and win for the first time the Monterosa Prestige Marathon (Aosta Valley).{{Cite web|url=http://www.monterosaprestige.com/2019/07/25/monterosa-prestige-2019-leonardo-paez-claudia-peretti-sono-i-nuovi-n-1-della-marathon-dei-giganti/|title=MONTEROSA PRESTIGE 2019: LEONARDO PAEZ & CLAUDIA PERETTI SONO I NUOVI N°1 DELLA MARATHON DEI GIGANTI|date=2019-07-25|website=Mountain Bike Marathon Aosta Valley|language=it-IT|access-date=2019-11-12}}

He become the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Champion in 2019 and 2020.