James Palmer (cyclist)
{{short description|Canadian BMX cyclist}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|03|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| height = 180 cm
| weight = 81 kg
| country = {{CAN}}
| sport = Cycling
| event = BMX
| medaltemplates =
}}
James Palmer (born November 3, 1994) is a Canadian cyclist in the BMX discipline.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/james-palmer/ |title=James Palmer |website=olympic.ca |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |access-date=7 July 2021}}
Career
Palmer has competed at five World Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, finishing 83rd, 36th, 20th, 16th, 27th, and 37th respectively. In 2019, Palmer competed at the 2019 Pan American Games, finishing in fifth place.
In July 2021, Palmer was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.{{cite web |title=Team Canada Heads to Tokyo 2020 With Largest Cycling Team in Canadian Olympic History |url=https://www.cyclingcanada.ca/sport/general/news/team-canada-heads-to-tokyo2020-with-largest-cycling-team-in-canadian-olympic-history/ |publisher=Cycling Canada |date=6 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021}}{{cite web |last=Awad |first=Brandi |title=Team Canada’s Tokyo 2020 cycling squad completed with mountain bike and BMX athletes |url=https://olympic.ca/2021/07/06/team-canadas-tokyo-2020-cycling-squad-completed-with-mountain-bike-and-bmx-athletes/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=6 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021}}{{cite news |date=6 July 2021 |title=Woods, four-time Olympian Pendrel headline Canada's cycling team for Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/woods-four-time-olympian-pendrel-headline-canada-s-cycling-team-for-tokyo-olympics-1.24339156 |work=Canadian Press |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |access-date=7 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184259/https://www.timescolonist.com/woods-four-time-olympian-pendrel-headline-canada-s-cycling-team-for-tokyo-olympics-1.24339156 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{UCI BMX rider|10007846674}}
- {{CycleBase|69862}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|james-palmer}}
- {{COC profile|james-palmer}}
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Category:Canadian male cyclists
Category:Olympic cyclists for Canada
Category:Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Canada
Category:Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Sportspeople from North Vancouver
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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