Queen Saray Villegas
{{short description|Colombian cyclist (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
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| fullname = Queen Saray Villegas Serna
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|6|3}}
| birth_place = Buga, Colombia
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{{MedalSport|Women's BMX freestyle}}
{{MedalCount|total=yes
|Pan American Championships|1|1|1
|South American Games|0|1|0
|Bolivarian Games|1|0|0
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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Lima|Freestyle park}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Santiago|Freestyle park}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Asunción|Freestyle park}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Asunción|Freestyle park}}
{{MedalCompetition|Bolivarian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Ayacucho|Freestyle park}}
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{{Family name hatnote|Villegas|Serna|lang=Spanish}}
Queen Saray Villegas Serna (born 3 June 2003) is a Colombian cyclist who competes in Freestyle BMX. She was a silver medalist at the 2022 South American Games.
Early and personal life
She is from Buga in Valle del Cauca. She began BMX when she 13 years old. She was initially involved in BMX racing before focusing on BMX Freestyle. Her twin sister Lizsurley also competes in BMX.{{cite web|url= https://www.infobae.com/colombia/deportes/2024/07/30/queen-saray-villegas-finalista-del-bmx-freestyle-hora-y-donde-ver-la-competencia-por-la-primera-medalla-en-los-juegos-olimpicos/?outputType=amp-type|website=infobae|accessdate=31 July 2024|title= She is Queen Saray Villegas, the Colombian who got a spot in the BMX Freestyle finals at the Olympic Games: time and where to watch the competition for the first medal|date=30 July 2024
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Career
In 2019 she finished fourth at both FISE World France and at the World Urban Games in Hungary.{{cite web|url= https://www.redbull.com/ie-en/get-to-know-queen-villegas-career-profile|website=Redbull.com|accessdate=31 July 2024|title= Meet Queen Villegas, half of Colombia's BMX duo out to conquer the world|first=Tom|last=Ward|date=26 July 2023}}
She won the Pan American Games at the end of 2021 in Lima, Peru.{{cite web|url= https://www.thebloombmx.com/2022/07/quick-questions-with-queensaray-villegas-serna.html|website=thebloombmx.com|accessdate=31 July 2024|title= QUICK QUESTIONS WITH QUEENSARAY VILLEGAS SERNA|date=6 July 2022}} She won silver at the 2022 South American Games.
She made her debut in the UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships in 2022, where she secured a sixth-place finish.
She competed at the UCI World Cycling Championships in Glasgow in August 2023. Competing at the 2023 Pan American BMX Freestyle Championship, held at the Olympic Park in Asunción, Paraguay, she won the bronze medal.{{cite web|url= https://federacioncolombianadeciclismo.com/queen-saray-villegas-bronce-en-el-panamericano-de-bmx-freestyle/|website=federacioncolombianadecilism|date=9 May 2023|title= Queen Saray Villegas wins bronze at the Pan American BMX Freestyle Championship|access-date=31 July 2024}}
She was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|title= OLYMPICS: CAN COLOMBIAN SARAY VILLEGAS SERNA BRING HOME THE GOLD? |url= https://record.com.do/juegos-olimpicos-paris-2024/juegos-olimpicos-puede-llevar-el-oro-a-casa-la-colombiana-saray-villegas-serna-185190.html |website=record.com|accessdate=31 July 2024}} She became the first Colombian cyclist to qualify for BMX Freestyle Park event. On 30 July 2024, she competed in the preliminaries and qualified amongst the top nine for the final.{{cite web|url= https://as.com/juegos_olimpicos/colombia/a-la-final-queen-saray-villegas-clasifica-en-el-bmx-freestyle-n/?outputType=amp |website=as.com|accessdate=31 July 2024|title= To the final! Queen Saray Villegas qualifies in BMX Freestyle |date=30 July 2024}} She crashed in the first final run, scoring 64.80. Later she improved to fourth place in the second run with 88.00 points, just 0.80 away from the bronze medal.{{cite web|title= Olympic Games Paris 2024: China's Yawen Deng wins women's BMX Freestyle |url= https://www.uci.org/article/olympic-games-paris-2024-chinas-yawen-deng-wins-womens-bmx-freestyle/9HUSX10w0bK48tBPeEsBA |website=UCI|date=31 July 2024|accessdate=6 August 2024}}
Competitive history
All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of December 23rd, 2024
=Olympic Games=
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!style="width:190px;"|Event !Freestyle Park |
| align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} 2024 Paris
| 4th |
=UCI Cycling World Championships=
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| "
!style="width:190px;"|Event !Freestyle Park |
| align=left |{{flagicon|UAE}} 2022 Abu Dhabi
| 6th |
| align=left |{{flagicon|GBR}} 2023 Glasgow
| 8th |
| align=left |{{flagicon|UAE}} 2024 Abu Dhabi
| 8th |
=UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup=
References
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External links
- {{Olympics.com profile|queen-saray-villegas-serna}}
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Category:Colombian female cyclists
Category:South American Games medalists in cycling
Category:South American Games silver medalists for Colombia
Category:Cyclists from Valle del Cauca Department