María Luisa Calle
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María Luisa Calle Williams (born October 3, 1968) is a Colombia
n professional racing cyclist. She was born in Medellín
.
In the 2004 Summer Olympics
, she won a bronze medal in the cycling women's points race, the first Colombian to win a medal in cycling. She was forced to return the medal after positive test result for the banned stimulant heptaminol
. The medal was returned, however, after the test result was proven incorrect.
On October 16, 2011 at the 2011 Pan American Games' individual time trial, Calle, 43 years old at the time, won the gold medal with a time of 28:04.82.
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2011
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n professional racing cyclist. She was born in Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
.
In the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, she won a bronze medal in the cycling women's points race, the first Colombian to win a medal in cycling. She was forced to return the medal after positive test result for the banned stimulant heptaminol
Heptaminol
Heptaminol is an amino alcohol which is classified as a vasoconstrictor . It is sometimes used in the treatment of low blood pressure, particularly orthostatic hypotension....
. The medal was returned, however, after the test result was proven incorrect.
On October 16, 2011 at the 2011 Pan American Games' individual time trial, Calle, 43 years old at the time, won the gold medal with a time of 28:04.82.
Career highlights
1999- 1º in National Championship, Road
2002
- 1º in National Championship, Road, Individual Time Trial
2004
- 3º in Olympic Games, Track, Points race, Athens (GRE)
2005
- 1º in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Mar del Plata (ARG)
2006
- in Central American and Caribbean GamesCycling at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean GamesThis page shows the results of the cycling competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, held on July 21 and July 22, 2006 in Cartagena, Colombia.-Individual Time Trial :*Held on 2006-07-21-Individual Road Race :...
, Road, Individual Time Trial, Cartagena (COL) - 2º in Los Angeles, Pursuit (F) (USA)
- 1º in World Championship, Track, Scratch, Bordeaux (FRA)
2007
- 3º in Los Angeles, Pursuit (F) (USA)
- 2º in World Championship, Track, Scratch, Palma de Mallorca (ESP)
- 2º in National Championships, Road, Neiva, Huila (COL)
- 1º in National Championships, Road, Individual Time Trial, Neiva, Huila (COL)
- 1º in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Valencia (VEN)
2008
- 2º in Los Angeles, Pursuit (F) (USA)
2011
- in 2011 Pan American GamesCycling at the 2011 Pan American GamesCycling competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara will be held from October 15 to October 22 at the Pan American Velodrome , Guadalajara Circuit , Pan American Mountain Bike Circuit in Tapalpa and CODE San Nicolás ....
, Road, Individual Time Trial, Guadalajara (MEX)