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| Canadian Gunnar Holmgren won the men’s Olympic cross-country specialty in mountain cycling.
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By Excelsior
Published on Saturday October 21, 2023 at 8:04 a.m.
Gunnar Holmgren opened the medal table at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games by winning the men’s Olympic cross-country skiing event.
Mexico.- The first gold medal fell to Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. Canadian Gunnar Holmgren won the men’s Olympic cross-country mountain cycling specialty, which took place at the Universidad Católica de Las Condes sports club.
The Canadian crowned his skill, physical performance and strategy to win the gold medal with a time of 1:17:59.
The silver medal went to Chilean Martin Vidaurre Kossman with a time of 1:18:52. The bronze medal went to Brazilian José Gabriel Marques de Almeida with a time of 1:20:13.
First medal for Chile! Martín Vidaurre finished second and won silver at MTB Santiago 2023. Gold went to Canadian Gunnar Holmgren. pic.twitter.com/a6YVaEFMY1
– Sébastien Haddad (@SHaddad92) October 21, 2023
In this competition there were two Mexican cyclists. Adair Zabdiel Gutiérrez Prieto finished in sixth position with a time of 1:21:10. For his part, his compatriot Armando Martínez Galván finished in 12th place with a time of 1:25:45.
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