Hersony Canelón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Canelón and the second or maternal family name is Vera.

Hersony Gadiel Canelón Vera (born 8 December 1988, Caracas) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela.^[1] He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, alongside César Marcano and Andris Hernández in the Men's Track Team Sprint, and won a gold in 2010. He competed in men's track cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Games in Rio.^[1][2][3][4]

Hersony Canelón

Canelón in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Hersony Gadiel Canelón Vera
Born	(1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 36)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Medal record Representing  Venezuela Men's track cycling Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Sprint 2011 Guadalajara Team sprint 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team sprint 2011 Guadalajara Keirin 2015 Toronto Team sprint 2015 Toronto Keirin 2019 Lima Keirin 2015 Toronto Sprint 2019 Lima Sprint Pan American Championships 2011 Medellin Sprint 2013 Mexico City Sprint 2013 Mexico City Team sprint 2014 Aguascalientes Sprint 2014 Aguascalientes Team sprint 2015 Santiago Team sprint 2010 Aguascalientes Team sprint 2011 Medellin Keirin 2012 Mar del Plata Sprint 2015 Santiago Keirin 2011 Medellin Team sprint 2012 Mar del Plata Team sprint 2014 Aguascalientes Keirin

Career

2007

in Pan American Games, Track, Team Sprint, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)

2010

in Central American and Caribbean Games, Track, Team Sprint, Mayagüez (PUR)

in Central American and Caribbean Games, Track, Keirin, Mayagüez (PUR)

in Central American and Caribbean Games, Sprint, Mayagüez (PUR)

in Pan American Road and Track Championships, Track, Team Sprint, Aguascalientes (MEX)

2011

in Pan American Games, Track, Sprint, Guadalajara (MEX)

in Pan American Games, Track, Team Sprint, Guadalajara (MEX)

in Pan American Games, Track, Keirin, Guadalajara (MEX)

in Round 2 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Team Sprint, Cali (COL)

in Round 2 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Keirin, Cali (COL)

2012

in Pan American Road and Track Championships, Track, Sprint, Mar del Plata (ARG)^[5]

in Pan American Road and Track Championships, Track, Team Sprint, Mar del Plata (ARG)^[6]

2013

in Pan American Road and Track Championships, Track, Team Sprint, Mexico City (MEX)

in Pan American Road and Track Championships, Track, Flying Lap, Mexico City (MEX)

in Pan American Road and Track Championships, Track, Sprint, Mexico City (MEX)

in Venezuelan National Championships, Track, Sprint

in Venezuelan National Championships, Track, Keirin

in Copa Cobernador, Sprint, Carabobo (VEN)

in Copa Cobernador, Keirin, Carabobo (VEN)

in Round 1 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Keirin, Manchester (GBR)