Kevin Quintero

Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro (born 28 October 1998) is a Colombian track cyclist, who specializes in sprinting events.^[1] He has won numerous medals in continental games and championships, as well as competed at the 2018, 2019 and 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.^[2] He most notably won the Keirin at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Kevin Quintero

Quintero in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro
Born	(1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26) Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Major wins
Keirin, World Championships (2023) UCI Nations Cup Keirin (2021, 2022, 2023) Sprint (2021)
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's track cycling Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 1 0 2 Nations Cup 4 1 1 Nations Cup stage 3 6 0 Champions League stage 1 1 4 Pan American Games 3 2 1 Pan American Championships 8 7 6 CAC Games 0 3 3 South American Games 1 0 1 Bolivarian Games 3 0 0 Total 24 20 18 World Championships 2023 Glasgow Keirin 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Keirin 2024 Ballerup Keirin Nations Cup 2021 Keirin 2021 Sprint 2022 Keirin 2023 Keirin 2022 Team sprint World Cup 2019–20 Keirin Pan American Games 2019 Lima Keirin 2019 Lima Team sprint 2023 Santiago Keirin 2019 Lima Sprint 2023 Santiago Team sprint 2023 Santiago Sprint Pan American Championships 2019 Cochabamba Keirin 2019 Cochabamba 1 km time trial 2021 Lima Keirin 2021 Lima Sprint 2021 Lima 1 km time trial 2021 Lima Team sprint 2024 Carson Team sprint 2025 Asunción Keirin 2018 Aguascalientes 1 km time trial 2018 Aguascalientes Team sprint 2022 Lima Keirin 2023 San Juan Sprint 2024 Carson Keirin 2025 Asunción Sprint 2025 Asunción Team sprint 2018 Aguascalientes Keirin 2018 Aguascalientes Sprint 2019 Cochabamba Sprint 2022 Lima Sprint 2022 Lima Team sprint 2023 San Juan Team sprint Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla 1 km time trial 2023 San Salvador Keirin 2023 San Salvador Team sprint 2018 Barranquilla Sprint 2018 Barranquilla Team sprint 2023 San Salvador Sprint South American Games 2018 Cochabamba Team sprint 2018 Cochabamba Sprint Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar Keirin 2022 Valledupar Sprint 2022 Valledupar Team sprint

He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

On 26 June 2024, the Colombian Olympic Committee chose Quintero and javelin thrower Flor Ruiz as the flag bearers to Paris 2024.^[4]

He will compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's keirin on 11 August 2024.

Major results

2015

2nd Kilometer, Pan American Junior Championships

2016

Pan American Junior Championships

1st Team sprint

1st Kilometer

2nd Sprint

3rd Keirin

3rd Team sprint, National Championships

2017

National Championships

2nd Team sprint

3rd Keirin

2018

South American Games

1st Team sprint

3rd Sprint

National Championships

1st Kilometer

1st Sprint

2nd Team sprint

Central American and Caribbean Games

2nd Kilometer

3rd Sprint

3rd Team sprint

Pan American Championships

2nd Kilometer

2nd Team sprint

3rd Sprint

3rd Keirin

2019

Pan American Games

1st Keirin

1st Team sprint

2nd Sprint

UCI World Cup

1st Keirin, Brisbane

2nd Keirin, Milton

Pan American Championships

1st Keirin

1st Kilometer

3rd Sprint

National Championships

1st Keirin

1st Sprint

2nd Kilometer

2nd Team sprint

2021

Pan American Championships

1st Kilometer

1st Sprint

1st Keirin

1st Team sprint

National Championships

1st Sprint

2nd Kilometer

UCI Nations Cup

1st Overall Keirin

1st Overall Sprint

1st Sprint, St. Petersburg

1st Keirin, Cali

2nd Sprint, Cali

2nd Team sprint, Cali

UCI Champions League

3rd Sprint, Panevėžys

3rd Keirin, London

2022

UCI Nations Cup

1st Overall Keirin

1st Keirin, Milton

2nd Keirin, Glasgow

2nd Team sprint, Cali

Bolivarian Games

1st Keirin

1st Sprint

1st Team sprint

National Championships

1st Sprint

2nd Keirin

3rd Team sprint

Pan American Championships

2nd Keirin

3rd Sprint

3rd Team sprint

3rd Keirin, UCI World Championships

UCI Champions League

3rd Sprint, Berlin

2023

1st Keirin, UCI World Championships

UCI Nations Cup

1st Overall Keirin

Pan American Championships

2nd Sprint

3rd Team sprint

Central American and Caribbean Games

2nd Keirin

2nd Team sprint

3rd Sprint

See also

• List of World Championship medalists in men's keirin
• List of Track Cycling Nations Cup medalists