Rubén Murillo

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rubén Murillo Road cycling
Rubén Murillo (2018)
Rubén Murillo (2018)
To person
Full name Rubén Dario Murillo Minota
Nickname Sombra
Date of birth January 28, 1990
nation ColombiaColombia Colombia
discipline Train (short term)
Most important successes
South American Games
2018 gold - team sprint
Pan American Championships
2016, 2017 Pan American Champions Jersey.png - team sprint
Last updated: September 18, 2019

Rubén Dario Murillo Minota (born January 28, 1990 in Apartadó ) is a Colombian track cyclist who specializes in short-term disciplines and in particular in the team sprint discipline.

Athletic career

Rubén Murillo was very active in movement as a child, and he initially played football successfully. He was appointed to the regional selection, where he played alongside the future national player Juan Cuadrado . He initially operated cycling as a BMX race; He financed cycling from the small salary he already earned with football. After moving to Medellín to attend secondary school, he rode a cycle track for the first time . As a result he switched to track cycling. As the only dark-skinned cyclist in his country, he was nicknamed Sombra ( shadow ) by his fellow athletes .

In 2014 Murillo won three silver medals together with Fabián Puerta and Santiago Ramírez Morales at the South American Games , the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Pan American Championships. In 2016 and 2017, the three drivers became pan-American champions together in the team sprint. At the 2018 South American Games , Murillo won the team sprint with Puerta and Kevin Quintero . In 2019, Santiago Ramírez Morales, Kevin Quintero and Juan Esteban Arango finished second at the Pan American Games .

successes

2014
2016
2017
2018
2019

Web links

Commons : Rubén Murillo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ La Ruta del Escarabajo: A la sombra de Rubén Murillo. In: larutadelescarabajo.blogspot.com. July 9, 2004, accessed September 18, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Rubén Murillo, promesa del fútbol que en el ciclismo Triunfa. In: El Tiempo. October 23, 2016, accessed September 17, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Murillo, Rubén
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murillo Minota, Rubén Dario (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Colombian track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Apartadó