Marlon Pérez Arango

Colombian cyclist (1976–2024)

Marlon Alirio Pérez Arango (10 January 1976 – 4 October 2024) was a Colombian professional road bicycle racer. He rode for the UCI ProTour team Caisse d'Epargne. Pérez Arango was born in Támesis, Colombia.

Marlon Pérez Arango
Arango in 2008
Personal information
Full nameMarlon Alirio Pérez Arango
Born(1976-01-10)10 January 1976
Támesis, Antioquia, Colombia
Died4 October 2024(2024-10-04) (aged 48)
El Carmen de Viboral, Colombia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1999Empresas Públicas de Medellín
2000Aguardiente Antioqueño–Lotería de Medellín
2000RDM–Bianchi
2010–2011Template:Cycling data GWS
2013Template:Cycling data GWS
2016–2017Template:Cycling data ECS
Professional teams
2001Template:Cycling data LIN
2001–200305 Orbitel
2004–2005Colombia–Selle Italia
2006Template:Cycling data Tenax
2007Universal Caffè–Ecopetrol
2008–2009Caisse d'Epargne
2012Template:Cycling data ECZ
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Time trial
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Maracaibo Time trial
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Quito Points race

Pérez Arango was stabbed to death on 4 October 2024 in El Carmen de Viboral, Colombia at the age of 48.[1][2]

References

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  1. "Colombia-Comcel (COD) - COL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  2. "En una riña asesinaron al histórico ciclista antioqueño Marlon Pérez en El Carmen de Viboral". El Colombiano. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.