Carlos Coloma Nicolás
Spanish cyclist (born 1981)
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Carlos Coloma Nicolás (born 28 September 1981) is a Spanish cross-country mountain biker.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 6th place. He improved this result four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he finished third, behind Nino Schurter and Jaroslav Kulhavý, and won the bronze medal. He was on the start list for the 2018 Cross-country European Championship and he finished.
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| Full name | Carlos Coloma Nicolás | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1981 [1] Logroño, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | BH - TEMPLO CAFÉS TEAM [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Mountain bike racing | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Cross-country | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympic results
| Olympic Games | Discipline | Place |
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 2008 Beijing | Men's cross-country | 28 |
 2012 London | Men's cross-country | 6 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Men's cross-country |  |
Achievements
- 2016
3rd place at Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
1st place at Spanish Mountain Bike National Championships (Maceda, Spain)
- 2005
- 1st place at Spanish Mountain Bike National Championships (Vilaboa, Spain)
- 2003
2nd place (U23) at European Mountain Bike Championships (Graz, Austria)
3rd place (Mixed relay) at European Mountain Bike Championships (Graz, Austria)
- 2001
- 3rd place (Mixed relay) at UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (Vail, United States)
- 1999
- 2nd place (Junior) at UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (Åre, Sweden)
1st place (Mixed relay) at UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (Åre, Sweden)
