Carlos Vargas (cyclist)
Brazilian para-cyclist (born 1997)
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Carlos Andrés Vargas Villanueva (born 8 January 1997) is a Colombian para-cyclist who competes in road and track events. He represented Colombia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Full name | Carlos Andrés Vargas Villanueva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
In November 2023, Vargas competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in the road race C4–5 and silver medals in the individual pursuit C4-5 and time trial C1–5 events.[2] On 27 August 2024, he was selected to represent Colombia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[3] He competed in both road cycling and track cycling events. His best finish was fifth place in the mixed team sprint C1–5 event. He competed at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a bronze medal in the scratch race C5 event.[1]
