Laury Perez
French cyclist (born 2003)
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Laury Perez (born 21 November 2003) is a French cyclist who competes in Freestyle BMX. She won bronze medals at the 2022 European BMX Championships and 2023 European Games.
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| Full name | Laury Perez | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle BMX | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
She lives in Hérault and is a member of the Sérignan club.[2]
She won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2022.[3] She also won bronze at the 2023 European Games.[4]
In 2024, she won the French championship in BMX freestyle park for the fourth consecutive year.[5]
Perez was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris becoming the first French woman to qualify in BMX Freestyle at the Olympics.[6] She competed on 30 July 2024 in the preliminary round and qualified as one of the top nine riders for the final.[7] The next day Perez finished 9th in the final. She fell during the first run and slightly injured her right arm. In the second run Perez made a foot fault.[8]
Personal life
Perez joined the French military in October 2023 as an aviator.[5]
Competitive history
All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 5th, 2024
Olympic Games
| Event | Freestyle Park |
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| 2024 Paris |
9th |
UCI Cycling World Championships
| Event | Freestyle Park |
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 2018 Chengdu |
25th |
| 2019 Chengdu |
7th |
| 2021 Montpellier |
DNS |
 2022 Abu Dhabi |
12th |
 2023 Glasgow |
18th |