Daniela Munévar

Daniela Munévar
Munévar in 2019
Personal information
Full nameDaniela Carolina Munévar Flórez
Born (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 29)
Cucaita, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportPara cycling
Disability classC2
Medal record
Para-cycling
Representing  Colombia
World Road Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Time trial C2
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cascais Time trial C2
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nottwil Road race C2
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race C2
Silver medal – second place 2019 Emmen Road race C2
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race C2
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Road race C2
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Maniago Time trial C2
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Maniago Road race C2
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Emmen Time trial C2
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cascais Road race C2
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial C2
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Road race C2
World Track Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit C2
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C2
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit C2
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Omnium C2
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C2
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Omnium C2
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Road race C1-3
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Road race C1-3
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Time trial C1-5
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Individual pursuit C1-3
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Time trial C1-5
Pan American Road Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maringá Road race C2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maringá Time trial C2
Pan American Track Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maringá Time trial C2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maringá Individual pursuit C2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maringá Omnium C2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maringá Scratch C2

Daniela Carolina Munévar Flórez (born 18 July 1995) is a Colombian Paralympic cyclist who competes in international road cycling events. She is a Parapan American Games champion, double World champion and has competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]

Personal life

In April 2014, Munévar was involved in a road accident when a truck hit and dragged her while she was cycle training near Duitama. She has a lower leg amputation and uses crutches.[3][4]

Career

Munévar was awarded the Best Paralympic Athlete of the Year in 2022 following her success at the UCI World Para Championships.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Daniela Carolina Munevar Florez - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Daniela Caroline Munevar - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Carolina Munevar: living on the bike again (in Spanish)". El Espectador. 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Road recklessness almost took the life of athlete Carolina Munevar (in Spanish)". Semana. 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Carolina Munevar is the Paralympic Athlete of the Year (in Spanish)". Colombian Cycling Federation. 16 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Carolina Munevar, silver and bronze in the para-cycling World championships". Pan American Cycling Confederation. 15 August 2022.