Perris Benegas (/ˈpɛrɪs bəˈnɛɡəs/ PERR-iss bə-NEG-əs;[1] born July 22, 1995) is an American freestyle BMX cyclist. She won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Perris Benegas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 22, 1995 Reno, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle BMX, Dirt jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2018, Perris won the gold medal in Freestyle BMX park at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu, China, with two other American women, Angie Marino and Hannah Roberts, taking second and third.[2] She was named 2020 Bloom BMX Freestyle Rider of the Year.[3]
Olympic Games
editBenegas competed for the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the first ever BMX Freetyle Park event.[4] She came second in the seeding round behind teammate Hannah Roberts. The next day Benegas finished forth in the final, just 0.70 away from the bronze medal.
After suffering a anterior cruciate knee ligament injury that required surgery in June 2023, she returned to competition in May 2024. She won a silver medal in Women's BMX freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 31, 2024.[5] Benegas provisionally placed forth after the first final run and improved to 90.70 to finish second in the competition behind China's Deng Yawen.
Competitive history
editAll results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 6, 2024:
Olympic Games
edit| Event | Freestyle Park |
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 2020 Tokyo
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4th |
 2024 Paris
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Silver |
UCI Cycling World Championships
edit| Event | Freestyle Park |
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 2018 Chengdu
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Gold |
| 2019 Chengdu
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8th |
| 2021 Montpellier
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4th |
 2022 Abu Dhabi
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7th |
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
edit| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
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| 2022 | MON — |
BRU 2 |
GOL 4 |
5 | 1670 | |
| 2023 | DIR 2 |
MON 4 |
BRU — |
BAZ — |
5 | 1590 |
Personal life
editFrom Reno, Nevada, she graduated from Edward C. Reed High School[6] and has a background in Muay Thai fighting. She lives with Kiah, her golden retriever dog in Raleigh, North Carolina.[7]
References
edit- ^ "BENEGAS Perris". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Perris Benegas | BMX Freestyle Athlete". USA Cycling. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Perris Benegas". The Bloom BMX. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic cycling roster set with road, indoor, BMX, mountain teams". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Bruton, Michelle (July 31, 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: American Perris Benegas Takes Silver In Women's BMX Freestyle". Forbes. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Krajewski, Jim (July 23, 2024). "Northern Nevada athletes competing at Paris Olympics; here's how to watch". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Join Vans Family: Earn Points, Get Rewards". www.vans.co.uk. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Perris Benegas Comes Out". BMX UNION. May 14, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ AS, Diario. "Deportes, todas las noticias y la actualidad". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 8, 2021.
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