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.
Career She lives in Hérault and is a member of the Sérignan club.
She won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2022. She also won bronze at the 2023 European Games.
In 2024, she won the French championship in BMX freestyle park for the fourth consecutive year.
Perez was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris becoming the first French woman to qualify in BMX Freestyle at the Olympics. She competed on 30 July 2024 in the preliminary round and qualified as one of the top nine riders for the final. 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.
Personal life Perez joined the French military in October 2023 as an aviator.
Competitive history All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 5th, 2024
Olympic Games EventFreestyle Park 2024 Paris 9th
UCI Cycling World Championships EventFreestyle Park 2018 Chengdu 25th 2019 Chengdu 7th 2021 Montpellier 2022 Abu Dhabi 12th 2023 Glasgow 18th
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup Season 1 2 3 4 Rank Points2022MON10 BRU GOL6 10 11402023DIR16MON3BRU12 BAZ7 8 14402024ENO14 MON1 SHA 1 1310
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