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Jhon Jarrín (21 December 1961 – 9 March 2021) was an Ecuadorian track cyclist.

He was seen as a Colombian track cycling pioneer. After he became an established track cyclist, he competed in the individual and team pursuit events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

He became the South American, Bolivarian Games and Pan American champion. He continued with track cycling in the masters category. He was together with footballer Arturo Cárdenas the torch lighter at the 1985 Bolivarian Games.

Jarrín was hit by a motorist in Cuenca on 9 March 2021 and died from the injuries shortly after.

References

1. "Jhon Jarrín". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
2. ^ "Lamentan en Ecuador la muerte del exciclista olímpico Jhon Jarrín". SWI swissinfo.ch.
3. "Jhon Jarrín Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
4. Gamarra Zorrilla, José, Bolivia Olímpica Capítulos VI al VIII (PDF) (in Spanish), ANDES Academia del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo "Fernando Diez de Medina", retrieved 22 October 2012

External links

• Jhon Jarrín at Olympedia

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