María Belén Dutto (born 22 May 1987 in Alta Gracia, Córdoba) is an Argentine amateur BMX cyclist.[1] Being profoundly deaf since birth with a 98% hearing loss, Dutto represented her nation Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also managed to surmount her physical handicap by taking home the gold medal at the 2009 BMX Latin American Championships in São Paulo, Brazil.[2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 May 1987 Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Bicycle motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Rider |
Dutto qualified for the Argentine squad, along with her teammate and three-time world champion Gabriela Díaz, in women's BMX cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the nation's two available berths based on her top-ten performance from the UCI BMX World Rankings.[4] After she grabbed a fourteenth seed on the morning prelims with a time of 40.193, Dutto scored a total of 20 placing points to take the seventh spot in the semifinals, thus eliminating her from the tournament.[5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "María Belén Dutto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "María Belén Dutto, campeona latinoamericana" [María Belén Dutto, Latin American champion] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Una ciclista sorda compite por Argentina en los Juegos Olímpicos" [A deaf cyclist competes for Argentina at the Olympics] (in Spanish). El Mundo (Spain). 20 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Cuello, Victor (18 June 2008). "Belén Dutto cumple su sueño olímpico" [Belén Dutto fulfills her Olympic dream] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Women's BMX Seeding". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's BMX Semifinals Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Díaz estuvo cerca de la medalla en BMX" [Díaz came close to a medal in BMX] (in Spanish). SiON. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
External links edit
- María Belén Dutto at UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
- María Belén Dutto at Olympedia
- María Belén Dutto at Olympics.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 October 2013)
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