TENCIO ESQUIVEL Kenneth

6 Dec 1993
27
Male
Olympic Scholarship
CARTAGO
 
Costa Rica
JACO
 
Costa Rica

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BMF Cycling BMX Freestyle Men's Park 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Sports Park BMX Freestyle
Finished
Ariake Sports Park BMX Freestyle
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Urban Cycling World Championships
YearLocationPark
2021Montpellier, FRA15
2019Chengdu, CHN13
2018Chengdu, CHN2

Pan American Games
YearLocationPark
2019Lima, PER5

Pan American Championships
YearLocationPark
2019Cary, NC, USA5

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017
YearEventStandingsThree best ranks per season
2019Park29th1 x 22nd, 1 x 27th, 1 x 36th
2018Park10th1 x 2nd, 1 x 10th, 1 x 22nd
2017Park19th1 x 7th, 2 x 23rd, 1 x 57th

UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventLocation
22018ParkHiroshima, JPN
72017ParkBudapest, HUN
102018ParkEdmonton, AB, CAN
222019ParkHiroshima, JPN
222018ParkChengdu, CHN
232017ParkChengdu, CHN
232017ParkEdmonton, AB, CAN
272019ParkChengdu, CHN
362019ParkMontpellier, FRA
522018ParkMontpellier, FRA
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Pollis (redbull.com, 01 Aug 2019; Facebook page, 28 Apr 2020)
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Surfing. (easternbikes.com, 01 Jan 2019)
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Athlete, Business Owner
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Wife Marcela Garcia
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English, Spanish
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His wife Marcela Garcia has competed in surfing at the national championships in Costa Rica. (elegitudeporte.com, 14 Nov 2015; isasurf.org, 12 Nov 2015)
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He took up BMX freestyle in 2006. (Facebook page, 23 Jul 2019)
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A friend took him to watch a BMX event and he fell in love with the sport. (redbull.com, 01 Aug 2019)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (columbia.co.cr, 14 Oct 2020)
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He trains by himself at his BMX park, across a variety of freestyle disciplines. "I've been hitting the gym three or four times a week, pedalling the mountain bike, running at least once a week, and every other type of exercise that can help me to be in good shape. I'm also doing recovery sessions every night with boots and massages. I've also been pushing myself to do the hard tricks as a normal routine so they will become easier every time. Usually I divide the week so I can train [freestyle] park, dirt and street. Some days I manage to do all three styles." (redbull.com, 01 Aug 2019; vitalbmx.com, 15 Mar 2020; larepublica.net, 08 May 2020)
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"Success comes hand in hand with failure. I know that in my sport he who does not risk will never win, and I am up to the challenge." (larepublica.net, 08 May 2020)

General Interest

General
TRAINING AT HOME
He has his own BMX park at his home in Jaco, Costa Rica, but says he needs to train at other places to improve his tricks. "My park is really basic, but I have most of the ramps I need and a resi [rubber landing mat] that I can move wherever I want it. But riding different ramps, different transitions, and with different people is a must if you want to progress. It gives you different sensations, vibes, and control on your bike. I've been doing as many different tricks as I can every day, so when I'm at a contest, I have options. A couple tricks, the flip windshield wiper and 540 flairs have been a big focus [in 2020] because I really like them." (vitalbmx.com, 15 Mar 2020)

VIRAL TRICK
In 2016 a video of him performing a backflip down a flight of 11 stairs at the entrance of an outdoor skatepark in Los Lagos de Heredia, Costa Rica, gained international attention, and was widely described as a world first in BMX street riding. He admitted that the location, which included steel fencing close to the stairs, was not ideal. "I was getting impatient [to perform the trick] and, even with a hand rail and a sketchy gate in the front, it was the best option. I wasn't worried about not flipping enough, but crashing into the rail or gate by landing in the wrong direction. All I was thinking was to pull with all my strength and waited for the landing on both wheels. It's a really unstable trick and even the slightest error could change it all." (redbull.com, 27 May 2016; huffingtonpost.com, 30 May 2016; fatbmx.com 25 May 2016)

BUSINESS OWNER
In 2016 he and wife Marcela founded Kymar, a sock manufacturing business in Costa Rica. "BMX is fun. Riding BMX is what I do, but sometime in the future I'll no longer be able to ride. We are risking our lives every day, [so] we need to be prepared for the future. It has always been a dream to have my own brand. When I was a child, I would sell hand-made ornaments to my neighbours." He also runs a bicycle shop in Jaco, Costa Rica. (Instagram profile, 19 Sep 2020; vitalbmx.com, 02 Jul 2016; vitalbmx.com, 15 Mar 2020; room2board.com, 16 Feb 2020; crhoy.com, 30 Jul 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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