TENCIO ESQUIVEL Kenneth

Cycling BMX Freestyle

Date of Birth: 6 Dec 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: CARTAGO

Birth Country:

Costa Rica

Place of residence : JACO

Residence Country:

Costa Rica

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

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

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Sports Park BMX Freestyle	Men's Park Seeding	Finished
	Ariake Sports Park BMX Freestyle	Men's Park Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Urban Cycling World Championships

Year	Location	Park
2021	Montpellier, FRA	15
2019	Chengdu, CHN	13
2018	Chengdu, CHN	2

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Park
2019	Lima, PER	5

Pan American Championships

Year	Location	Park
2019	Cary, NC, USA	5

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2019	Park	29th	1 x 22nd, 1 x 27th, 1 x 36th
2018	Park	10th	1 x 2nd, 1 x 10th, 1 x 22nd
2017	Park	19th	1 x 7th, 2 x 23rd, 1 x 57th

UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
2	2018	Park	Hiroshima, JPN
7	2017	Park	Budapest, HUN
10	2018	Park	Edmonton, AB, CAN
22	2019	Park	Hiroshima, JPN
22	2018	Park	Chengdu, CHN
23	2017	Park	Chengdu, CHN
23	2017	Park	Edmonton, AB, CAN
27	2019	Park	Chengdu, CHN
36	2019	Park	Montpellier, FRA
52	2018	Park	Montpellier, FRA

Pollis (redbull.com, 01 Aug 2019; Facebook page, 28 Apr 2020)

Surfing. (easternbikes.com, 01 Jan 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner

Wife Marcela Garcia

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Sporting relatives:

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)

He took up BMX freestyle in 2006. (Facebook page, 23 Jul 2019)

A friend took him to watch a BMX event and he fell in love with the sport. (redbull.com, 01 Aug 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (columbia.co.cr, 14 Oct 2020)

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)

Philosophy:

"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)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KennethTenciopollis
https://instagram.com/kennethtencio
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/in/kenneth-tencio-esquivel-03a2aa1b3
https://twitter.com/kennethtencio06
Athlete Website: http://10cio.com/ride/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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