Cristopher Javier Mansilla Almonacid (24 May 1990 – 10 May 2021) was a Chilean track and road cyclist.

Cristopher Mansilla
Personal information
Full nameCristopher Javier Mansilla Almonacid
Born(1990-05-24)24 May 1990
Punta Arenas, Chile
Died10 May 2021(2021-05-10) (aged 30)
Puerto Natales, Chile
Team information
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010Chacabuco
2011Bianchi R2 Antofagasta
2012Clos de Pirque–Trek
2013USM–Skechers
2015Italomat–Dogo–Orbai
Professional teams
2014PinoRoad
2016–2018Start–Vaxes Cycling Team
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Men's track cycling
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Montevideo Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2011 Madison Madison
Gold medal – first place 2012 Mar del Plata Madison
Silver medal – second place 2011 Medellin Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2014 Aguascalientes Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Mexico City Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Aguascalientes Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Santiago Scratch
Men's road bicycle racing
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 San Juan Road race

Biography

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He competed in the omnium event at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was also qualified to start in the madison event but did not start.[1]

Mansilla died at age 30 from COVID-19 in Puerto Natales on 10 May 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.[2][3]

Major results

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2008
1st   Team sprint, Pan American Track Championships
2009
3rd   Team sprint, Pan American Track Championships
2010
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
2011
Pan American Track Championships
1st   Madison (with Antonio Cabrera)
2nd   Scratch
1st Stage 11 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
2012
1st   Madison, Pan American Track Championships (with Antonio Cabrera)
Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 8
2013
Rutas de América
1st Stages 3 & 4
3rd   Omnium, Bolivarian Games
2014
Pan American Track Championships
2nd   Omnium
3rd   Scratch
2015
1st   Sprints classification, Vuelta a Venezuela
1st Stage 7b Doble Bragado
Vuelta a Mendoza [es]
1st Stages 3 & 4
3rd   Scratch, Pan American Track Championships
2016
1st Stage 2 Doble Bragado
8th Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands
2018
3rd   Road race, Pan American Road Championships

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Falleció el seleccionado chileno de ciclismo Cristopher Mansilla Almonacid". adnradio.cl (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ "President of COPACI regrets death by Covid-19 of Cristopher Mansilla". copaci.org. COPACI. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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