María Luisa Calle

María Luisa Calle Williams (born October 3, 1968) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Medellín.[1]

For the Ecuadorian marathon runner, see María Elena Calle.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calle and the second or maternal family name is Williams.
María Luisa Calle
Personal information
Full nameMaría Luisa Calle Williams
Born (1968-10-03) October 3, 1968
Medellín, Colombia
Team information
Current teamBanned
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider

In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the cycling women's points race, the first Colombian to win a medal in cycling. She was forced to return the medal after positive test result for the banned stimulant heptaminol. The medal was returned, however, after the test result was proven incorrect.[2]

On October 16, 2011 at the 2011 Pan American Games' individual time trial, Calle, 43 years old at the time, won the gold medal with a time of 28:04.82.[3]

On 22 July 2015, it was disclosed that she had tested positive for GHRP2 at the 2015 Pan American Games[4] and was subsequently banned for four years.[5]

Major results
1999
1st Road Race, National Road Championships
2nd in Pan American Games, Track, Pursuit, Winnipeg (CAN)[6]
3rd in Pan American Games, Track, Points Race, Winnipeg (CAN)[6]
2001
1st in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Medellin (COL)[7]
2002
1st Individual Time Trial, National Road Championships
2nd in Tour de Toona, Altoona (USA)
2004
3rd in Olympic Games, Track, Points race, Athens (GRE)
2005
1st in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Mar del Plata (ARG)
2006
1st in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Sao Paulo (BRA)
in Central American and Caribbean Games, Road, Individual Time Trial, Cartagena (COL)
2nd in Los Angeles, Pursuit (F) (USA)
1st in World Championship, Track, Scratch, Bordeaux (FRA)
2007
3rd in Los Angeles, Pursuit (F) (USA)
2nd in World Championship, Track, Scratch, Palma de Mallorca (ESP)
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
1st Individual Time Trial, National Road Championships
1st in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Valencia (VEN)
2008
2nd in Los Angeles, Pursuit (F) (USA)
2nd in Cali, Pursuit (F) (COL)
2nd in Cali, Team pursuit (F) (COL)
2010
1st in South American Games, Road, Individual time trial, Medellín (COL)
3rd in South American Games, Road, Road race, Medellín (COL)
2011
in 2011 Pan American Games, Road, Individual Time Trial, Guadalajara (MEX)
in 2011 Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Guadalajara (MEX)[8]
1st Individual Time Trial, National Road Championships
2012
1st in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Mar del Plata (ARG)[9]
3rd in Cali, Track Cycling World Cup, Team Pursuit (F) (COL)
2013
2nd in Aguascalientes, Track Cycling World Cup, Pursuit (F) (MEX)
Pan American Track Championships
2nd Team Pursuit
2nd Points Race
2014
Pan American Track Championships
3rd Individual Pursuit
3rd Points Race
3rd Individual Pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games

See also

References
  1. "María Luisa Calle Williams" (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Colombiano.
  2. "IOC to return cyclist's Olympic medal". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 27, 2005. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  3. source: Guadalajara 2011 official site - road cycling results
  4. PANAMERICANI. Anche Maria Luisa Calle positiva Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, tuttobiciweb.it, 22 July 2015
  5. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/four-year-doping-ban-for-maria-luisa-calle/
  6. "Cycling News and Analysis". cyclingnews.com. 6 August 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  7. Barbosa, Luis Enrique. "Panamerican Track Championships - CC: Medellin, Colombia, August 20-24, 2001". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  8. "Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit (F) 2011". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  9. "Luisa Calle takes Panamerican pursuit title for Colombia". cyclingnews.com. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Carmenza Delgado		 Flagbearer for  Colombia
Beijing 2008		 Succeeded by
Mariana Pajón
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