Gunnar Holmgren

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'''Gunnar Holmgren''' (born June 23, 1999) is a Canadian [[Cross-country cycling|cross-country]] mountain biker and [[cyclo-cross]] cyclist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gunnar Holmgren |url=https://cx.procyclingstats.com/rider/gunnar-holmgren |accessdate=October 24, 2023 |work=ProCyclingStats}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gunnar Holmgren |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=70148 |accessdate=October 24, 2023 |work=FirstCycling.com}}</ref> He won the [[Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's cross-country|cross-country]] race at the [[2023 Pan American Games]].<ref>{{cite web |author=McKall, Terry |date=October 21, 2023 |title=Gunnar Holmgren brings home Canada's first gold medal of 2023 Pan Am Games |url=https://cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/gunnar-holmgren-gold-2023-pan-am-games/ |accessdate=October 24, 2023 |work=cyclingmagazine.ca}}</ref>

==Early and family life== Holmgren grew up in a sporting, outdoors environment, with his parents Robert and Lisa both being keen mountain bike racers and his family living on the [[Hardwood Ski and Bike]] facility. Despite this, Gunnar's first sport was [[figure skating]], which he competed in at a high level until the age of 14, when he switched to cycling. He is the older brother of fellow racing cyclists [[Ava Holmgren|Ava]] and [[Isabella Holmgren]].<ref name=donkin>{{cite web |last=Donkin |first=Karissa |date=25 July 2024 |title=Cycling is a family affair for Olympic mountain bikers Isabella and Gunnar Holmgren |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/cycling/mountain-bike/isabella-gunnar-holmgren-mountain-bike-paris-siblings-2024-1.7272617 |website=[[CBC.ca]] |access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref>

==Career== At the [[2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup|2024 Mountain Bike World Cup]] round in [[Nové Město na Moravě]] in May, Holmgren scored a personal best of eighth, the day after his sister Isabella won on her Under-23 World Cup debut at the same venue.<ref name=donkin /> That same year, Gunnar and Isabella were named to [[Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Canada's 2024 Olympic team]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Evans|first=Tyler|date=3 June 2024|title=Local brother-sister cycling duo will race for Canada at Olympics|url=https://www.barrietoday.com/local-sports/local-brother-sister-cycling-duo-will-race-for-canada-at-olympics-8964022|work=Barrie Today|location=Barrie, Ontario, Canada|access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

==Major results== ===Mountain bike=== {{div col}} ;2016 : 3rd Cross-country, National Junior Championships ;2017 : 2nd Cross-country, National Junior Championships ;2021 : 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships ;2023 : 1st [[File:Gold medal america.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's cross-country|Cross-country]], [[2023 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] : [[Pan American Mountain Bike Championships|Pan American Championships]] ::1st [[File:Gold medal america.svg|15px]] Mixed relay ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal america.svg|15px]] Cross-country short track ;2024 : [[Pan American Mountain Bike Championships|Pan American Championships]] ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal america.svg|15px]] Cross-country ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal america.svg|15px]] Cross-country short track {{div col end}}

===Cyclo-cross=== {{div col}} ;2015–2016 : 2nd National Junior Championships ;2016–2017 : 1st {{cjersey|canada}} National Junior Championships : 1stJunior Indianapolis I & II : Junior KMC Festival ::2nd Day 1 ::3rd Day 2 ;2018–2019 : 1st {{cjersey|canada}} National Under-23 Championships : 1st Peterborough : 1st Day 1 & 2, Sherbrooke ;2019–2020 : 1st {{cjersey|canada}} National Under-23 Championships : 2nd Peterborough ;2022–2023 : 2nd Northampton II : 3rd Northampton I : 3rd National Championships ;2024–2025 : 1st Indianapolis II {{div col end}}

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