# Gunnar Holmgren > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gunnar_Holmgren > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gunnar_Holmgren.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_Holmgren > Source revision: 1323424189 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian cyclist (born 1999) Gunnar Holmgren Gunnar Holmgren competes at the 2021 UCI Cross Country MTB World Cup in Snowshoe, West Virginia. Personal information Born (1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 27) Barrie, Ontario Team information Current team Pivot Cycles–OTE Discipline Mountain biking Cyclo-cross Role Rider Medal record Representing Canada Men's Mountain bike racing Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Cross-country **Gunnar Holmgren** (born June 23, 1999) is a Canadian [cross-country](/source/Cross-country_cycling) mountain biker and [cyclo-cross](/source/Cyclo-cross) cyclist.[1][2] He won the [cross-country](/source/Cycling_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_cross-country) race at the [2023 Pan American Games](/source/2023_Pan_American_Games).[3] ## 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](/source/Hardwood_Ski_and_Bike) facility. Despite this, Gunnar's first sport was [figure skating](/source/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](/source/Ava_Holmgren) and [Isabella Holmgren](/source/Isabella_Holmgren).[4] ## Career At the [2024 Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/2024_UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup) round in [Nové Město na Moravě](/source/Nov%C3%A9_M%C4%9Bsto_na_Morav%C4%9B) 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.[4] That same year, Gunnar and Isabella were named to [Canada's 2024 Olympic team](/source/Canada_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics).[5] ## Major results ### Mountain bike **2016** - 3rd Cross-country, National Junior Championships **2017** - 2nd Cross-country, National Junior Championships **2021** - 1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships **2023** - 1st [Cross-country](/source/Cycling_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_cross-country), [Pan American Games](/source/2023_Pan_American_Games) - [Pan American Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pan_American_Mountain_Bike_Championships&action=edit&redlink=1) - 1st Mixed relay - 3rd Cross-country short track **2024** - [Pan American Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pan_American_Mountain_Bike_Championships&action=edit&redlink=1) - 3rd Cross-country - 3rd Cross-country short track ### Cyclo-cross **2015–2016** - 2nd National Junior Championships **2016–2017** - 1st National Junior Championships - 1stJunior Indianapolis I & II - Junior KMC Festival - 2nd Day 1 - 3rd Day 2 **2018–2019** - 1st National Under-23 Championships - 1st Peterborough - 1st Day 1 & 2, Sherbrooke **2019–2020** - 1st National Under-23 Championships - 2nd Peterborough **2022–2023** - 2nd Northampton II - 3rd Northampton I - 3rd National Championships **2024–2025** - 1st Indianapolis II ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Gunnar Holmgren"](https://cx.procyclingstats.com/rider/gunnar-holmgren). *ProCyclingStats*. Retrieved October 24, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Gunnar Holmgren"](https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=70148). *FirstCycling.com*. Retrieved October 24, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** McKall, Terry (October 21, 2023). ["Gunnar Holmgren brings home Canada's first gold medal of 2023 Pan Am Games"](https://cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/gunnar-holmgren-gold-2023-pan-am-games/). *cyclingmagazine.ca*. Retrieved October 24, 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-donkin_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-donkin_4-1) Donkin, Karissa (July 25, 2024). ["Cycling is a family affair for Olympic mountain bikers Isabella and Gunnar Holmgren"](https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/cycling/mountain-bike/isabella-gunnar-holmgren-mountain-bike-paris-siblings-2024-1.7272617). *[CBC.ca](/source/CBC.ca)*. Retrieved November 21, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Evans, Tyler (June 3, 2024). ["Local brother-sister cycling duo will race for Canada at Olympics"](https://www.barrietoday.com/local-sports/local-brother-sister-cycling-duo-will-race-for-canada-at-olympics-8964022). *Barrie Today*. Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved June 25, 2024. ## External links - [Gunnar Holmgren](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/206120) at ProCyclingStats - [Gunnar Holmgren](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/151436) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) - [Gunnar Holmgren](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000557703) at InterSportStats v t e Pan American Champions in Men's Mountain Biking 1995: Tinker Juarez (USA) 1999: Edward Larsen (USA) 2003: Jeremiah Bishop (USA) 2007: Adam Craig (USA) 2011: Héctor Leonardo Páez (COL) 2015: Raphaël Gagné (CAN) 2019: Gerardo Ulloa (MEX) 2023: Gunnar Holmgren (CAN) This biographical article relating to Canadian cycling is a stub. 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