Rafael Antonio Niño

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Niño and the second or maternal family name is Munévar.

Rafael Antonio Niño

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar
Nickname	El Niño de Cucaita
Born	(1949-12-11) December 11, 1949 Cucaita, Colombia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (6 times) Clásico RCN (5 times)
Infobox last updated on September 6, 2007

Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar (born December 11, 1949 in Cucaita, Boyaca, Colombia) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. He won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1970. After that he became a professional cyclist from 1973 to 1974. He participated in the Giro d'Italia. After one year as a professional he returned to Colombia and set up the Banco Cafetero team of which he was the undisputed leader. With this strong team he dominated the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN during the 1970s. He earned the nickname El Niño de Cucaita. He won a record six editions of the Vuelta a Colombia. After he retired he became a technical director of the Colombia professional cycling team that disputed the Tour de France during the 1980s, Café de Colombia.