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Men

Daniel Zapata

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    • Date of birth27 Sep 1991
    • Height175 CM
    • ProfessionAthlete
    • HometownEnvigado
    • Place of birthApartadó
    • Start skatingHe first tried skating in 2000 in Medellin, Colombia. He took up speed skating in 2015 in the Netherlands.
    • Club PAEN Club de Patinaje Envigado [roller skating]: Colombia
    • HobbiesN/A
    • LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
    • FamilyPartner Laura Gomez
    • CoachN/A
    • Former CoachN/A
    • General Interest
    • Sport Specific Information
    Winning two silver medals in roller speed skating at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, AL, United States of America. (Instagram profile, 14 Jul 2022)
    "Train hard every day and enjoy the races." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
    Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, US road cyclist Lance Armstrong, US basketball player Michael Jordan. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017, 27 Jan 2017)
    His mother, and roller speed skating coaches Ivan Vargas and Analida Cartagena. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017, 27 Jan 2017)
    In 2013 he fractured his collarbone twice in the space of eight months. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017; elmundo.com, 03 Feb 2014)
    To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (isu.org, 15 Dec 2021)
    He has represented Colombia in roller speed skating, and claimed gold in the 10,000m points elimination at the 2021 World Championships in Ibague, Colombia. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jan 2022; isu.org, 15 Dec 2021)
    He dreamed of competing at the Olympic Winter Games. "One of my friends began before me and told me good things about the sport."