Men
COL
Pedro Causil
COL- Date of birth14 Apr 1991
- Height181 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownSalt Lake City
- Place of birthCartagena
- Start skating Club He began inline skating at age seven on San Andres Island, Colombia. He first tried speed skating in 2014 in Milwaukee, WI, United States of America.
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
- Other nameThe Killer (Facebook page, 01 Aug 2016)
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He was selected as Colombia's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (OIS, 09 Feb 2018)
"Work hard for the glory." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
His parents. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Setting a world record for the 300m sprint in roller speed skating at the 2008 World Championships in Gijon, Spain. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
He has represented Colombia in roller speed skating. He won gold in the road 500m sprint and silver in the road 200m time trial at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Nov 2016; results.toronto2015.org, 13 Jul 2015)
Having tried football, baseball, karate and swimming as a child, he took up inline skating in the car park at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San Andres, Colombia, where the authorities would allow people to skate between the hours of 18:00 and 20:00. He switched to speed skating because he hoped to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. "I tried so many sports but I liked the adrenaline that I felt when I raced."
