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Pedro Causil

Pedro Causil (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo kawˈsil]; born 14 April 1991, in Cartagena, Colombia) is an inline speed skater and (ice) speed skater.[2]

Pedro Causil
Causil pictured on the podium after winning a silver medal in the Men's 200 metres time-trial roller speed skating event at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada
Personal information
Born (1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 (age 35)
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryColombia
SportSpeed skating
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2018 Winter
Personal best(s)500m=34.92
1000m=1.08.83
1500m=1.49.66
3000m=4.08.94
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 2 0
World Games 3 0 2
Pan American Games 5 1 0
Total 10 3 2
Men's road inline speed skating
World Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Cali500 m sprint
Men's track inline speed skating
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Ibagué1000 m sprint
Gold medal – first place2021 Ibagué3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2021 Ibagué200 m time trial
Silver medal – second place2021 Ibagué500 m sprint
World Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Kaohsiung1000 m sprint
Gold medal – first place2013 Cali300 m time trial
Bronze medal – third place2009 Kaohsiung300 m time trial
Bronze medal – third place2013 Cali1000 m sprint
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara300 m time trial
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara1000 m sprint
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto500 m sprint
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima300 m time trial
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima500 m sprint
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto200 m time-trial

Career

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Inline skating

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Causil is a multiple time world champion in inline speed skating.[3] Causil also won multiple Pan American Games medals as an inline skater. At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Causil won two gold medals. Four years later at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, Causil won a gold and one silver.[4] Causil also won several medals at The World Games. Both at The World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, and at The World Games 2013 in Cali, Colombia, Causil won two gold and one bronze medal.[5]

Speed skating

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Causil switched to compete in speed skating as inline skating was not on the Olympic program.[6] Causil became the first speed skater from South America to qualify for the Winter Olympics. He skated in the 500 and 1000 metres events at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[7][8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Euro sport profile
  2. ↑ Speed skating results profile
  3. ↑ Chowdhuy, Akhila Roy (29 August 2013). "Interview with Pedro Causil - multiple-time roller skating World Champion". www.sportskeeda.com/. Sports Keeda. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Pingue, Frank (13 July 2015). "Canada in Pan Am driver's seat". Reuters. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Result history of The World Games | IWGA". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Huigen, Freek (16 November 2016). "Colombia skates to winter Olympic opportunity". The Bogota Post. Bogota, Colombia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Arana, Javier (11 December 2017). "'Cumplí mi palabra de clasificar a los Olímpicos de Invierno': Causil" ['I fulfilled my word to classify the Winter Olympics': Causil]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogota, Colombia. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Record number of nations in Olympic Speed Skating". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pedro Causil, el primer patinador colombiano en clasificar Juegos Olímpicos de invierno" [Pedro Causil, the first Colombian skater to classify Olympic Winter Games]. www.semana.com/ (in Spanish). Semana. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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