Sandra Zapata
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sandra Patricia Zapata Pórtela |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | La Argentina, Huila, Colombia | 3 February 1977
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Race walking |
Coached by | Olga Beatriz Ladino Romero |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 20 km walk: 1:33:22 (2008) |
Sandra Patricia Zapata Pórtela (born February 3, 1977 in La Argentina, Huila) is a female Colombian race walker.[1] In 2008, Zapata had won a gold medal in the 20 km at the South American Race Walking Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador, and also, set both a national record and a personal best time of 1:33:22 at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia.[2]
Zapata made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed forty-sixth in the women's 20 km race walk, with a time of 1:42:22.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Zapata competed for the second time in the 20 km race walk. She finished the race in thirty-fourth place by eight seconds ahead of Ecuador's Johana Ordóñez, with a time of 1:36:18.[3]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:44:00 |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandra Zapata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Squads from Colombia and Ecuador head for Cheboksary – South American Champs". IAAF. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
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