Colombian inline and ice speed skater
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. |
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Born | (1991-04-14) April 14, 1991 (age 33) |
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Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
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Weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[1] |
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Country | Colombia |
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Sport | Speed skating |
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Olympic finals | 2018 Winter |
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Personal best(s) | 500m=34.92 1000m=1.08.83 1500m=1.49.66 3000m=4.08.94 |
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Pedro Causil (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo kawˈsil]; born on April 14, 1991, in Cartagena, Colombia) is an inline speed skater and (ice) speed skater.[2]
Career
Inline skating
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
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]
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