Matías Zuloaga
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 1997 Ushuaia, Argentina |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Sport | Cross-country skiing |
| Club | Club Andino Ushuaia |
Matías Zuloaga (Latin American Spanish: [maˈti.as suloˈaɣa]; born 23 December 1997) is an Argentine cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre freestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is related to the Argentine biathletes María Giró who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics, and Gustavo Giró who competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2]
Sports career
[edit | edit source]He started skiing when he was 3 years old, influenced by his family. He also competed in biathlon and Mountain biking.[2]
In 2017, he won the Argentine Championship in 10 km freestyle and every single competence organized by the International Ski Federation in Cerro Catedral and Cerro Castor.[3] That same year, he competed in the Junior World Championship in the United States, finishing in the 60th place in skiathlon and 67th place in 10 km freestyle.[4][2]
Pyeongchang 2018
[edit | edit source]At the 2018 Winter Olympics, he competed for the first time in the cross-country 15 km freestyle event, after qualifying due to the score accumulation of Austria and Germany.[5][6] He finished in the 100th place with a time of 42:27.5.[3]
His coach, Sebastián Menci, participated in the 1992 Winter Olympics.[7]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Matías Zuloaga at the International Ski and Snowboard FederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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