Jefferson Pérez

Jefferson Pérez
Pérez in action
Personal information
Full nameJefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada
Nickname(s)Jeffi
Born (1974-07-01) 1 July 1974
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Alma materUniversity of Azuay
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Ecuador
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
Retired21 September 2008 (age 34)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1996 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men’s Racewalking
Representing  Ecuador
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 20 km walk
2008 Beijing 20 km walk
World Championships
2003 Paris 20 km walk
2005 Helsinki 20 km walk
2007 Osaka 20 km walk
1999 Seville 20 km walk
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata 20 km walk
2003 Santo Domingo 20 km walk
2007 Rio de Janeiro 20 km walk
South American Games
1998 Cuenca 20 km walk
Bolivarian Games
1993 Cochabamba 20 km walk
1997 Arequipa 20 km walk
2001 Ambato 20 km walk
2005 Armenia 20 km walk
World Junior Championships
1990 Plovdiv 10 km walk
South American Youth Championships
1988 Cuenca 5 km walk
1990 Lima 5 km walk

Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada (born 1 July 1974) is an Ecuadorian retired race walker. He won the first two medals his country achieved in the Olympic Games.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. "Jefferson Perez – Reaching for Olympic Gold". Ecuador.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.