Sandra_Zapata

Sandra Zapata

Sandra Zapata

Colombian racewalker

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]

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zapata and the second or maternal family name is Pórtela.

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Squads from Colombia and Ecuador head for Cheboksary – South American Champs". IAAF. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Women's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.


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