Iņigo Vidondo
Spain
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSESP12304198901 | |
| NOC | Spain | |
| Born | 23 Apr 1989
in  Vitoria-Gasteiz | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Calgary, AB, CAN | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Basque, English, Italian, Spanish |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.82 | 06 Jan 2018 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:11.04 | 02 Dec 2017 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:48.39 | 25 Nov 2016 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:36.30 | 16 Sep 2017 | Calgary |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Going to the cinema, spending time with friends and family. (speedskatingacademy.org, 2016) | |
| Other sports | He has represented Spain in roller speed skating. He won bronze in the road 5000m relay at the 2013 European Championships in Almere, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Nov 2016; schaatsen.nl, 25 Feb 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He wanted to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. "I like the speed and being able to excel everyday." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (gasteizhoy.com, 23 Nov 2016) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Abby Ennis [personal], CAN, from 2014 | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began inline skating at age nine and switched to speed skating in around 2013. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Every day counts." (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Catalyst: Calgary, AB, CAN |
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General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing third in the overall classification for the 2010 World Cup standings for roller speed skating. (Athlete, 25 Jan 2017) | |
| Most influential person in career | His family, his friends and his partner. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017, 25 Jan 2017) | |
| Injuries | In 2006 he tore muscles in his hip. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017) | |
| Hero / Idol | Spanish road cyclists Alberto Contador and Mikel Landa. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.ividondo.esy.es/ | www.facebook.com/inigo.vidondo | twitter.com/vaironi |