Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSCOL12709199101 | |
NOC | Colombia | |
Born | 27 Sep 1991 in Apartadó | |
Gender | Men |
Occupation | Athlete | |
Languages | English, Spanish | |
Residence | Envigado, COL | |
Family | Partner Laura Gomez |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 38.94 | 02 Mar 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT | |||
1000m | 1:14.40 | 03 Mar 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT | |||
1500m | 1:53.80 | 27 Aug 2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | |||
5000m | 6:36.66 | 01 Dec 2017 | Calgary | |||
10000m | 14:11.93 | 14 Oct 2017 | Salt Lake City, UT |
Injuries | In 2013 he fractured his collarbone twice in the space of eight months. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017; elmundo.com, 03 Feb 2014) | |
Ambitions | To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (isu.org, 15 Dec 2021) |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He first tried skating in 2000 in Medellin, Colombia. He took up speed skating in 2015 in the Netherlands. | |
Club / Team | PAEN Club de Patinaje Envigado [roller skating]: Colombia | |
Reason for choosing this sport | He dreamed of competing at the Olympic Winter Games. "One of my friends began before me and told me good things about the sport." |
Most influential person in career | His mother, and roller speed skating coaches Ivan Vargas and Analida Cartagena. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017, 27 Jan 2017) | |
Hero / Idol | Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, US road cyclist Lance Armstrong, US basketball player Michael Jordan. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017, 27 Jan 2017) | |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Train hard every day and enjoy the races." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017) |
twitter.com/danielzmr |
Other sports | He has represented Colombia in roller speed skating, and claimed gold in the 10,000m points elimination at the 2021 World Championships in Ibague, Colombia. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jan 2022; isu.org, 15 Dec 2021) | |
Famous relatives | His partner Laura Gomez has represented Colombia in speed skating and roller speed skating. She claimed silver in the 10,000m points at the 2019 World Roller Games in Barcelona, Spain, and competed at the Olympic Winter Games in 2018 and 2022. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Oct 2022; elcolombiano.com, 07 Nov 2021) |
instagram.com/zapatamar/ |
Memorable sporting achievement | Winning two silver medals in roller speed skating at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, AL, United States of America. (Instagram profile, 14 Jul 2022) |