Jonathan Tobon
United States
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSUSA12511200301 | |
| NOC | United States | |
| Born | 25 Nov 2003
in  Milwaukee, WI | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |
| Higher education | Bioengineering, Medical Engineering - University of Utah: Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.33 | 10 Mar 2023 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:09.71 | 21 Oct 2023 | Milwaukee, WI |
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| 1500m | 1:46.03 | 27 Oct 2023 | Milwaukee, WI |
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| 5000m | 6:30.13 | 28 Jan 2024 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 10000m | 14:11.56 | 05 Jan 2024 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning bronze in the 1500m at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. "Having the opportunity to skate on a frozen lake in the middle of the Alps was an incredible experience that opened my eyes to the opportunities that skating could bring me in the future." (teamusa.org, 01 Jun 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | His older sister was a figure skater, so he was often around the ice as a child. "I was going to go into figure skating but I didn't really like it." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (fox6now.com, 19 Feb 2021) | |
| Nicknames | Jon (wispeedskating.com, 01 Jun 2022) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." [Robert F. Kennedy] (Instagram profile, 02 Nov 2021) | |
| Other information | COACHING He has served as a coach at Wisconsin Speed Skating Club in Milwaukee, WI, United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Oct 2022) |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/jon.tobon |