Klaus Jungbluth Rodríguez (born 10 July 1979 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
from
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
.
Skiing career
In 2016 Jungbluth sought and received the help of the
Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
The Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee (ECU; es, Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano) was created in 1948 and recognized by the IOC in 1959.
In 2012, it had its autonomy reinstated "following domestic issues whereby the Sports Ministry interfered i ...
to create a ski federation for Ecuador, which allowed him to compete for the country. Jungbluth lives and trains in
Mountain Creek, Queensland
Mountain Creek is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mountain Creek had a population of 11,254 people.
Geography
Mountain Creek was named after the creek of the same name that drains the southern slopes of ...
, Australia.
Jungbluth will become the first athlete from Ecuador to compete at the
Winter Olympics. On 19 January 2018 Jungbluth was named as the country's flag bearer during the
opening ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. .
He was awarded the prize Espìritu Olìmpico 2018 by the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee.
Personal life
Jungbluth is completing his
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* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification
Entertainment
* '' PhD: Phantasy Degree'', a Korean comic series
* ''Piled Higher and Deeper'', a web comic
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in
Exercise Physiology
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at the
University of Queensland
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
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, endowment = A$224.3 million
, budget = A$2.1 billion
, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
, vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry
, city = B ...
in Australia.
He has previously completed a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy (2009) at Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic and a master's degree in Exercise Physiology (2011) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway.
Speaks six languages: Spanish, English, Italian, Czech, Norwegian and German.
He currently resides in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia with his wife Erika and youngest children, Kikkan, Elisa and Kurt, while his two older daughters Kiersten and Melina live in
Guayaquil
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Jungbluth was the lone representative for the nation of Ecuador in the ]2018 Winter Olympics
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, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
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in South Korea.
See also
* Ecuador at the 2018 Winter Olympics
References
External links
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1979 births
Ecuadorian male cross-country skiers
Living people
Sportspeople from Guayaquil
Ecuadorian expatriates in Australia
Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for Ecuador
Charles University alumni