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Jefferson Pérez
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Ecuadorian race walking athlete
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Jefferson Pérez is an Ecuadorian athlete, businessperson, and politician born in Cuenca in 1974. He competes in the sport of athletics, specifically in the discipline of racewalking, representing Ecuador. His professional career in athletics concluded in 2008.
Pérez participated in four consecutive Summer Olympics, appearing in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Games. He speaks Spanish. An official website for Pérez is available at Jefferson Perez - Sitio Oficial.
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Key facts
- Full name
- Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada
- Nickname
- Jeffi
- Born
- ( 1974-07-01 ) 1 July 1974 (age 51) , Cuenca , Azuay , Ecuador
- Alma mater
- University of Azuay
- Height
- 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
- Weight
- 60 kg (132 lb)
- Country
- Ecuador
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event
- Racewalking
- Retired
- 21 September 2008 (age 34)
- Olympic finals
- 1996 Summer Olympics , 2000 Summer Olympics , 2004 Summer Olympics , 2008 Summer Olympics
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Official website
Jefferson Perez - Sitio Oficial |
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jefferson
- Family name
- Pérez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ecuador
- Place of birth
- Cuenca
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Participant in
- 1992 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Ecuador
- Mass
- 50
- Official website
- jeffersonperez.com
- Image
- Medalla Doctoral Jefferson Perez.jpg
- Height
- 167
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- Commons category
- Jefferson Pérez
- date of birth
- 1974-07-01
- sports discipline competed in
- racewalking
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- social media followers
- 287781
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Encyclopedic overview
Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada (born 1 July 1974) is an Ecuadorian retired race walker. He specialised in the 20 km event, in which he won the first two medals his country achieved in the Olympic Games.
Early life
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