Klaus Jungbluth

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jungbluth and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Klaus Jungbluth Rodríguez
Personal information
Born (1979-07-10) 10 July 1979 (age 45)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)

Klaus Jungbluth Rodríguez (born 10 July 1979 in Guayaquil, Ecuador)[1] is a cross-country skier from Ecuador.

Skiing career

In 2016 Jungbluth sought and received the help of the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee to create a ski federation for Ecuador, which allowed him to compete for the country. Jungbluth lives and trains in Mountain Creek, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] Jungbluth became the first athlete from Ecuador to compete at the Winter Olympics.[4][5] On 19 January 2018 Jungbluth was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[6]

He was awarded the prize Espìritu Olìmpico 2018 by the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee.[7]

Personal life

Jungbluth is completing his PhD in Exercise Physiology at the University of Queensland 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.[2]

Jungbluth was the lone representative for the nation of Ecuador in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

See also

References

  1. ^ FIS Profile
  2. ^ a b Yates, Brayden (23 December 2017). "USC student first to represent Ecuador in Olympic snow". Sunshine Coast Daily. Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. ^ Santos, Manuela (16 October 2017). "Klaus Jungbluth es el primer ecuatoriano que participará en Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno" [Klaus Jungbluth is the first Ecuadorian to participate in the Olympic Winter Games]. www.coe.org.ec/ (in Spanish). Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Klaus Jungbluth, un tricolor en Pyeongchang 2018" [Klaus Jungbluth, a tricolor in Pyeongchang 2018]. El Universo (in Spanish). Guayaquil. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ^ Rodríguez, Ana (19 January 2018). "Klaus Jungbluth será el abanderado en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno 2018" [Klaus Jungbluth will be the flag bearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics]. www.pichinchauniversal.com.ec/ (in Spanish). Pichincha Universal. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Neisi Dajomes, Óscar Patín, Tamara Salazar, Andrés Chocho y Klaus Jungbluth, los galardonados" (in Spanish). 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Ecuador
PyeongChang 2018 		Succeeded by