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'''Sandra Patricia Zapata Pórtela''' (born February 3, 1977 in [[La Argentina, Huila]]) is a female [[Colombia]]n race walker.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Sandra Zapata|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/sandra-zapata-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053625/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/sandra-zapata-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 12 January 2013}}</ref> In 2008, Zapata had won a gold medal in the 20&nbsp;km at the South American Race Walking Championships in [[Cuenca, Ecuador]], and also, set both a national record and a personal best time of 1:33:22 at the [[2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|IAAF World Race Walking Cup]] in [[Cheboksary, Russia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Squads from Colombia and Ecuador head for Cheboksary – South American Champs|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/squads-from-colombia-and-ecuador-head-for-che|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=19 March 2008|accessdate=12 January 2013}}</ref>
'''Sandra Patricia Zapata Pórtela''' (born February 3, 1977, in [[La Argentina, Huila]]) is a female [[Colombia]]n race walker.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Sandra Zapata|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/sandra-zapata-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053625/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/sandra-zapata-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 12 January 2013}}</ref> In 2008, Zapata had won a gold medal in the 20&nbsp;km at the South American Race Walking Championships in [[Cuenca, Ecuador]], and also, set both a national record and a personal best time of 1:33:22 at the [[2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|IAAF World Race Walking Cup]] in [[Cheboksary, Russia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Squads from Colombia and Ecuador head for Cheboksary – South American Champs|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/squads-from-colombia-and-ecuador-head-for-che|publisher=[[IAAF]]|date=19 March 2008|accessdate=12 January 2013}}</ref>


Zapata made her official debut for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], where she placed forty-sixth in the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 20 kilometres walk|women's 20 km race walk]], with a time of 1:42:22.
Zapata made her official debut for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], where she placed forty-sixth in the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 20 kilometres walk|women's 20 km race walk]], with a time of 1:42:22.

Latest revision as of 05:37, 4 February 2024

Sandra Zapata
Personal information
Full nameSandra Patricia Zapata Pórtela
Nationality Colombia
Born (1977-02-03) 3 February 1977 (age 47)
La Argentina, Huila, Colombia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Coached byOlga Beatriz Ladino Romero
Achievements and titles
Personal best20 km walk: 1:33:22 (2008)

Sandra Patricia Zapata Pórtela (born February 3, 1977, in La Argentina, Huila) is a female Colombian race walker.[1] In 2008, Zapata had won a gold medal in the 20 km at the South American Race Walking Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador, and also, set both a national record and a personal best time of 1:33:22 at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia.[2]

Zapata made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed forty-sixth in the women's 20 km race walk, with a time of 1:42:22.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Zapata competed for the second time in the 20 km race walk. She finished the race in thirty-fourth place by eight seconds ahead of Ecuador's Johana Ordóñez, with a time of 1:36:18.[3]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Colombia
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 6th 10,000 m walk 48:42.75
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 4th 20 km walk 1:44:00

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandra Zapata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Squads from Colombia and Ecuador head for Cheboksary – South American Champs". IAAF. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Women's 20km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
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