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Silvia Juliana Salazar Herrera -sportsman: OMAR PINZON

OMAR PINZON

The following text is about the life of one of the best athletes for me, attending to the 2012 Olimpic Games in London - 2012. In this opportunity is this city in charged to welcome the most out standing athletes of the world.

Here, I want to focus in one participan in particular. His name is Omar Andres Pinzon Garcia. He was born on June 17, 1989 (age 23). He is from Bogota/Colombia. His parents are Gladys Garcia and Ómar Pinzón and He comes from a united family. He Study in the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from Gimnasio Britanico high school in Bogotá in 2005.

Being said that, let's take a look about his sport life. At age 7 he began to swim to reach their dreams. At 15 he competed in the Athens Olympics-2004 and ended in the penultimate position in the 200 meter backstroke. He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he swam with diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association, since 2006 to 2010. Also participated in the Beijing Olympics-2008 and was ranked 18 and in the Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011 won two gold medals and one silver, besides in the Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez 2010 won four gold medal an two bronze medal.

Among his biggest achievements, it is important to mention that he has won:

> Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez 2010

- Gold Medal: 200m Backstroke

- Gold Medal: 200m Butterfly

- Gold Medal: 4x200m Relay

- Gold Medal: 50m Backstroke

- Bronze Medal: 200m Combined

- Bronze Medal: 4x100m Relay

> Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011

- Silver Medal: 200m Backstroke

> World Cup Singapore 2011

- Gold Medal: 200m Backstroke

-Bronze Medal: 100m Combined

> World Cup Beijing 2011

-Gold Medal: 200m Backstroke

- Bronze Medal: 50m Butterfly

> World Cup in Tokyo 2011

- Gold Medal: 200m Backstroke

To conclude this written, it is necessary for me to say that Omar Pinzon Garcia is an athlete who has proved that no matter the conditions, it is possible to success in life, so, He is for me, a very important and interesting role model. I hope, he winner the gold in london. I want him to be the best.

Athlete name: Garcia Pinzon Omar

Sport discipline: swimming

Competition Dates:

Sunday 29-07-2012 - 100m backstroke

Monday 30-07-2012 - 200m Butterfly

Tuesday 31-07-1012 - 200m backstroke (semi finals)

Wednesday 01-08-2012 - 200m backstroke (semi finals)

Competicion time: 10:00 hours London

Competicion place: London Aquatics Center

Competicion score: post 16

Medal: None