Fill in the Blanks Ecuador and Sports arouOnline version Relate the words by Emely Lema 3ro A Contabilidad 1 the Durán can Olympic was Olympic Cuenca well world Ecuador Ecuadorian on won to in It was July 26th , 1996 . A young man from , called Jefferson Pérez , participated in the Atlanta Games in race walking . He got the gold medal in 20 kms and became the first and still the only to get a gold medal in the Olympic games . People in were amazed with such an achievement and everybody celebrated . The former President Sixto - Ballén declared Jefferson Pérez a national hero . Twelve years later , I have won the silver medal in the games of Pekin . He also recognized around the world for being the world champion in race walking 2003 , 2005 , and 2007 . He was born July 1st , 1974 . He started his successful career in 1988 when he won his first championship in South America . By time he won the Olympic gold medal , he had about 40 championships . He competed with the best athletes worldwide and showed that Ecuadorians be on top . He worked hard and trained for years in order bring glory to our country . Jefferson Pérez should always be remembered and appreciated , as as all those who have made Ecuador known around the .
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