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