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Yonathan Fernández

Yonathan Fernández

Chilean cross-country skier

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is García.

Yonathan Jesús Fernández García (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɟʝonataŋ xeˈsus feɾˈnandes];[lower-alpha 1] born 14 April 1986)[2] is a cross-country skier from Chile. He competed for Chile at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the sprint event. He became the first cross country skier to compete for Chile at the Winter Olympics[3][4] He carried Chile's flag during the closing ceremonies.[5]

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At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he finished 102nd in the Men's 15 km freestyle cross-country ski event.[6] To prepare for the 2018 Olympics, he trained with Tongan skier Pita Taufatofua and Mexican skier Germán Madrazo in Austria.[7]

Notes

  1. In isolation, Yonathan is pronounced [ˈɟʝonatan].

References

  1. [1]
    "Yonathan Jesus FERNANDEZ". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Sochi 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  3. [3]
    "The North Face presenta la vestimenta oficial del equipo chileno para Sochi 2014". elmercuriomediacenter.cl (in Spanish). 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. [4]
    Lyons, John (23 January 2014). "Chile won't freeze in Winter Olympics, says Neven". www.sportslashlife.com/. Archived from the original on 2014-01-26. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  5. [5]
    "PyeongChang 2018 Athlete Profile - Yonathan Jesus FERNANDEZ". olympic.org. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. [6]
    "PyeongChang 2018 Cross-Country Skiing Results - Men's 15km Free". olympic.org. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. [7]
    "PyeongChang 2018 Athlete Profile - Yonathan Jesus FERNANDEZ". olympic.org. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.


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