Eugenio Claro

Eugenio Claro
 Alpine skier  

Men's slalom (Rosakhutor)
Disciplines Men's giant slalom
Men's slalom
Men's super-G
Club Portillo
Born 23 September 1993
Santiago, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Olympics
Teams Chile - 2014 Winter Olympics

Eugenio Claro (born September 23, 1993[1] in Santiago, Chile[2]) is an alpine skier from Chile. Claro competed for Chile at the 2014 Winter Olympics in three alpine skiing events.[3][4]

Background

Claro started alpine skiing during his teens in 2006. Claro said the ski season in Chile is short, lasting three months. Most of the ski resorts are in the Andes and difficult to access, which makes the sport expensive for Chilean's.[5]

Olympics

The competition took place between February 7-23. Claro competed in three events:

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2014 Winter Olympics.

References

  1. FIS Biography
  2. Sochi 2014 profile
  3. "The North Face presents the official dress of the Chilean team for Sochi 2014" (in Spanish). The North Face.
  4. "Who are the Caribbean, Latin America Athletes Competing at Sochi?". News Americas Now. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. Eric Nunez (February 21, 2014). "Latin American athletes seek place in Winter Games". Orange County Register (AP).