Compléter Ecuadorian athletesVersion en ligne Sports are activities that go hand in hand with our health and mental stability if we practice them. In this activity you will learn vocabulary, in addition to learning some characteristics of the sports most present in Ecuadorian culture. par Juanpi Paredes Rodriguez 1 Perez España Carchi cyclist 2014 march d'Italia boxer Beijing Esmeraldas Sports Jefferson Cuenca was born in , in 1974 . He was an athlete , being a winner of Olympic medals in the modality , athletic . At the Atlanta Olympics , he obtained a gold medal , in 1996 . He won a silver medal at the competitions in , in 2008 . He was considered the best athlete in athletic march , in the Ecuador . Perez retired at age 34 , in 2008 , from racing . Richard Carapaz is an Ecuadorian recognized for his achievements in foreign competitions . His origin dates back to the province of , where from the age of 15 he trained with ex - cyclist Juan Carlos Rosero . In 2019 he won the Giro and in 2020 he took the podium after finishing second in the Vuelta . The Ecuadorian Carlos Góngora is a professional who had a sporting career full of achievements . He was born in the Province of and his training began at the age of twelve in Tena . The Ministry of selected him as one of the best athletes in . Among his most outstanding achievements are : obtaining a gold medal in the XXX independent cup of the Dominican Republic , a silver medal in the South American games in Chile , a silver medal in the London Olympics .