Personal information | |
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Born | 8 April 1981 San Carlos de Bariloche [1] | (age 43)
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Club | Club Andino Bariloche / Argentine Army |
María Cecilia Domínguez (Latin American Spanish: [maˈɾi.a seˈsilja ðoˈmiŋɡes]; [a] born, 8 April 1981) is a cross-country skiing player and technical drawer from Argentina. [2] [1]
She used to practice athletics at a young age, in specialties like medium distance. [1] Her first contact with skiing was at the age of 20, while practicing for the team of the Bariloche Municipality. [3] She then joined the team of the Argentine Army. [1]
She specializes in different biathlon disciplines, [4] such as sprint and pursuit. In cross-country skiing, she specializes in freestyle. [1] She was the South American Champion of biathlon seven times, the last time being in August 2017 in Chile. [3] [1] That same year, she participated in the Argentine Winter Games, celebrated in Cerro Catedral, obtaining good results. [5]
Her coaches are Gastón Fanti, Damián Gutiérrez, and Sergio Martínez, all members of the Argentine Army. [1]
She qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics after the International Ski Federation guaranteed a quota for the Argentine team, [6] [1] and participated in the Ladies' 10 km Free Style, finishing in the 87th place. [7] With this, she became the first Argentine woman to participate in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics. [8]
She lives in San Carlos de Bariloche, and studied at the Centro de Capacitación Técnica de Bariloche. She is a member of the Argentine Army as reserve soldier and technical drawer. [3] [1]
She is married to Axel Nicolás Ciuffo, who has also represented Argentina in various competitions of biathlon and cross-country skiing. [3] Together, they have one daughter. [8]
Personal information | |
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Born | 8 April 1981 San Carlos de Bariloche [1] | (age 43)
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Club | Club Andino Bariloche / Argentine Army |
María Cecilia Domínguez (Latin American Spanish: [maˈɾi.a seˈsilja ðoˈmiŋɡes]; [a] born, 8 April 1981) is a cross-country skiing player and technical drawer from Argentina. [2] [1]
She used to practice athletics at a young age, in specialties like medium distance. [1] Her first contact with skiing was at the age of 20, while practicing for the team of the Bariloche Municipality. [3] She then joined the team of the Argentine Army. [1]
She specializes in different biathlon disciplines, [4] such as sprint and pursuit. In cross-country skiing, she specializes in freestyle. [1] She was the South American Champion of biathlon seven times, the last time being in August 2017 in Chile. [3] [1] That same year, she participated in the Argentine Winter Games, celebrated in Cerro Catedral, obtaining good results. [5]
Her coaches are Gastón Fanti, Damián Gutiérrez, and Sergio Martínez, all members of the Argentine Army. [1]
She qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics after the International Ski Federation guaranteed a quota for the Argentine team, [6] [1] and participated in the Ladies' 10 km Free Style, finishing in the 87th place. [7] With this, she became the first Argentine woman to participate in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics. [8]
She lives in San Carlos de Bariloche, and studied at the Centro de Capacitación Técnica de Bariloche. She is a member of the Argentine Army as reserve soldier and technical drawer. [3] [1]
She is married to Axel Nicolás Ciuffo, who has also represented Argentina in various competitions of biathlon and cross-country skiing. [3] Together, they have one daughter. [8]