Klaus Jungbluth

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

Klaus Jungbluth Rodríguez (born 10 July 1979 in Guayaquil, Ecuador)^[1] is a cross-country skier from Ecuador.

Klaus Jungbluth Rodríguez

Personal information
Born	(1979-07-10) 10 July 1979 (age 45) Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)

Skiing career

In 2016 Jungbluth sought and received the help of the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee to create a ski federation for Ecuador, which allowed him to compete for the country. Jungbluth lives and trains in Mountain Creek, Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] Jungbluth became the first athlete from Ecuador to compete at the Winter Olympics.^[4][5] On 19 January 2018 Jungbluth was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[6]

He was awarded the prize Espìritu Olìmpico 2018 by the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee.^[7]

Personal life

Jungbluth completed a PhD in Exercise Physiology at the University of Queensland in Australia in 2023. He has previously completed a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy (2009) at Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic and a master's degree in Exercise Physiology (2011) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. Speaks six languages: Spanish, English, Italian, Czech, Norwegian and German. He currently resides in Brig, Kanton Wallis, Switzerland with his wife Erika and youngest children, Kikkan, Elisa and Kurt, while his two older daughters Kiersten and Melina live in Guayaquil.^[2]

Jungbluth was the lone representative for the nation of Ecuador in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

See also

• Ecuador at the 2018 Winter Olympics