Ronald Zabala-Goetschel

Ronald Zabala
Zabala and Master Rose competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRonald Efraín Zabala Goetschel
Born (1966-09-26) 26 September 1966
Quito, Ecuador
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 TrujilloTeam eventing
Silver medal – second place2013 TrujilloIndividual eventing
Bronze medal – third place2025 LimaIndividual eventing

Ronald Efraín Zabala Goetschel[a] (born 26 September 1966 in Quito) is an Ecuadorian equestrian.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Individual eventing.[2]

He also competed at the 2015 Pan American Games.[3]

In 2024, he and Forever Young Wundermaske were selected to ride for Ecuador at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Forever Young Wundermaske would make his Olympic debut at 21 years old, becoming the oldest horse to compete at an Olympic Games.[4][5][6]

After scoring 37.70 penalties in their dressage test,[7] Zabala-Goetschel fell in the water jump on cross country and was eliminated from the competition.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zabala and the second or maternal family name is Goetschel.

References

  1. ↑ "Ronald Zabala-Goetschel". London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ronald Zabala-Goetschel". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ronald ZABALA". Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Meet Wundermaske, the oldest horse at the Olympics who refuses to retire". Horse & Hound. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "21 And Twice Retired, Forever Young Wundermaske Makes Olympic History In Paris". The Chronicle of the Horse. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Spickard, Sally. "Ronald Zabala Goetschel's Found the Fountain of Youth with Wundermaske - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary". eventingnation.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Eventing Dressage Team and Individual Results". Paris 2024 Olympics. 27 July 2024. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Eventing Cross Country Team and Individual Results". Paris 2024 Olympics. 28 July 2024. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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