Derek Parra of the United States
Olympic Ice Speed Skating Champion
Olympic Ice Speed Skater Derek Parra was an inline speed skater
until 1996 when he decided to switch to ice speed skating to give
himself a shot at skating in the Olympic Games. Derek won two
medals at the 2002 Olympics and he is still training and
placing in the top 10 at international races and world championship
events.
About Derek Parra
Full Name
- Derek Dwayne Parra
Goes By
- Derek Parra
Birth Date
- March 15, 1970
Birth Place
- San Bernardino, California USA
Current Home
- Orlando, Florida USA
Nationality
-
United States
Height
5' 4"
Switched from Inlines to Ice
- 1996
In June of 2004 Q Sports International announced
that Olympic Champion Derek Parra's autobiographical book
"Reflections on Ice" has been awarded the
2004 Benjamin Franklin Book Award in
the Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs category.