Olympic Champion Derek Parra

Olympic Athlete Derek Parra is available for inspirational speeches and personal appearances at your next conference or special event. Derek's records include:

• 2002 Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Holder - 1500 meters
• 2002 Olympic Silver Medalist and American Record Holder - 5000 meters
• President's Council on Physical Fitenss & Sports - 2002-2004

Derek  has made performed speaking engagements/personal appearances for these companies and organizations:

Derek's story...

In 1984, at age 14, Derek began roller skating in his hometown of San Bernardino, CA. By 1996 he had become the most decorated athlete in the history of the sport.  On wheels he was a three-time national champion, two-time overall World Champion, two-time World record holder (1500m and 42K) and he earned eighteen individual gold medals.  He was the most decorated athlete at 1995 Pan-Am Games winning 5 gold, 2 silver and a bronze medal.  He had everything but an Olympic Medal.  So in 1996, he switched from inline skates to ice skates to chase after that medal.  Just two years later he earned a spot on the 1998 US Olympic Team.

In February of last year (01) he won a silver medal at the World Single Distance Championships (1500 meters) setting a new American Record and marking himself as "one to watch at the 2002 Olympic Games".  This season (02) he  picked up just where he left off.  In late November he won a gold medal at the World Cup competition in Den Hague, Netherlands and became one of America's foremost medal contenders heading into the Olympics.  In Salt LakeCity he did not disappoint!  In a remarkable 5000 meter performance on opening day of the Games he briefly held the world record en route to a silver medal finish.  That set the stage for a stunning world record finish and Olympic Gold Medal in the 1500 meter event!

Derek has been honored by theses organizations:

• President George W. Bush
• The President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
• Academy of Country Music Awards
• American Latino Media Arts Awards (ALMA)
• The California Senate'
• California Angels - home opener
• Cedars- Sinai Medical Center
• Celebrity Sports Spectacular
• The CEW Awards
• Children's Miracle Network
• The City of Hope
• The City of  San Bernardino, CA
• The City of Orlando
• The ESPY Awards
• The National Council of LaRaza
• Hispanic Magazine
• Hispanic Business Magazine
• Major League Baseball - season opener
• MLB Allstar Celebrity Softball Game
• New York Stock Exchange - opening bell
• New York Yankees - home opene
• NSYNC
• The Oscars
• Orlando Magic - season finale
• "The Rookie" - movie premiere
• The Victor Awards

Derek in the Latino Community

Since bringing home the gold,  Derek has already used his blossoming celebrity status to give back to the Latino community in a number of ways. He has been particularly active in the area of education. He is a spokesperson for the National Hispanic Press Foundation to encourage education among Latinos and he has already established two Derek Parra Scholarships earmarked for Latino students.  He has been recognized at the NCLR sponsored American Latino Media Arts Awards, he’s been named the Inland Empire (southern CA) Latino of the Year and in September he will be honored with a Hispanic Heritage Award.  He's been an invited keynote speaker for the National Council of LaRaza (NCLR), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the US Hispanic Leadership Institute and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. He's already appeared at numerous Latino focused community events and been utilized in Hispanic print, radio and television advertising campaigns.  Most recently he has been nominated as one of Hispanic Business Magazine's 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States and recognized by Hispanic Magazine as Sportsman of the Year!

Olympic Champion Derek Parra can be available for your next seminar or corporate conference! Contact us today to get started.

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