Cristian Daniel Quintero Valero (born 14 October 1992 in

Maracay ) , image_skyline = , image_caption =Top:Maracay Municipal Garden and Las Delicias area, Second: Sindoni Tower, Los Tamarindo residential area and overview to Maracay, Third:Maestranza Cesar Giron Bullring Stadium, Girardot Square and Maraca ...

) is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He is a member of the Venezuela national team, and represented his country at the

London 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

. Quintero won a silver medal at the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

for the 200 yard freestyle. He won gold medals in the

2010 South American Games The IX South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') was a multi-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Org ...

as a part of the Venezuela's 400 meter and 800 meter freestyle relay teams. Quintero is currently a

student athlete A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or eleme ...

at the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8. ...

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– University of Southern California athlete profile of Cristian Quintero 1992 births Living people Venezuelan male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Venezuela Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in swimming South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela South American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Maracay 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-swimming-bio-stub

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