.jpg) Jonathan Garcia in 2007 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | December 14, 1986 | ||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||
| Coached by | Ryan Shimabukuro | ||||||||
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Jonathan Garcia (born December 14, 1986) is an American speed skater. Garcia began his skating career as inline speed skater, winning his first national title in 2004. He represented the United States three times in the World Championships, winning a bronze medal in 2006. In 2007, he represented the United States at the Pan American Games before transitioning to short track speed skating on the ice.
In 2010, Garcia made the short track World Cup team, won a national title. He finished 14th at the 2010 Olympic Trials. Garcia won a second national title in 2011 before transitioning to long track speed skating. He made the World Cup team in 2012 and the World Championships in 2013. At the 2014 Olympic Trials, Garcia appeared to qualify for the team in the 500-meter sprint, only to have his time disallowed due to his failure to wear a backup timing device. The following day Garcia made the Olympic team by finishing fourth in the 1000-meter event.
- ^ olympics.cbc.ca. "Jonathan Garcia". The Athletes – Sochi 2014. CBC. Retrieved 9 February 2014.