Roberto Carcelen

Roberto Carcelen is a Peruvian-American cross-country skier born on 8 September 1970, who represented Peru at the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014. He was the first Peruvian ever to compete at the Winter Games, and he had learned the sport from his American wife. At the 2010 Olympics he entered the 15 kilometre freestyle race and placed 94th out of 95 starters. He qualified again for the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia, where he started the 15 kilometre classical race despite breaking a rib in training and finished last among the 87 skiers who completed it. Outside competition he is the founder and executive director of The Roberto Carcelen Foundation. His career is notable less for results than for opening the Winter Olympic door to a country with almost no snow sport tradition, and his entry is listed in the Olympedia register of Olympians.