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'''Juan Carlos Zabala''' (October 11, 1911 – January 24, 1983), also known as "'''El [[Ñandú]] Criollo'''", was an [[Argentine]] long-distance runner, who won the [[Marathon (sport)|marathon]] at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]].

==Biography==
Zabala ran his first marathon at the end of October 1931. Ten days after that he set a new [[world record]] in the 30&nbsp;km (1:42:30.4). Later, before the [[1936 Summer Olympics]], Zabala would run a new world record in the 20&nbsp;km (1:04:00.2).

Zabala's peak was the 1932 Olympic marathon race. He ran in the lead group almost the entire distance. With just four kilometres left, he broke free to finish 20 seconds ahead of [[Sam Ferris]] from Great Britain. Zabala also participated at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]], placing sixth over 10,000 m, but could not defend his Olympic title in the marathon. Zabala took the lead from the start, but tripped and fell at 28&nbsp;km, and abandoned the race after 33&nbsp;km when the main group caught him.<ref name=sr3/>

Zabala was the flag bearer for Argentina at the opening ceremony of the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=sr2/> In 1983 he was named as Argentina's track and field athlete of the century.<ref name=sr/>

==References==
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<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/juan-carlos-zabala-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173740/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/juan-carlos-zabala-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Juan Carlos Zabala}}</ref>
<ref name=sr2>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093704/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/  |url-status=dead  |archive-date=2020-04-17  |title=Argentina}}</ref>
<ref name=sr3>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/ATH/mens-marathon.html  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173755/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/ATH/mens-marathon.html  |url-status=dead  |archive-date=2020-04-17  |title=Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Marathon}}</ref>
<ref name=tf>{{cite web |url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=7429&Gender=M |title=Juan-Carlos Zabala |website=trackfield.brinkster.net}}</ref>
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[[Category:1911 births]]
[[Category:1983 deaths]]
[[Category:Argentine men marathon runners]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Argentina]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Argentina]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:20th-century Argentine sportsmen]]