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Ronald Zabala-Goetschel (born 26 September 1966 in Quito) is an Ecuadorian equestrian. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Individual eventing.

He also competed at the 2015 Pan American Games.

In 2024, he and Forever Young Wundermaske were selected to ride for Ecuador at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Forever Young Wundermaske would make his Olympic debut at 21 years old, becoming the oldest horse to compete at an Olympic Games.

After scoring 37.70 penalties in their dressage test, Zabala-Goetschel fell in the water jump on cross country and was eliminated from the competition.

References

1. "Ronald Zabala-Goetschel". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12.
2. "Ronald Zabala-Goetschel". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
3. "Ronald ZABALA". Toronto2015.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
4. "Meet Wundermaske, the oldest horse at the Olympics who refuses to retire". Horse & Hound. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
5. "21 And Twice Retired, Forever Young Wundermaske Makes Olympic History In Paris - The Chronicle of the Horse". Retrieved 2024-07-28.
6. Spickard, Sally. "Ronald Zabala Goetschel's Found the Fountain of Youth with Wundermaske - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary". eventingnation.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
7. "Eventing Dressage Team and Individual Results". Olympics.com. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
8. "Eventing Cross Country Team and Individual Results". Olympics.com. July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

v t e 2024 Ecuador Summer Olympics team
Athletics	Magaly Bonilla Juan José Caicedo Maribel Caicedo Nicole Caicedo Rosa Chacha Mary Granja David Hurtado Jordy Jiménez Glenda Morejón Aimara Nazareno Silvia Ortiz Brian Pintado Anahí Suárez Ángela Tenorio Paula Torres
Boxing	Gerlon Congo María José Palacios José Rodríguez Tenorio
Cycling	Alfredo Campo Jhonatan Narváez
Equestrian	Julio Mendoza Loor Nicolas Wettstein Ronald Zabala-Goetschel
Judo	Vanessa Chalá
Modern pentathlon	Andrés Torres Sol Naranjo
Shooting	Andrea Pérez Peña Diana Durango
Swimming	Anicka Delgado David Farinango Tomas Peribonio
Table tennis	Alberto Miño
Triathlon	Elizabeth Bravo
Weightlifting	Neisi Dajomes Angie Palacios Lisseth Ayoví
Wrestling	Andrés Montaño Luisa Valverde Lucía Yépez
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