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Derek Parra

Awards And Accomplishments

pre-1996	Three-time national champion, two-time overall world champion, two-time world-record holder, 18 individual gold medals in inline skating
1996	45th place, World Cup championships
1997	Fourth place, U.S. Allrounds
1997	First place, American Cup championships
1998	43rd in 1,500-meter, 45th in 5,000-meter, World Cup championships
1998	Eighth place, Olympic trials
1999	34th in 1,500-meter, 27th in 5,000-meter, World Cup championships
1999	17th in 1,500-meter, 19th in 5,000-meter, World Single Distance
2000	First place, U.S. Allrounds
2000	17th in 1,500-meter, 28th in 5,000- and 10,000-meter, World Cup championships
2000	16th in 1,500-meter, 12th in 5,000-meter, 16th in 10,000-meter, World Single Distance
2000	Tenth in 500-meter, 15th in 1,500- and 5,000-meter, 14th overall, World Allrounds
2001	35th in 1,000-meter, 5th in 1,500-meter, and 16th in 5,000- and 10,000-meter, World Cup championships
2001	2nd in 1,500-meter, 15th in 5,000-meter, 12th in 10,000-meter, World Single Distance
2001	Seventh in 500- and 1,500-meter, 18th in 5,000-meter, 13th overall, World Allrounds
2001	Fifth place, U.S. Sprints
2002	First place, 1500-meter race, Salt Lake City Olympics
2002	Second place, 5000-meter race, Salt Lake City Olympics
2002	Third place, World Allrounds
2002	First place, 1,500-meter race, World Cup championship