Yerko Araya

Yerko Araya
Personal information
Full nameYerko Ignacio Araya Cortés
Born (1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 38)
Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Chile
EventRace walking
Medal record
Men's Racewalking
Representing  Chile
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Lima 20,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Buenos Aires 20,000 m
Updated on 17 May 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araya and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.

Yerko Ignacio Araya Cortés (born 14 February 1986 in Antofagasta) is a Chilean racewalker.[1] He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 41st.[2][3]

He has a twin brother, Edward, who is also a racewalker.

Personal bests

Track walk

  • 10,000 m: 40:48.94 min – Australia Canberra, 14 Enero 2018
  • 20,000 m: 1:20:47.2 hrs (ht) – Argentina Buenos Aires, 5 June 2011

Road walk

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Chile
2002 South American Race Walking Championships (U18) Puerto Saavedra, Chile 6th 10 km 49:44
1st Team (10 km Youth) 15 pts
2003 South American Junior Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 6th 10,000 m walk 48:23.6
World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 9th 10,000 m walk 45:38.88
2004 South American Race Walking Championships (U20) Los Ángeles, Chile 3rd 10 km 43:41
1st Team (10 km Junior) 12 pts
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 28th 10,000 m walk 48:20.94
2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup - Junior Lima, Peru — 10 km DQ
South American Junior Championships Rosario, Argentina 8th 10,000 m walk 44:38
2006 South American Race Walking Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia — 20 km DQ/DNF
South American U23 Championships /
South American Games 		Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd 20,000 m walk 1:31:31.0
2008 South American Race Walking Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 10th 20 km 1:32:34
3rd Team (20 km) 37 pts
Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 8th 20,000 m walk 1:27:44.89
South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 5th 20,000 m walk 1:31:26
2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup San Salvador, El Salvador 7th 20 km 1:27:10
South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 20,000 m walk 1:23:08.2
World Championships Berlin, Germany 29th 20 km 1:24:49
2010 South American Race Walking Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd 20 km 1:30:45
World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 10th 20 km 1:24:23
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 2nd 20,000 m walk 1:25:27.5
2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Envigado, Colombia 17th 20 km 1:35:40
South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd 20,000 m walk 1:20:47.2
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 33rd 20 km 1:27:47
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico – 20 km DQ
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 79th 20 km 1:30:24
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 41st 20 km 1:25:27
2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala 12th 20 km 1:29:43
World Championships Moscow, Russia 22nd 20 km 1:24:42
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 5th 20,000 m walk 1:24:13.8
World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China — 20 km DQ
2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica, Chile 16th 20 km 1:26:31
8th Team (20 km) 85 pts
South American Championships Lima, Peru — 20,000 m walk DQ
World Championships Beijing, China 49th 20 km walk 1:29:12
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd 20,000 m walk 1:29:37
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 4th 20,000 m walk 1:25:07.20
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru – 20,000 m walk DNF

References

  1. ^ "Yerko Araya". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  2. ^ "Men's 20km Race Walk Results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  3. ^ Biografía - General - ARAYA CORTES Yerko Ignacio - Chile (in Spanish), retrieved May 14, 2014


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