Éider Arévalo

Colombian racewalker
Éider Arévalo
Éider Arévalo in 2010
Personal information
Full nameÉider Orlando Arévalo Truque
NationalityColombian
Born (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)
Pitalito, Colombia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubLiga de Bogotá
Coached byLuis Fernando López
Achievements and titles
Personal bests[1]
  • 5,000 m walk: 21:47.14 (2009)
  • 10,000 m walk: 39:56.01 NR (2011)
  • 20,000 m walk: 1:22:11.1 (2014)
  • 10 km walk: 40:11 (2014)
  • 20 km walk: 1:18:53 NR (2017)
  • 35 km walk: 2:25:21 NR (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's athletics
Senior level
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 0 0
South American Games 1 0 0
Total 2 0 0
Junior level
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World U20 Championships 1 0 0
World Team Championships (U20) 2 1 1
Pan American U20 Championships 1 0 0
Pan American Cup (U20) 2 0 0
South American U20 Championships 1 0 0
South American U18 Championships 1 0 0
South American Race Walking Championships 3 0 0
Total 11 1 1
Senior level
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 20 km walk
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago 20,000 m walk
Junior level
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Barcelona 10,000 m walk
World Team Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Chihuahua 10 km walk
Gold medal – first place 2012 Saransk 10 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2012 Saransk 10 km walk (team)
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Chihuahua 10 km walk (team)
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Miramar 10,000 m walk
Pan American Cup (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Envigado 10 km walk
Gold medal – first place 2011 Envigado 10 km walk (team)
South American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Medellín 10,000 m walk
South American U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santiago 10,000 m walk
South American Race Walking Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Cochabamba 10 km walk (U18)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Salinas 10 km walk (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Salinas 10 km walk (team U20)

Éider Orlando Arévalo Truque (born 9 March 1993) is a Colombian racewalker.[2]

He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 20th.[3] He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
Track walk
5,000 m 21:47.14 min A Mexico Puebla 25 October 2009
10,000 m 39:56.01 min NR Colombia Medellín 24 September 2011
20,000 m 1:22:11.1 hrs (ht) Chile Santiago 15 March 2014
Road walk
10 km 40:11 min United States Valley Cottage, NY 14 September 2014
20 km 1:18:53 hrs NR United Kingdom London 13 August 2017
35 km 2:25:21 hrs NR United States Eugene, OR 24 July 2022

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Colombia
2010 South American Race Walking Championships (U18) Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st 10 km walk 43:35 min
World Race Walking Cup (U20) Chihuahua, México 1st 10 km walk 42:13
Summer Youth Olympics Singapore, Singapore – 10,000 m track walk DSQ
South American Youth Championships Santiago, Chile 1st 10000 m track walk 40:27.95 min CR
2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Envigado, Colombia 1st 10 km walk 40:40 min
Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 1st 10,000 m track walk 41:29.81
South American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st 10,000 m track walk 39:56.01 A
2012 South American Race Walking Championships (U20) Salinas, Ecuador 1st 10 km walk 43:24.1 min
World Race Walking Cup (U20) Saransk, Russia 1st 10 km road walk 41:17
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 10,000 m track walk 40:09.74
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 20th 20 km road walk 1:22:00
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 2nd 20,000 m track walk 1:24:36.23
World Championships Moscow, Russia – 20 km road walk DNF
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 20,000 m track walk 1:22:11.1 hrs (ht)
World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China – 20 km road walk DQ
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 2nd 20 km road walk 1:26:03 A
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 7th 20 km road walk 1:21:13
2017 World Championships London, Great Britain 1st 20 km road walk 1:18:53
Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 3rd 20 km road walk 1:27:47
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru – 20,000 m track walk DNF

References

  1. ^ "Éider Arévalo Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Eider Arevalo". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  3. ^ "Men's 20km Race Walk Results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  4. ^ "A un mes de Tokio 2021, Colombia completa 55 clasificados" (in Spanish). 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-27.

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