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

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)

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 edit

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

International competitions edit

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 edit

  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.

External links edit