Ecuadorian race walker (born 1983)
Andrés Chocho
Andrés Chocho in 2013
Personal information Full name Cristian Andrés Chocho León Born (1983-11-04 ) November 4, 1983 (age 42) Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Weight 55 kg (121 lb) Parent Luis Chocho (died 2021) (father) Sport Country Ecuador Sport Men'sAthletics Event
Race walking Updated on 11 June 2014
Cristian Andrés Chocho León (born 4 November 1983)[ 1] Ecuadorian race walker who competes in both the 20 km and 50 km walk events.[ 2] South American record holder in the 50 km (3:49:32 hours) and 20,000 metres (1:20:23.8 hours) walking events.
Chocho was the2011 South American Champion over 20 km and was the bronze medallist at the2011 Summer Universiade . His best global level finish is eleventh over 50 km at the2011 World Championships in Athletics . He represented Ecuador at fourSummer Olympics , won a gold medal in 50 km Walk in the2015 Toronto Pan Am Games , and is a seven-time participant of theIAAF World Race Walking Cup .
Born inCuenca, Ecuador (the same city as 1996 Olympic racewalk championJefferson Pérez ), he began racewalking at a young age and made his international debut at 15 years old. He took third in both the youth 10 km at the 1999South American Racewalking Cup and the 10,000 m walk at the1999 South American Junior Championships in Athletics .[ 3] [ 4] South American Cup ,[ 5] 2000 South American Junior Championships .[ 6] 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics held inSantiago de Chile and came 24th.[ 7] 2000 South American Youth Championships in Athletics .[ 8]
The2001 South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in conjunction with the2001 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in October and he won the South American 10,000 m walk title, while finishing second in the Pan American race behind Mexico'sHoracio Nava .[ 9] [ 10] South American Cup .[ 11] Rafael Duarte in the2002 South American Junior Championships and placed eighteenth in the 10,000 m walk at the2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics .[ 12] [ 13] 2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup , where he took 34th place in the 20 km walk category, as well as a tenth-place finish at the South American Cup.[ 14]
Chocho did not compete in major competition in 2003 but returned in 2004 he placed fifth in the South American Cup. He was disqualified at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in both2004 and2006 . He set a personal best of 1:22:31 hours for the 20 km walk at theNa Rynek Marsz meet in June 2007, but managed only 13th place at the2007 Summer Universiade and was again disqualified at the2007 World Championships in Athletics .[ 14] 2008 South American Race Walking Cup and managed finishes of 38th and 39th at the2008 Beijing Olympics and the2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup , respectively.[ 15] [ 16] 2009 Summer Universiade and 39th place at the2009 World Championships in Athletics .[ 14]
Chocho was disqualified at the 2010 South American Cup,[ 17] 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup . He debuted over the 50 km walk distance that October and set a time of 3:54:42 hours inCongers, New York .[ 14] 2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup . He rebounded with a near-personal best of 1:22:18 hours to take eighth atRio Maior 'sGrande Premio Internacional en Marcha Atletica .[ 18] South American record for the 20,000 m walk at the2011 South American Championships in Athletics , winning thegold medal in a time of 1:20:23.8 hours.[ 19] bronze medal performance at the2011 Summer Universiade .[ 20]
Making his championship debut over the distance, Chocho proved himself more adept at the longer distance and took eleventh place at the2011 World Championships in Athletics with a South American record time of 3:49:32 hours.[ 21] 2011 Pan American Games , but was disqualified in the 50 km walk event.[ 15] 2012 Summer Olympics but was disqualified just beyond an hour into the 50 km race having been shown three red cards.
In 2019, he competed in themen's 20 kilometres walk at the2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[ 22] [ 22] men's 50 kilometres walk .[ 23] [ 23]
Chocho represented Ecuador in themen's 50 kilometres walk at the2020 Summer Olympics , finishing 19th with a season best.[ 24]
Andres Chocho is the son of theolympic trainer , Luis Chocho (born 1957 inCuenca Ecuador , died February 17, 2021, due to the complications for theCOVID-19 disease to the age of 64 years old).[ 25]
He is married to a Brazilian race walker,Érica de Sena , who he also coaches.[ 26] [ 27]
10,000 m:40:29.71 min (ht) –Cuenca , Ecuador, 21 March 2016 20,000 m:1:20:23.8 hrs (ht) –Buenos Aires , Argentina, 5 June 2011 20 km:1:20:07 hrs –Rome , Italy, 7 May 2016 50 km:3:42:57 hrs NR –Ciudad Juárez , Mexico, 6 March 2016 International competitions [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes RepresentingEcuador 1999 South American Race Walking Cup Cochabamba , Bolivia3rd 10 km walk (youth) 50:07 South American Junior Championships Concepción, Chile 3rd 10,000 m walk 44:43.08 2000 South American Race Walking Cup Lima , Peru2nd 10 km walk (youth) 48:09 Pan American Race Walking Cup Poza Rica , Mexico17th 20 km walk 1:42:44 South American Junior Championships São Leopoldo , Brazil— 10,000 m walk DQ World Junior Championships Santiago , Chile24th 10,000 m walk 46:17.66 South American Youth Championships Bogotá , Colombia1st 10,000 m walk 47:52.68A 2001 South American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 1st 10,000 m walk 43:58.89 Pan American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 2nd 10,000 m walk 43:58.89 South American Race Walking Cup Cuenca, Ecuador 1st 10 km walk (junior) 45:55 2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 18th 10,000 m walk 45:28.60 South American Junior Championships /South American Games Belém , Brazil2nd 10,000 m walk 44:36.81 World Race Walking Cup Turin , Italy34th 20 km walk 1:29:09 South American Race Walking Cup Puerto Saavedra , Chile10th 20 km walk 1:33:29 2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup Chula Vista , United States14th 20 km walk 1:29:27 Universiade Daegu , South Korea— 20 km walk DNF 2004 South American Race Walking Championships Los Ángeles , Chile5th 20 km walk 1:24:29 World Race Walking Cup Naumburg , Germany— 20 km walk DQ 2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup Lima , Peru— 20 km walk DNF 2006 South American Race Walking Championships Cochabamba , Bolivia6th 20 km walk 1:30:24 World Race Walking Cup A Coruña , Spain— 20 km walk DQ 2007 Pan American Race Walking Cup Balneário Camboriú , Brazil— 20 km walk DQ Universiade Bangkok , Thailand14th 20 km walk 1:31:24 World Championships Osaka , Japan— 20 km walk DQ 2008 South American Race Walking Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 9th 20 km walk 1:31:27 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary , Russia39th 20 km walk 1:24:08 Olympic Games Beijing , China38th 20 km walk 1:27:09 2009 South American Championships Lima , Peru— 20,000 m walk DNF Universiade Belgrade , Serbia12th 20 km walk 1:24:51 World Championships Berlin , Germany39th 20 km walk 1:29:14 2010 South American Race Walking Championships Cochabamba , Bolivia— 20 km walk DQ World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua , Mexico31st 20 km walk 1:28:19 2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Envigado , Colombia— 20 km walk DNF South American Championships Buenos Aires , Argentina1st 20,000 m walk 1:20:23.8 Universiade Shenzhen , China2nd 20 km walk 1:24:44 World Championships Daegu , South Korea11th 50 km walk 3:49:32 Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico— 50 km walk DQ 2012 South American Race Walking Championships Salinas, Ecuador 8th 20 km walk 1:30:24.4 World Race Walking Cup Saransk , Russia— 50 km walk DQ Olympic Games London , United Kingdom— 50 km walk DQ 2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 3rd 20,000 m walk 1:26:20.98 World Championships Moscow , Russia— 50 km walk DQ Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 1st 50 km walk 3:58:50 2014 South American Games Santiago , Chile— 20,000 m walk DQ World Race Walking Cup Taicang , China— 50 km walk DQ 2015 World Championships Beijing , China— 20 km walk DQ 8th 50 km walk 3:46:00 2016 South American Race Walking Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st 20 km walk 1:24:11 World Race Walking Cup Rome , Italy6th (team: 20 km walk 1:20:07 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil— 50 km walk DQ 2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom – 50 km walk DQ Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 1st 50 km walk 4:14:20 2018 South American Games Cochabamba , Bolivia1st 50 km walk 3:55:48 2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 18th 20 km walk 1:32:49 – 50 km walk DNF 2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st 20,000 m walk 1:24:18.94 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 19th 50 km walk 3:59:03 2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía ,Spain – 10,000 m walk DNF World Championships Eugene, United States 24th 35 km walk 2:33:28 South American Games Asunción, Paraguay – 35 km walk DNF
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