Yerko Araya

Yerko Araya

Personal information
Full name	Yerko Ignacio Araya Cortés
Born	(1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Chile
Event	Race walking
Medal record Men's Racewalking Representing Chile South American Championships 2009 Lima 20,000 m 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. He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 41st.

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

Personal bests

Track walk

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

Road walk

• 10 km: 43:41 min – Los Ángeles, 3 April 2004
• 20 km: 1:21:26 hrs – Canberra, 21 February 2016

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

External links

• Yerko Araya at World Athletics
• Sports reference biography