Edward Araya
 2013 World Championships in Moscow | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Ignacio Araya Cortés |
| Born |
February 14, 1986 Antofagasta, Chile |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Chile |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Racewalking |
| Updated on 13 May 2015. | |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Araya and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.
Edward Ignacio Araya Cortés (born 14 February 1986 in Antofagasta) is a Chilean race walker.[1] He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] His personal best of 4:00:31 hours for the 50 kilometres walk is the Chilean record for the event.[3]
He represented his country at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and has twice competed at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup (2010 and 2012).[4] He entered the 2011 Pan American Games but was disqualified in the competition.[5] He has raced at the South American Race Walking Championships on four occasions (2004, 2004, 2008, 2010) but has not won a medal there.
He has a twin brother, Yerko, who is also a racewalker.
Competition record
References
- ↑ Sports Reference profile
- ↑ London 2012 profile
- ↑ "Chihuahua IAAF Race Walking Challenge 2013 Results" (PDF). www.panelcontenido.fmaa.mx. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ Edward Araya. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-01.
- ↑ "Men's 50km Walk Final". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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