[[Athletics at the 2006 South American Games|South American Games]]\n|[[Buenos Aires]], Argentina\n|bgcolor=\"gold\" | 1st\n|20 km\n|[[Athletics at the 2006 South American Games – Results#20 kilometers walk|1:28:05]]\n|-\n|rowspan=3|2007\n|rowspan=2|[[2007 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]]\n|rowspan=2|[[Balneário Camboriú]], [[Brazil]] \n|7th\n|20 km\n|[[2007 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|1:32:35]]\n|-\n|bgcolor=gold|1st\n|Team (20 km)\n|[[2007 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Team|13 pts]]\n|-\n|[[2007 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]\n|[[São Paulo]], Brazil\n|bgcolor=\"gold\" | 1st\n|20,000m\n|[[2007 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#20,000 meters walk|1:24:25.4]]\n|-\n|rowspan=6|2008\n|rowspan=2|[[2008 South American Race Walking Championships|South American Race Walking Championships]]\n|rowspan=2|[[Cuenca, Ecuador|Cuenca]], [[Ecuador]]\n|bgcolor=\"cc9966\"|3rd\n|20 km\n|[[2008 South American Race Walking Championships#Men.27s 20km|1:27:07]] '''A'''\n|-\n|bgcolor=gold|1st\n|Team (20 km)\n|[[2008 South American Race Walking Championships#Team 20km Men|10 pts]]\n|-\n|rowspan=2|[[2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]] \n|rowspan=2|[[Cheboksary]], [[Russia]]\n|24th\n|20 km\n|[[2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|1:22:34]]\n|-\n|9th\n|Team (20 km)\n|[[2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Team (20 km Men)|88 pts]]\n|-\n|[[2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]\n|[[Cali]], Colombia\n|bgcolor=\"gold\" | 1st\n|20,000m\n|[[2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results|1:25:22.67]] '''A'''\n|-\n|[[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]\n|[[Beijing]], [[China]]\n|31st\n|20 km\n|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk|1:24:41]]\n|-\n|rowspan=3|2009\n|rowspan=2|[[2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]]\n|rowspan=2|[[San Salvador]], El Salvador\n|bgcolor=\"silver\" | 2nd\n|20 km\n|[[2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|1:23:21]]\n|-\n|bgcolor=silver|2nd\n|Team (20 km)\n|[[2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Team|14 pts]]\n|-\n|[[2009 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]\n|[[Lima]], Peru\n| –\n|20,000m\n|[[2009 South American Championships in Athletics – Results|DQ]]\n|-\n|rowspan=4|2011\n|[[2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]]\n|[[Envigado]], [[Colombia]]\n| –\n|20 km\n|[[2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|DQ]]\n|-\n|[[2011 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]\n|[[Buenos Aires]], Argentina\n|5th\n|20,000m\n|[[2011 South American Championships in Athletics – Results|1:21:13.6]]\n|-\n|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]\n|[[Daegu]], South Korea\n|19th\n|20 km\n|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk|1:24:08]]\n|-\n|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]\n|[[Guadalajara]], Mexico\n|bgcolor=\"silver\" | 2nd\n|20 km\n|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk|1:22.46]]\n|-\n|rowspan=5|2012\n|[[2012 South American Race Walking Championships|South American Race Walking Championships]]\n|[[Salinas, Ecuador|Salinas]], [[Ecuador]]\n|bgcolor=\"silver\" | 2nd\n|20 km\n|[[2012 South American Race Walking Championships#Men's 20km|1:24:05.4]]\n|-\n|rowspan=2|[[2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]]\n|rowspan=2|[[Saransk]], [[Russia]]\n|30th\n|20 km\n|[[2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|1:23:43]]\n|-\n|8th\n|Team (20 km)\n|[[2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Team (20 km Men)|92 pts]]\n|-\n|[[2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]\n|[[Barquisimeto]], Venezuela\n|bgcolor=\"gold\" | 1st\n|20,000m\n|[[2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#20,000 meters|1:26:12.03]]\n|-\n|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]\n|[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]\n|28th\n|20 km\n|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk|1:22:54]]\n|-\n|2013\n|[[2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]]\n|[[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]]\n|9th\n|20 km\n|[[2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|1:28:05]] '''A'''\n|-\n|rowspan=2|2014\n|[[2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]\n|[[São Paulo]], Brazil\n| –\n|20,000m\n|[[2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#20,000 meters|DQ]]\n|-\n|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]\n|[[Xalapa]], [[Mexico]]\n| –\n|50 km\n|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#50 kilometers walk|DNF]]\n|-\n|rowspan=2|2015\n|rowspan=2|[[2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]]\n|rowspan=2|[[Arica]], [[Chile]]\n|bgcolor=\"cc9966\"|3rd\n|50 km\n|[[2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men's 50km|3:50:47]]\n|-\n|bgcolor=silver|2nd\n|Team (50 km)\n|[[2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup#Men's 50km|27 pts]]\n|-\n|2018\n|[[Athletics at the 2018 South American Games|South American Games]]\n|[[Cochabamba]], Bolivia\n| –\n|50 km\n|[[Athletics at the 2018 South American Games – Results#50 kilometers walk|DNF]]\n|}"]}" id="mwSw">
Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully assess that this is maintained throughout the race. Typically held on either roads or running tracks, common distances range from 3,000 metres (1.9 mi) up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi).
Heraclio Eder Sánchez Terán is a Mexican race walker. He has competed at the World Championships in Athletics five times and represented his country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. He is currently serving the Mexican Army, and has won the Mexican 'Premio Nacional del Deporte'. He holds the Mexican record for walking over 5 km and 10 km. His best for the 20 km distance is 1:18:34 hours.
Luis Fernando López Erazo is a Colombian race walker.
Colombia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The country sent 68 athletes to compete in 15 sports, making this Colombia's largest ever delegation to the Olympics.
Ana María Rendón Martínez is a Colombian recurve archer. She has competed in the Olympic Games three times and is a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Games.
Mário José dos Santos Júnior is a male race walker from Brazil. He competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004.
The Pan American Race Walking Cup is a biennial race walking competition for athletes representing countries from the Americas, organized by the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA). It was established in 1984 and has featured races for senior men and women, and for junior athletes. The women competed in the 10 km road race until 1996, and then switched to the 20 km road race. In addition, there are separate team competitions. The 2001 event was held in conjunction with the South American Race Walking Cup. In 2011, the organization of the event was transferred from the Pan American Athletics Commission, a subdivision of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), to the newly constituted APA.
Wang Zhen is a Chinese race walker who specialises in the 10 kilometres and 20 kilometres race walk. He holds the senior Asian record for the 20 km with his time of 1:17:36 hours and is also the Asian, Chinese and junior world record holder over 10 km. He was the bronze medallist over 20 km at the 2012 London Olympics and the gold medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Érick Bernabé Barrondo García is a Guatemalan racewalker who competes in the 20 km walk and 50 km walk events. He won the silver medal at the Men's 20 km Racewalk in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the first and only Olympic medal in Guatemala's history.
Cristian Andrés Chocho León is an Ecuadorian race walker who competes in both the 20 km and 50 km walk events. He is the South American record holder in the 50 km and 20,000 metres walking events.
Juliana Gaviria Rendon is a Colombian track cyclist, born in La Ceja. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's team sprint, women's keirin, and Women's sprint. She also competed in the women's sprint at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the elder sister of track and road cyclist Fernando Gaviria. She is married to fellow track cyclist Fabián Puerta.
Lorena Arenas Campuzano is a Colombian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the 20 kilometer race walk. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 20 kilometer race walk.
Yusuke Suzuki is a Japanese racewalker. He has represented Japan in the 20 km event twice at the World Championships in Athletics and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the pending world record holder for the 20 km walk with a time of 1:16:36 hours at an event in his home town of Nomi in 2015.
Sandra Patricia Zapata Pórtela is a female Colombian race walker. In 2008, Zapata had won a gold medal in the 20 km at the South American Race Walking Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador, and also, set both a national record and a personal best time of 1:33:22 at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia.
The South American Race Walking Championships is a biennial race walking competition organized by CONSUDATLE for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. Races for senior men and women, for junior and for youth athletes are featured. In addition, there are separate team competitions. The event was established in 1989 as South American Race Walking Cup, and was occurring annually at first. The 2001 event was held in conjunction with the Pan American Race Walking Cup. The name as well as the frequency of the competition were changed in 2004.
The 2001 South American Race Walking Championships were held in Cuenca, Ecuador, on October 27–28, 2001. The track of the Cup runs in the Avenida España, Parque Calderón. The event was held jointly with the 2001 Pan American Race Walking Cup. The results for the 20 km races were extracted from the Pan American Race Walking Cup results, while the South American Race Walking Championships additionally featured separate races for men in 35 km, and for junior and youth athletes.
Fernando Gaviria Rendón is a Colombian professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team. He is well known as a sprinter. Riding for the Colombian national cycling team, Gaviria came to international attention at the 2015 Tour de San Luis, where he beat former world champion Mark Cavendish in two sprint finishes. His first major Grand Tour wins came at the 2017 Giro d'Italia. He is the brother of track cyclist Juliana Gaviria. His nickname is "Quetzal splendente", from the brightful and colourful South American bird Quetzal. Its colours recall his world championship titles, his Colombia and "la maglia Ciclamino" won at Giro d'Italia.
The 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships was the 27th edition of the global team racewalking competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held in Rome, Italy from 7 to 8 May 2016. It was the first edition of the tournament under its new name, having previously been known as the IAAF World Race Walking Cup since 1989.
Manuel Esteban Soto is a Colombian male racewalking athlete who competes in the 20 kilometres race walk. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
Jhon Alexander Castañeda is a Colombian racewalking athlete. He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.