Éider Arévalo

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arévalo and the second or maternal family name is Truque.
Éider Arévalo
Éider Arévalo in 2010
Personal information
Full nameÉider Orlando Arévalo Truque
NationalityColombian
Born (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993
Pitalito, Colombia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
ClubLiga de Bogotá
Coached byLuis Fernando López
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)[1]
  • 5,000 m walk: 21:47.14 (2009)
  • 10,000 m walk: 39:56.01 (2011) NR
  • 20,000 m walk: 1:22:11.1 (2014)
  • 10 km walk: 40:11 (2014)
  • 20 km walk: 1:18:53 (2017) NR
  • 35 km walk: 2:25:21 (2022) NR
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's athletics
Senior level
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 0 0
South American Games 1 0 0
Total 2 0 0
Junior level
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World U20 Championships 1 0 0
World Team Championships (U20) 2 1 1
Total 3 1 1
Senior level
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 London20 km walk
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Santiago20,000 m walk
Junior level
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Barcelona10,000 m walk
World Team Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place2010 Chihuahua10 km walk
Gold medal – first place2012 Saransk10 km walk
Silver medal – second place2012 Saransk10 km walk (team)
Bronze medal – third place2010 Chihuahua10 km walk (team)

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
EventResultVenueDate
Track walk
5,000 m21:47.14 min AMexico Puebla25 October 2009
10,000 m39:56.01 min NRColombia Medellín24 September 2011
20,000 m1:22:11.1 hrs (ht)Chile Santiago15 March 2014
Road walk
10 km40:11 minUnited States Valley Cottage, NY14 September 2014
20 km1:18:53 hrs NR United Kingdom London13 August 2017
35 km2:25:21 hrs NRUnited States Eugene, OR24 July 2022

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru – 20,000 m track walk DNF

References
  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.


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