BARRONDO Bernardo Uriel

Date of Birth: 5 Jun 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Place of residence : SAN CRISTOBAL VERAPAZ

Residence Country:

Guatemala

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 50km Race Walk	34

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Men's 50km Race Walk Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Pan American Games

Year	Location	50km Race Walk
2019	Lima, PER	DQ

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
16	2018	50km Race Walk	World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, CHN	3:53:10
31	2019	20km Race Walk	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Lazaro Cardenas, MEX	1:31:32
50	2021	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	A Corunya, ESP	1:26:21
65	2019	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	A Corunya, ESP	1:25:34

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Spending time with his family, listening to classical music, watching Japanese anime. (cog.org.gt, 28 Feb 2019)

Occupation:

Engineering - Mariano Galvez University of Guatemala, Guatemala City, GUA

Languages spoken:

Mynor Ortiz [national], Julio Urias [national]

Sporting relatives:

His older brother Erick has represented Guatemala internationally in race walking and won silver in the 20km walk at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In doing so, he became the first athlete representing Guatemala to win an Olympic medal in any sport. He also competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. His younger sister Irene has also represented Guatemala internationally in race walking and competed in the 2014 World Junior Championships at Eugene, OR, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 May 2021; worldathletics.org, 03 Apr 2016; bbc.com, 05 Aug 2012)

He took up the sport in 2017 at age 23. (aprende.guatemala.com, 05 May 2021)

He was inspired by the achievements of his older brother Erick and younger sister Irene in race walking. "I was proud of Erick's accomplishments. Then our little sister Irene started competing and seeing them motivated me, so I told them that I had more to offer than they expected." (aprende.guatemala.com, 05 May 2021; cog.org.gt, 28 Feb 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (cog.org.gt, 28 Feb 2019)

Philosophy:

"Walking is like doing ballet, because it requires a lot of delicacy and concentration. Physically you have to be prepared, but also technically, because otherwise you can lose." (cog.org.gt, 28 Feb 2019)

General Interest

General
LATE BLOOMER
He decided to take up race walking at age 23 as he was unhappy with his life working as a clerk in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He had been inspired by his older brother Erick's achievements in the sport and approached a coach who offered to train him on a three-month trial basis. He went on to win medals at national competitions before claiming his first gold medal at the 2017 Central American Games in Managua, Nicaragua. "I was a person who thought that everything would end in an office and now I think that going to the Olympic Games is the most important thing. I showed up to training on that first day without knowing how to walk, with technical problems and out of shape but Erick and coach Mirna Ortiz placed their faith in me and I am someone who knows that goals can be met, because working hard earns the respect and affection of many people." (worldathletics.org, 07 May 2021; aprende.guatemala.com, 05 May 2021; cog.org.gt, 28 Feb 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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