SENA Erica

Date of Birth: 3 May 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Place of birth: CAMARAGIBE

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : CUENCA

Residence Country:

Ecuador

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 20km Race Walk	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Women's 20km Race Walk Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7th (1:29:29)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2019	Doha, QAT	4th (1:33:36)
2017	London, GBR	4th (1:26:59)
2015	Beijing, CHN	6th (1:30:06)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2019	Lima, PER	3rd (1:30:34)

South American Championships

Year	Location	20000m Walk
2021	Guayaquil, ECU	2nd (1:30:51.97)

South American Race Walking Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	20km Race Walk	2018	Sucua, ECU	1:30:22

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2019	20km Race Walk	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Lazaro Cardenas, MEX	1:29:22
1	2018	20km Race Walk	South American Race Walking Championships	Sucua, ECU	1:30:22
1	2017	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	A Corunya, ESP	1:29:16
1	2017	20km Race Walk	Monterrey	Monterrey, MEX	1:32:07
2	2018	20km Race Walk	Monterrey	Monterrey, MEX	1:30:47
2	2017	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	Ciudad Juarez, MEX	1:30:49
3	2021	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	A Corunya, ESP	1:28:44
4	2019	20km Race Walk	Suzhou	Suzhou, CHN	1:31:52
4	2019	20km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	Doha, QAT	1:33:36
4	2018	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, CHN	1:28:11
4	2017	20km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	London, GBR	1:26:59
4	2017	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	Taicang, CHN	1:31:31

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

Occupation:

Physical Education

Husband Andres Chocho

Languages spoken:

Portuguese, Spanish

EC Pinheiros [Sao Paulo, BRA]

Andres Chocho [husband], ECU

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Andres Chocho represented Ecuador in race walking at the Olympic Games in 2008, 2012 and 2016. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Feb 2020; cob.org.br, 30 Sep 2019)

She took up race walking at age 13. (marciadalmondo.com, 13 Jan 2016)

She tried various athletics disciplines at school, but could not find one she was right for. She eventually asked her teacher if she could try race walking after watching a training session. After one week of training she took part in her first competition and finished in fourth place, which convinced her to focus on race walking. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 22 Apr 2020; marciadalmondo.com, 13 Jan 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (veja.abril.com.br, 28 Dec 2018)

Ecuadorian race walker [and her husband] Andres Chocho. (cob.org.br, 01 Jul 2015)

Philosophy:

"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are." [Muhammad Ali] (cob.org.br, 01 Jul 2015)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO ECUADOR
In 2011 she relocated from Brazil to Cuenca, Ecuador, to live with her partner [now husband], the Ecuadorian race walker Andres Chocho. "I love living in Cuenca. When I lived in Brazil I had a big problem with training. As race walking is not well-known, you can't just train on any street. In Cuenca you can train where you want with no problem. Everyone supports you. For me it would be a pleasure to compete for Ecuador, but the only problem is that if I make this change I would have to wait two years without competing. I have not entirely ruled it out." (esportes.yahoo.com, 01 Dec 2019; marciadalmondo.com, 13 Jan 2016; eluniverso.com, 28 Aug 2015)

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Legend

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

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