VILLANUEVA FLORES Claudio Paulino

Date of Birth: 3 Aug 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CUENCA

Birth Country:

Ecuador

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 50km Race Walk	47

Schedule

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	50km Race Walk
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	45th (4:19:33)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	50km Race Walk
2019	Doha, QAT	DNF
2017	London, GBR	17th (3:49:27)
2013	Moscow, RUS	18th (3:50:29)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	50km Race Walk
2019	Lima, PER	1st (3:50:01)

South American Race Walking Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	50km Race Walk	2020	Lima, PER	4:14:11
6	50km Race Walk	2018	Sucua, ECU	4:19:12

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2017	50km Race Walk	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Lima, PER	3:51:35
6	2018	50km Race Walk	South American Race Walking Championships	Sucua, ECU	4:19:12
9	2019	50km Race Walk	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Lazaro Cardenas, MEX	4:05:30
17	2017	50km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	London, GBR	3:49:27
21	2018	50km Race Walk	World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, CHN	3:55:04

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:

Wife Grace Pintado, sons Santiago and Joaquin

Languages spoken:

Juan Chocho [personal], ECU

He missed the 2012 Olympic Games in London because of a fractured hip. (elmercurio.com.ec, 29 Oct 2015)

He was introduced to race walking in 2006 in Ecuador. (lahora.com.ec, 08 Nov 2015)

He became interested in the sport after coach Luis Chocho came to his school to give a lecture about it. (lahora.com.ec, 08 Nov 2015)

Ecuadorian race walker Jefferson Perez. (eluniverso.com, 17 Aug 2013)

His family, and his first coach Luis Chocho. (elmercurio.com.ec, 29 Oct 2015)

General Interest

General
COMPETING FOR SPAIN
Born in Ecuador, he initially represented Ecuador at international level but in 2009 switched to compete for Spain, the country of his father. After a combination of injury and his mother being in poor health, he returned to Ecuador from Spain in 2013 and also switched his international allegiance back to the country of his birth. (elmercurio.com.ec, 29 Oct 2015; eltiempo.com.ec, 29 Oct 2015; eluniverso.com, 17 Aug 2013)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has helped his mother make and deliver homemade pasta in Cuenca, Ecuador. His mother has run the business for around 40 years. "I have helped her since I was five years old." (eltelegrafo.com, 25 Aug 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/claudiovillanuevaflores
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Claudio50km

Legend

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

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