CHOCHO Andres

Ecuador
Athletics
4 Nov 1983
37
Male
Olympic Scholarship
CUENCA
 
Ecuador
CUENCA
 
Ecuador

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 50km Race Walk 19

Schedule

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation20km Race Walk50km Race Walk
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRADQDQ
2012London, GBR-DQ
2008Beijing, CHN38th (1:27:09)-

World Athletics Championships
YearLocation20km Race Walk50km Race Walk
2019Doha, QAT18th (1:32:49)DNF
2017London, GBR-DQ
2015Beijing, CHNDQ8th (3:46:00)
2013Moscow, RUS-DQ
2011Daegu, KOR-10th (3:49:32)
2009Berlin, GER37th (1:29:14)-
2007Osaka, JPNDQ-

Pan American Games
YearLocation50km Race Walk
2019Lima, PERDQ

South American Championships
YearLocation20000m Walk
2021Guayaquil, ECU1st (1:24:18.94)

South American Race Walking Championships
RankEventYearLocationResult
120km Race Walk2018Sucua, ECU1:22:51

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
1201820km Race WalkSouth American Race Walking ChampionshipsSucua, ECU1:22:51
1201850km Race WalkMonterreyMonterrey, MEX3:50:27
2201920km Race WalkSuzhouSuzhou, CHN1:23:11
2201750km Race WalkMonterreyMonterrey, MEX3:47:37
3201720km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeCiudad Juarez, MEX1:22:47
4201820km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeRio Maior, POR1:22:24
4201720km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeTaicang, CHN1:23:47
7201720km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeA Corunya, ESP1:21:16
12201920km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeRio Maior, POR1:23:32
13201920km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeA Corunya, ESP1:20:30


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
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Athlete, Coach
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Engineering
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Wife Erica de Sena
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Spanish
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His father Luis Chocho is a race walking coach who trained Ecuadorian race walker Jefferson Perez for eight years. His wife Erica de Sena has represented Brazil in race walking. (efe.com, 14 Mar 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 07 May 2016; eltiempo.com.ec, 20 Feb 2016)
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He tore a muscle in his right leg in 2018. (iaaf.org, 22 Nov 2018)

In early 2012 he suffered an inflammation of his sciatic nerve. (eltiempo.com.ec, 24 May 2012)
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He took up the sport at age 11. (iaaf.org, 22 Nov 2018)
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His father was a race walking coach and Andres would accompany him to training as a child. He practised other sports such as triathlon, cycling and running, but at age 15 he decided to focus on race walking. "I went to school in the morning and I did not have time to do more than one sport." (iaaf.org, 22 Nov 2018; eltiempo.com.ec, 20 Feb 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (expreso.ec, 29 Mar 2020)
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He trains at the High Performance Centre in Cuenca, Ecuador, at 2500m above sea level. (elmercurio.com.ec, 21 Nov 2019; iaaf.org, 22 Nov 2018)
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Winning gold in the 50km event at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (iaaf.org, 22 Nov 2018)
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His wife and family. (iaaf.org, 22 Nov 2018)
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He was named the 2015 Athlete of the Year by the Sports Federation of Azuay [FDA] in Ecuador. (eluniverso.com, 22 Feb 2016)

He was named the 2015 Athlete of the Year by the Circle of Sports Journalists of Azuay in Ecuador. (eltiempo.com.ec, 16 Mar 2016)

He was named Senior Male Athlete of the Year at the 2015 Granasa Awards in Ecuador. (elmercurio.com.ec, 25 Dec 2015)

General Interest

General
OLYMPIC DISAPPOINTMENT
He was disappointed with his performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he was disqualified from both the 20km walk and the 50km walk. "I had great hopes for the Games but I had a muscle tear in my right leg before my last training camp in France. That, combined with my grandmother's death just before my departure, took its toll. I was fit physically but I lost key training time on my technique. I was disqualified at 10km in both the 20km and 50km [events]. That was the lowest point in my career." (iaaf.org, 22 Nov 2018)

COACH
His father Luis Chocho has worked as a race walking coach, and in 2010 Andres began training his partner, Brazilian race walker Erica de Sena. In 2019 he was asked by Ecuadorian young race walker Glenda Morejon to start coaching her, and since then his team has grown to include Paola Perez, who also represents Ecuador in race walking. "I was not looking at becoming a coach. I just wanted to learn more about training methodology and theory. But little by little things began happening." (elmercurio.com.ec, 21 Nov 2019; elcomercio.com, 31 Oct 2019; eltiempo.com.ec, 20 Feb 2016)

Legend
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Bronze Medal Event
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