Andrés Chocho

Andrés Chocho

Andrés Chocho in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Andrés Chocho León
Born	(1983-11-04) November 4, 1983 (age 33) Cuenca, Azuay
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Ecuador
Sport	Men's Athletics
Event(s)	Race walking
Medal record Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 50 km walk Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 20 km walk IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships 2016 Rome Team 20 km walk Bolivarian Games 2013 Trujillo 50 km walk South American Championships 2011 Buenos Aires 20,000 m walk 2013 Cartagena 20,000 m walk
Updated on 11 June 2014.

Cristian Andrés Chocho León (born 4 November 1983) is an Ecuadorian race walker who competes in both the 20 km and 50 km walk events. He is the South American record holder in the 50 km (3:49:32 hours) and 20,000 metres (1:20:23.8 hours) walking events.

Chocho was the 2011 South American Champion over 20 km and was the bronze medallist at the 2011 Summer Universiade. His best global level finish is eleventh over 50 km at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He represented Ecuador at three Summer Olympics, won a gold medal in 50km Walk in the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games, and is a seven-time participant of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

Born in Cuenca, Ecuador (the same city as 1996 Olympic racewalk champion Jefferson Pérez), he began racewalking at a young age and made his international debut at 15 years old. He took third in both the youth 10 km at the 1999 South American Racewalking Cup and the 10,000 m walk at the 1999 South American Junior Championships in Athletics. The year after he improved to second at the youth section of the South American Cup, but was disqualified for lifting at the 2000 South American Junior Championships. In spite of this he was chosen to compete at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Santiago de Chile and came 24th. He ended the year with a win over 10,000 m at the 2000 South American Youth Championships in Athletics.