Erick Barrondo
Erick Barrondo, Chen Ding, Bertrand Moulinet
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| Nationality | Guatemalan |
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14 June 1991 Chiyuc, San Cristóbal Verapaz, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
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| Country |
 Guatemala
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 20 km race walk 50 km race walk |
| Turned pro | tomorrow |
| Coached by | Chan Mata and Diego Cabrera |
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| Updated on 24 December 2014. | |
Erick Bernabé Barrondo García (born 14 June 1991) is a Guatemalan racewalker who competes in the 20 km walk and 50 km walk events. He won the silver medal at the Men's 20km Racewalk in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal in Guatemala's history.
He was born in Aldea Chiyuc in the municipality of San Cristóbal Verapaz, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala. Initially, Barrondo competed in long-distance running events, following in the footsteps of his parents. However, he sustained an injury and was introduced to racewalking as a method of recovering. He decided to give up running and focus on walking instead. He began working with Rigoberto Medina, a Cuban coach who had trained the 2003 Pan American champion Cristina López.
Barrondo made his international debut at the 2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup, where he claimed the silver medal in the 20 km with a time of 1:25:56 hours. Competing in the 2011 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge tour, he came in 13th at the Sesto San Giovanni race and then improved his personal best by over four minutes at the Dublin Race Walking Grand Prix, coming in fourth place with a time of 1:20:58 hours. As a result of this performance, he was selected to represent Guatemala at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, being one of only two entrants from his country, alongside fellow walker Jamy Franco. In the World Championships 20 km race, he came in tenth place with a time of 1:22:08 hours and was the second best performer from the Americas, behind Luis Fernando López who came third.
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