Heraclio Eder Sánchez Terán (born 21 May 1986) is a Mexican race walker. He has competed at the World Championships in Athletics five times (2005 to 2011) and represented his country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics.Eder Sanchez . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-04-06. He is currently serving the Mexican Army, and has won the Mexican 'Premio Nacional del Deporte'. He holds the Mexican record for walking over 5 km and 10 km. His best for the 20 km distance is 1:18:34 hours.
Sánchez was active in international walking competitions as a junior (under-20) athlete. He was the silver medallist over 10 km at the 2003 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships,2003 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-04-06. was runner-up to Sun Chao at the 2004 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, then took the 10,000 m walk title at the 2004 CAC Junior Championships.2004 CAC Junior Athletics Championships . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-04-06. He came fourth in the 10,000 m walk at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics.
In 2005 he moved up to the senior 20 kilometres walk distance and placed eighth in that event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He failed to finish at the 2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup,Eder Sanchez. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-06. but won a silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games behind Luis Fernando López.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2006-07-26). Guevara and Martinez shine - CAC Games, Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-06. He improved his placing at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics with a fourth-place finish and reached his first global senior podium at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, taking the bronze medal with a personal best time of 1:18:34 hours. He managed only 15th at the 2008 Summer Olympics later that year however. He did win a gold medal at the 2008 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics that season though.NACAC Toluca MEX 18 - 20 July. Tilastopaja Oy. Retrieved on 2012-04-06.
Sánchez was the bronze medallist at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in a time of 1:19:22 hours. He came sixth in the 20 km walk at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup held in Mexico and won the regional title at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in a games record time.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2010-07-31). Jamaica dominates relays, Barrios and Ramos complete doubles as CAC Games conclude in Mayaguez. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-06. The year after he came sixth at the 2011 Pan American Games and was 15th at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
He competed on the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge circuit and won at the Chihuahua meeting in his native Mexico in March.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2012-03-04). Sanchez and Henriques repeat, Zepeda completes Mexican party in Chihuahua. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-06. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in 6th place.
Personal bests Event Result Venue DateRoad walk 10 km 38:31 min Saransk 19 Sep 2009 20 km 1:18:34 hrs Cheboksary 10 May 2008 50 km 3:53:19 hrs Dudince 26 Mar 2011Track walk 5000 m 18:35.36 min Katowice 2 Jul 2014 10,000 m 39:46.83 min Mexico City 26 Jun 2011
Achievements Representing 2002Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)Bridgetown, Barbados1st5000m track walk21:24.33 CR2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada —10,000m track walkDQPan American Junior ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados2nd10,000m track walk46:27.412004World Race Walking Cup (U20)Naumburg, Germany2nd10 km41:011stTeam (10 km Junior)9 ptsCentral American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Coatzacoalcos, Mexico1st10,000m track walk43:21.99World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy 4th10,000m41:01.642005Pan American Race Walking Cup (U20)Lima, Peru —10 kmDQWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 8th20 km1:20:452006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain —20 kmDNF8thTeam (20 km)94 ptsCentral American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia 2nd20 km1:26:302007Pan American Race Walking CupBalneário Camboriú, Brazil5th20 km1:28:202ndTeam (20 km)23 ptsWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan 4th20 km1:23:362008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia3rd20 km1:18:344thTeam (20 km)61 ptsNACAC U-23 ChampionshipsToluca, Mexico1st20,000m walk1:30:46.78 AOlympic GamesBeijing, China 15th20 km1:21:532009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany 3rd20 km1:19:222010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico7th20 km1:23:563rdTeam (20 km)41 ptsCentral American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st20 km1:22:32 GR2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea15th20 km1:23:05Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico6th20 km1:25:002012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia7th20 km1:20:587thTeam (20 km)86 ptsOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom6th20 km1:19:522013Pan American Race Walking CupGuatemala City, Guatemala —20 kmDQ2015Pan American Race Walking CupArica, Chile5th20 km1:21:58World Championships Beijing, China15th20 km walk1:21:56
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