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BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio de Janeiro 2016 MEN’S EVENT STARTING AUGUST 19 50 Kilometres Walk Games of the XXXI Olympiad • Biographical Entry list Men’s 50 Kilometres Walk 81 Entrants 81 Countries Starts: Friday, August 19th (8:00) Age (Days) Born SB PB 103 ERICKSON Chris AUS 34y 262d 1981 - 3:49:33 -14 2006 Commonwealth 50K bronze // 20K pb: 1:22:08 -15 (1:28:51 -16) . At WCP 20K: 2008-30, 2012-18. 50K: 2004-31, 2006-26, 2010-15. dq OLY 50K 2008; 8 COM 20K 2010; 16 WCH 50K 2013 (2007-24); 13 CH 50K 2015 (32 20K). 1 Australian 50K 2004 & 20K 2010. Father-Tim Erickson was third in the 1978 Commonwealth Games 30K walk. Coach-Brent Vallance. In 2016: 5 Melbourne Challenge 5000; 2 Melbourne 10K (May 28); 1 Melbourne 20K (Jun 26) 104 READING Brendon AUS 27y 206d 1989 - 3:55:03 -15 20K pb: 1:24:51 -11 (1:27:12 -16). 43 WCP junior 10K 2008; 16 WSG 20K 2011; 94 WTCh 20K 2016. 1 Australian 20K 2013. He likes to wear a new pair of socks for each race. Coach-Chris Erickson AUS (also competing in Rio 2016) In 2016: 14 Oceanian 20K; 6 Melbourne Challenge 5000; 94 WTCh 20K 105 TALLENT Jared AUS 31y 306d 1984 - 3:36:53 -11 * DEFENDING OLYMPIC CHAMPION Following the Court of Arbitration for Sport judgements of March 2016, he is the rightful Olympic Champion and World Cup winner at 50K in 2012 (The original winner of those events, Sergey Kirdyapkin RUS, had all his results annulled dating back to August 2009) 20K pb: 1:19:15 -10 (1:21:50 -16). 7 World Youth 10,000 2001; 19 WJC 10,000 2002; 2 OLY 50K 2008 (3 20K); 5 WCH 20K 2009 (2011-23, 2015-26); 1 COM 20K 2010 (2006-3); 2 WCH 50K 2011 (2005-18, 2007-dq, 2009-6, 2013-3); 1 OLY 50K 2012 (7 20K). At WCP 20K: 2004-75, 2006-14, 2008-10; 50K: 2010-3, 2012-1; 2 WTCh 50K 2016. 1 Australian 50K 2007/2009 & 20K 2008/2009/2011. In 2009 he walked the Melbourne Marathon in 3:08:40. Wife/coach-Claire Tallent (née Woods) is also an international race walker (they married the week after the Beijing Olympics), as is his younger sister Rachel Tallent. He is a wine connoisseur In 2016: 6 IAAF Challenge/Taicang 20K; 2 WTCh 50K (behind Alex Schwazer ITA, but now Schwazer has been accused of a doping violation); 17 Naumburg 20K; dnf La Coruña 20K; At a special ceremony on June 17 in Melbourne he was presented with the Olympic gold medal which was stripped from Sergey Kirdyapkin. Though note that the IOC have yet to formally confirm this and other medal re-allocations in the event 108 TROTSKI Ivan BLR 40y 84d 1976 3:53:12 3:46:09 -12 Sixth in 2003 World 20K, seventh in 2007 // 20K pb: 1:19:40 -03 (1:22:25 -16). 8 EJC 10,000 95; 5 ECH 20K 2002 (98-6); 6 WCH 20K 2003 (99-9, 2001-15, 2005-dq, 2007 -27); 3 World Military 10,000 2003; 10 WCP 20K 2004 (99/2002-13, 2008-14, 2012-14, 2014-40); 4 ECP 20K 2007 (2001-9, 2005-dnq, 2013-19); dnf ECP 50K 2011 (2015- dq); 16 OLY 20K 2012 (2004-23, 2008-22); 11 OLY 50K 2012; 14 WCH 50K 2013; dnf ECH 50K 2014. Coach-German Sanchez In 2016: 4 Belarusian indoor 10,000; 14 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 50K; 4 Belarusian Cup 20K; 1 Belarusian 20,000 109 QUISPE Ronal BOL 27y 168d 1989 4:04:46 4:04:46 -16 NR 2014 South American Champion at 50K // 20K pb: 1:27:54 -11. Track 20,000 pb: 1:25:59.2 -11. 34 WCH 20K 2011; 10 Pan-American Games 20K 2011; 75 WCP 20K 2012; 1 South American 50K 2014; 40 WCP 50K 2014; dnf WTCh 50K 2016. Coach-Martha Marin In 2016: 1 Santa Cruz 35K; 9 IAAF Challenge/Juarez 50K (Bolivian record 4:04:46, at altitude) 112 BONFIM Caio BRA 25y 154d 1991 4:10:04 4:01:42 -15 Full name-Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim Fourth in 2016 Olympic 20K 20K pb: 1:19:42 -16. 12 World Youth 10,000 2007; dq WCP junior 10K 2008/2010; 6 WJC 10,000 2008; 1 Americas Cup junior 10K 2009; 2 Pan-Am junior 10,000 2009; 8 WSG 20K 2011; 1 South American 20,000 2012/2013; 15 WCP 20K 2012 (2014-16); 3 Pan-Am Games 20K 2015 (2011-dq); 6 WCH 20K 2015 (2011-18, 2013-dq); 8 WTCh 20K 2016; 1 Ibero-American 20,000 2016; 4 OLY 20K 2016 (2012-39). Coaches by his parents Jõao & Gianetti, who were both walkers In 2016: 1 Río de Janeiro 20K; 35 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 50K; dq IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K; 8 WTCh 20K; 1 Ibero-American 20,000; 6 La Coruña 20K; 1 Brazilian 20K; Here: 20K 4-1:19:42 113 dos SANTOS Mario José BRA 36y 344d 1979 - 3:55:36 -15 Brazilian record holder at 50K // 20K pb: 1:25:49 -03 (1:28:50 -15). dnf WJC 10,000 98; 2 Pan-Am Games 50K 2003 (2011-dq); 56 WCP 20K 2004; 25 WCP 50K 2008 (2012-28); 41 OLY 50K 2008; 1 South American 50K 2012; 43 WCH 50K 2013 (2009/2016-dnf) 114 RIECKMANN Jonathan BRA 28y 365d 1987 3:55:26 3:55:26 -16 NR 20K pb: 1:23:27 -12. 5 Pan-Am Games 50K 2011; 2 South American 50K 2014; 44 WCP 20K 2012; 44 WCP 50K 2014.Coach-Joao Cesar Sendeski In 2016: 19 IAAF Challenge/Dudince 50K; 1 Blumenáu 10,000 116 BILODEAU Matt CAN 22y 266d 1993 3:53:56 3:53:56 -16 20K pb: 1:25:48:15 (1:31:13 -16). 3 Canadian 10,000 2015; 31 WCH 50K 2015; 89 WTCh 20K 2016. Only started race walking two years ago. Mentored by 1994 Commonwealth Games medallist Janice McCaffrey In 2016: 2 French 50K; 89 WTCh 20K; Reims 5000 117 DUNFEE Evan CAN 25y 326d 1990 - 3:43:45 -15 NR * 2015 Pan-American Games Champion at 20K, then 12th in both walks at the Beijing World Championships 20K pb: 1:20:13 -14. 23 World Youth 10,000 2007; 10 WJC 10,000 2008; 6 COM 20K 2010; 14 WSG 20K 2011 (2013-21); 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under -23 2012; 36 WCH 50K 2013; 2 Francophone Games 20K 2013; 11 WCP 20K 2014 (2010/2012-dnf); 1 Pan-Am Games 20K 2015; 12 WCH 20K/50K 2015; 16 WTCh 20K 2016; 10 OLY 20K 2016. 1 Canadian 20K 2011/2014 & 10,000 2015. Coach-Gerry Dragomir Set Canadian 50K record of 3:43:45 in Melbourne on December 13 In 2016: 5 Oceanian 20K; 14 Nomi 20K; 16 WTCh 20K (team silver); 1 Burnaby 5000; Here: 20K 10-1:20:49 120 ARAYA Eduard CHI 30y 187d 1986 3:58:54 3:58:54 -16 NR His twin brother Yerko is also an international walker // 20K pb: 1:26:14 -12 (1:28:13 -16). 18 World Youth 10,000 2003; 48 WCP 20K 2012 (2010-58); dq OLY 50K 2012; dq OLY 50K 2012; dq South American Games 20,000 2014. Coach-Guido Nunez In 2016: 5 IAAF Challenge/Juárez 50K; 17 IAAF Challenge/Rio Maior 20K © Mark Butler 2016 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 1 Athlete’s ages as at: 19/8/2016 124 HAN Yucheng CHN 37y 247d 1978 3:42:43 3:36:20 -05 * 2003 Asian Champion at 20K. 2006 Asian Games Champion at 20K. Former Asian 50K record holder 1 Asian Champs 20K 2003; 40 OLY 20K 2004 (dnf 50K); dnf WCH 50K 2005; 3 WCP 20K 2006 (2004-4, 2008-22); 1 Asian Games 20K 2006; 29 WCH 20K 2007; dnf WTCh 50K 2016. From-Liaoning Province. Coaches-Sandro Damilano & Zhang Fuxin CHN In 2016: 2 Chinese Olympic Trial 50K; dnf WTCh 50K 126 WANG Zhendong CHN 25y 221d 1991 3:41:02 3:41:02 -16 20K pb: 1:21:55 -13. 1 Asian junior 10,000 2010; 3 Asian Games 50K 2014. 1 Chinese Olympic Trial 50K 2016. From-Jiangsu Province In 2016: 18 Huangshan youth 10K; 1 Chinese Olympic Trial 50K 127 YU Wei CHN 28y 343d 1987 3:42:54 3:42:54 -16 Seventh at 2015 World Championships // 20K pb: 1:19:07 -13. 2 Asian Champs 20K 2009; 1 East Asian Games 20K 2009; 12 WSG 20K 2011; 21 WCP 20K 2014. 11 Chinese National Games 50K 2009; 2 Chinese National Games 20K 2013 (2009-7); 7 WCH 50K 2015. From-Shandong Province. Coaches-Song Shaoli & Sandro Damilano In 2016: 3 Chinese Olympic Trial 50K; 2 Lomello 5K; 3 Asti 10,000; dnf Changbaishan 50K 130 MONTAÑA Jose COL 24y 151d 1992 3:52:48 3:52:48 -16 Full name-José Leonardo Montaña // 20K pb: 1:22:03 -14. Track 20,000 pb: 1:22:14.1 -14. 10 WCP junior 10K 2008 (2010-dq); 22 WJC 10,000 2008 (2010-dq); 5 World Youth 10,000 2009; 30 WCP 20K 2012/2014; 17 WCH 20K 2013 (2015-22); dnf WTCh 20K 2016. Coach-James Rendon In 2016: 4 IAAF Challenge/Juárez 50K (3:52:48 on his début); dnf WTCh 20K 131 RENDON James COL 31y 135d 1985 4:00:31 3:47:41 -14 NR Colombian record holder at 50K on his début at the distance in 2014 20K pb: 1:21:35 -16.