Érica Rocha de Sena (born 3 May 1985) is a female racewalker from Brazil. In the 20 km walk, she took 4th place at the 2017 World Championships, and 7th place at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the only Brazilian to win a medal at the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, after inheriting the 20 km race bronze in the 2016 race, held in Rome.[2]

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Érica de Sena
Personal information
Full nameÉrica Rocha de Sena
Born (1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 (age 39)
Camaragibe, Pernambuco[1]
Sport
Country Brazil
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima20 km walk
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rome20 km walk
Updated on 21 March 2016
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Career

In the same event, Sena also has the country's best racewalking performance by a woman at the Olympic Games, with a seventh place in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games,[3] and the World Championships in Athletics, a fourth place in both 2017 and 2019.[4]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where Sena was third with just 400 meters to go before she got her third caution and was removed from the course for two minutes, making her lose a medal and finish 11th.[5][6] Afterwards she had a son with husband and coach Andres Chocho, and only returned to competition in 2023, and in just four competitions qualified for the 2023 World Athletics Championships and the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]

Personal life

She is married to an Ecuadorian race walker, Andrés Chocho.[8]

Personal bests

Road walk

  • 10 km: 43:03 minChina Suzhou, 25 Sep 2017
  • 20 km: 1:26:59 hrsUnited Kingdom London, 13 Aug 2017

Track walk

  • 5000 m: 23:10.59 minBrazil Campinas, 7 Nov 2011
  • 10,000 m: 43:41.30 minBrazil São Paulo, 1 Aug 2014
  • 20,000 m: 1:32:06.0 hBrazil Paulista, 27 Jun 2024

References

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