Erik Batte

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Batte and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

Erik Batte Herrera (born 10 December 1974 in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara) is a retired Cuban hurdler.

He finished seventh at the 1995 World Championships, eighth at the 1996 Summer Olympics and third at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[1]

His personal best time was 13.26 seconds, achieved in the semi-final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The result places him sixth (joint with Yuniel Hernández) among Cuban 110 m hurdlers, behind Anier García, Dayron Robles, Emilio Valle, Alejandro Casañas and Yoel Hernández.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
1993	Pan American Junior Championships	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	110 m hurdles	14.11
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	110 m hurdles	13.84 (w)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.72
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	110m hurdles	14.31 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	14th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.83
	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th	110 m hurdles	13.72
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	110 m hurdles	13.49
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th	110 m hurdles	13.38
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	8th	110 m hurdles	13.43
1997	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	110 m hurdles	13.70 (w)
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	110 m hurdles	13.54
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.84
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	9th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.40

References

• sports-reference
• Erik Batte at World Athletics

1. Central American and Caribbean Games (Men) - GBR Athletics
2. IAAF top lists - 110 m hurdles men