Mayra Herrera Explained
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| Mayra Herrera |
| Full Name: | Mayra Carolina Herrera Pérez |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala |
| Height: | 1.58m (05.18feet) |
| Weight: | 55kg (121lb) |
| Event: | Race walking |
| Updated: | 6 January 2015 |
Mayra Carolina Herrera Pérez (born 20 December 1988 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan race walker.[1] She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] [3]
Personal bests
Road walk
- 10 km: 45:47 min –
London, 11 Aug 2012
- 20 km: 1:30:41 hrs –
Taicang, 3 May 2014
Achievements
| Representing the |
|---|
| 2003 | Central American Youth Championships | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4000 m track walk | 21:15.40 |
| 2004 | Central American Youth Championships | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4000 m track walk | 22:28.18 |
| 2005 | Pan American Race Walking Cup - Junior | Lima, Perú | 12th | 10 km | 51:23 |
| 5th | Team (10 km Junior) | 25 pts |
| Central American Junior Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5000 m track walk | 26:18.35 |
| 2007 | Central American Race Walking Cup - Junior | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 10 km | 54:52 |
| Central American Junior Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 10,000 m track walk | 53:31.75 |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 25th | 20 km | 1:34:46 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 46th | 20 km | 1:35:33 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 14th | 20 km | 1:30:59 |
| Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Perú | 8th | 20 km | 1:40:05 |
| 2014 | South American Race Walking Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 5th[4] | 20 km | 1:39:01 |
| World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 28th | 20 km | 1:30:41 |
| 8th | Team (20 km) | 104 pts |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 5th | 20 km | 1:40:51 A |
| 2015 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Arica, Chile | 12th | 20 km | 1:38:53 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Team (20 km) | 21 pts |
| Beijing, China | 39th | 20 km | 1:39:23 | |
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103045/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/mayra-carolina-herrera-1.html Sports Reference profile
- http://www.london2012.com/athlete/herrera-mayra-1083239/ London 2012 profile
- Web site: Mayra Herrera tras clasificar a sus terceros Juegos Olímpicos: “Trabajé la mente, más que el cuerpo” – Prensa Libre. 2021-04-10. es-GT.
- Competing as guest
