{{Short description|Guatemalan race walker (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson |headercolor = lightblue | image = Erick Barrondo 2023.jpg | caption = Barrondo in 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|6|14}} | birth_place = Chiyuc, San Cristóbal Verapaz, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala | height = 1.72 m | weight = 60 kg | country = {{flagcountry|GUA}} | sport = Athletics | event = 20 km race walk<br>50 km race walk | coach = Chan Mata and Diego Cabrera | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = |updated = 24 December 2014 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry| {{GUA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|2012 London|20 km walk}} {{Medal|Competition|NACAC Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2025 Freeport|20,000 m walk}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|20 km walk}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Toronto|50 km walk}} }}
'''Erick Bernabé Barrondo García''' (born 14 June 1991) is a Guatemalan race walker who competes in the 20 km walk and 50 km walk events. He won the silver medal at the Men's 20 km walk in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal in Guatemala's history.<ref>{{cite news|title=Do track not war, says Guatemalan hero Barrondo|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/14463508/do-track-not-war-says-guatemalan-hero-barrondo/|access-date=4 August 2012|newspaper=The West Australian|date=5 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://asia.eurosport.com/athletics/olympic-games-london/2012/chen-wins-20km-walk_sto3375063/story-london.shtml|title=Chen wins Olympic 20 km walk, history for Guatemala|date=4 August 2012|publisher=Eurosport Asia|access-date=4 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806182827/http://asia.eurosport.com/athletics/olympic-games-london/2012/chen-wins-20km-walk_sto3375063/story-london.shtml|archive-date=6 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early life== He was born in Aldea Chiyuc in the municipality of San Cristóbal Verapaz, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala.<ref>[http://www.cancha.com.gt/ellos-son-los-atletas-guatemaltecos-que-llenaron-de-oro-a-guatemala/ Ellos son los atletas guatemaltecos que llenaron de oro a Guatemala] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102053444/http://www.cancha.com.gt/ellos-son-los-atletas-guatemaltecos-que-llenaron-de-oro-a-guatemala/ |date=2 November 2011 }}. ''Cancha'' (1 November 2011). Retrieved 2011-11-02.</ref> Initially, Barrondo competed in long-distance running events, following in the footsteps of his parents. However, he sustained an injury and was introduced to race walking as a method of recovering. He decided to give up running and focus on walking instead. He began working with Rigoberto Medina, a Cuban coach who had trained the 2003 Pan American champion Cristina López.<ref name=2011PAG>Robinson, Javier Clavelo (24 October 2011). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/guatemala-sweeps-20km-race-walks-da-silva-tak Guatemala sweeps 20Km Race Walks, da Silva takes Marathon gold - Pan American Games, Day 1]. IAAF. Retrieved 2011-11-02.</ref>
==Career== Barrondo made his international debut at the 2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup, where he claimed the silver medal in the 20 km with a time of 1:25:56 hours.<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/PanAmericanRaceWalkingCup/20kmen.asp 2011 PAn American Race Walking Cup - Results - Men's 20 km]. USATF. Retrieved 2011-11-02.</ref> Competing in the 2011 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge tour, he came in 13th at the Sesto San Giovanni race and then improved his personal best by over four minutes at the Dublin Race Walking Grand Prix, coming in fourth place with a time of 1:20:58 hours.<ref>Warburton, Paul (27 June 2011). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/victories-go-to-china-and-finland-in-dublin Victories go to China and Finland in Dublin]. IAAF. Retrieved 2011-11-02.</ref> As a result of this performance, he was selected to represent Guatemala at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, being one of only two entrants from his country, alongside fellow walker Jamy Franco.<ref>[http://www.congua.org/noticias/2011/8/marchistas-nacionales-dir%C3%A1n-presente-en-el-mundial-de-atletismo.aspx Marchistas nacionales dirán presente en el Mundial de atletismo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327014302/http://www.congua.org/noticias/2011/8/marchistas-nacionales-dir%C3%A1n-presente-en-el-mundial-de-atletismo.aspx |date=27 March 2012}}. Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco (17 August 2011). Retrieved 2011-11-02.</ref> In the World Championships 20 km race, he came in tenth place with a time of 1:22:08 hours and was the second best performer from the Americas, behind Colombia's Luis Fernando López who came third.<ref>[http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=20KR/combCode=hash/timetable.html 2011 World Championships - Men's 20K walk results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330145603/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByEvent.aspx?%2Fdisctype=4%2Fsex%3DM%2FdiscCode%3D20KR%2FcombCode%3Dhash%2Ftimetable.html |date=30 March 2012 }}. IAAF. Retrieved 2011-11-02.</ref>
At the 2011 Pan American Games in October, he and Jamy Franco completed a Guatemalan double in the men's and women's 20 km walks. Barrondo won the gold medal in a time of 1:21:51 hours, seeing off a challenge from World Championships medalist López.<ref name=2011PAG/> He walked to a personal best in the 20 km at the 2012 Memorial Mario Albisetti, taking third place in 1:18:25 hours.<ref>Sampaolo, Diego (19 March 2012). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/schwazer-clocks-sensational-11730-in-lugano-1 Schwazer clocks sensational 1:17:30 in Lugano] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104053414/http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/schwazer-clocks-sensational-11730-in-lugano-1 |date=4 November 2012 }}. IAAF. Retrieved 2012-03-25.</ref>
===2012 Summer Olympics=== In the London Olympics of 2012 he won Guatemala's first ever Olympic medal. He came in the second place in the 20 kilometers race with the time of 1:18:57, just eleven seconds behind China's Chen Ding, who set a new Olympic record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-20km-walk/phase=atm092100/index.html|title=London 2012 20km walk men Results - Olympic athletics|access-date=4 August 2012|archive-date=9 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209031122/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-20km-walk/phase=atm092100/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 50 kilometers race he was disqualified by the judges.
Barrondo has participated in the Olympics of 2016 and 2020.
===Personal life=== After the world championships that took place in Moscow in August 2013, he married race walker Mirna Ortiz.<ref>{{cite web |last= Rojas Rodríguez|first= Betty|date= 24 February 2014|title= Una historia de amor a toda marcha|url= http://www.lostiempos.com/numero1/entrevistas/entrevistas/20140224/una-historia-de-amor-a-toda-marcha_246068_536611.html|publisher= Los Tiempos|language= es|access-date= 20 May 2014|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140519224250/http://www.lostiempos.com/numero1/entrevistas/entrevistas/20140224/una-historia-de-amor-a-toda-marcha_246068_536611.html|archive-date= 19 May 2014}}</ref>
Barrondo, the first Olympic medalist in Guatemala's history, is of indigenous descent. In April 2015 radio commentator Julio Reyes was widely criticized after making racist comments online regarding Barrondo's heritage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guatemalan rapper sued for racist Twitter post about country's genocide|url=http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/05/11/guatemalan-rapper-sued-for-racist-twitter-post-about-countrys-genocide|work=The Tico Times|date=11 May 2015|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref>
==Personal bests== {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- !Event !! Result !! Venue !! Date !! |- !colspan="5"|Road walk |- | 10 km || '''39:52 min''' || Borský Mikuláš, Slovakia || 1 June 2019 || |- | 20 km || '''1:18:25 hrs ''' || Lugano, Switzerland || 18 March 2012 || |- | 50 km || '''3:41:09 hrs''' || Dudince, Slovakia || 23 March 2013 || AR, NR |- !colspan="5"|Track walk |- | 10,000 m || '''40:10.73 min''' || Guatemala City, Guatemala || 25 October 2013 || |- | 20,000 m || '''1:34:35.14 hrs''' || Guatemala City, Guatemala || 18 September 2010 || |}
==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{GUA}} |- |rowspan=2|2010 |Central American Junior Championships |Panama City, Panama |bgcolor=gold|1st |10,000 m |48:16.69 |- |Central American Championships |Guatemala City, Guatemala |4th |20,000 m |1:34:35.14 |- |rowspan=4|2011 |Central American Race Walking Cup |San Salvador, El Salvador |bgcolor=gold|1st |20 km |1:24:34 |- |Pan American Race Walking Cup |Envigado, Colombia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |20 km |1:25:56 |- |World Championships |Daegu, South Korea |10th |20 km |1:22:08 |- |Pan American Games |Guadalajara, Mexico |bgcolor=gold|1st |20 km |1:21:51 |- |rowspan=3|2012 |World Race Walking Cup |Saransk, Russia | — |20 km |DQ |- |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|London, United Kingdom |bgcolor=silver|2nd |20 km |1:18:57 |- | — |50 km |DQ |- |rowspan=3|2013 |Dudinska Patdesiatka |Dudince, Slovakia |bgcolor=gold|1st |50 km |3:41:09 |- |World Championships |Moscow, Russia | — |20 km |DQ |- |Bolivarian Games |Trujillo, Peru |bgcolor=gold|1st |20 km |1:23:25 |- |rowspan=4|2014 |South American Race Walking Championships |Cochabamba, Bolivia |2nd<ref>Competing as guest</ref> |20 km |1:26:42 '''A''' |- |World Race Walking Cup |Taicang, China | — |20 km |DQ |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|Xalapa, Mexico | — |20 km |DQ |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |50 km |3:49:40 '''A''' |- |rowspan=5|2015 |rowspan=2|Pan American Race Walking Cup |rowspan=2|Arica, Chile |bgcolor=gold|1st |20 km |1:21:25 |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |Team (20 km) |32 pts |- |rowspan=2|Pan American Games |rowspan=2|Toronto, Canada | — |20 km |DQ |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |50 km |3:55:57 |- |World Championships |Beijing, China | — |50 km |DQ |- |rowspan=2|2025 |NACAC Championships |Freeport, Bahamas |bgcolor=gold|1st |20,000 m |1:28:54.12 |- |Bolivarian Games |Lima, Peru |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |42,195 km |3:18:41 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}} *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/erick-barrondo-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173256/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/erick-barrondo-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Erick Barrondo}}
{{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = Juan Ignacio Maegli | title = Flagbearer for {{GUA}} | years = Rio de Janeiro 2016 | after = ''Incumbent'' }} {{s-end}}
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