Érica Rocha de Sena (born 3 May 1985) is a female

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from Brazil. In the 20 km walk, she took 4th place at the 2017 World Championships, and 7th place at the

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. 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.

Career

In the same event, Sena also has the country's best racewalking performance by a woman at the

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, with a seventh place in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games, and the

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, a fourth place in both

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and

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. She competed at the

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, 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. 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

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and the

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Personal life

She is married to an Ecuadorian race walker,

Andrés Chocho Cristian Andrés Chocho León (born 4 November 1983) is an Ecuadorian race walker who competes in both the 20 km and 50 km walk events. He is the South American record holder in the 50 km (3:49:32 hours) and 20,000 metres (1 ...

Personal bests

Road walk

*10 km: 43:03 min –

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, 25 Sep 2017 *20 km: 1:26:59 hrs – London, 13 Aug 2017

Track walk

*5000 m: 23:10.59 min –

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, 7 Nov 2011 *10,000 m: 43:41.30 min – São Paulo, 1 Aug 2014 *20,000 m: 1:32:06.0 h –

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, 27 Jun 2024

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* 1985 births Living people Athletes from Pernambuco Brazilian female race walkers World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil South American Games bronze medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen People from Camaragibe Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub