Chris Erickson (born 1 December 1981) is an Australian

racewalker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

who competed at two Olympiads: in

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and

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over the 20 km distance. He is also a multiple Australian national champion over the 50 km distance

References

, 1981 births Living people Australian male racewalkers Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia 21st-century Australian people Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub