Mauricio José Arteaga (born 8 August 1988 in Cuenca) is an

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Career

He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 44th. He was disqualified at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2019, he competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the

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held in Doha, Qatar. He did not finish his race.

Personal bests

Track walk

*10,000 m: 42:24.5 min (ht) – Quito, 16 May 2009 *20,000 m: 1:23:19.3 hrs (ht) –

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, 15 March 2014

Road walk

*10 km: 40:36 min –

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, 7 May 2016 *20 km: 1:21:08 hrs – Rome, 7 May 2016

Achievements

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arteaga, Mauricio 1988 births Living people Ecuadorian people of Basque descent Ecuadorian male racewalkers Olympic athletes for Ecuador Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cuenca, Ecuador World Athletics Championships athletes for Ecuador South American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador Ibero-American Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Ecuadorian people