Edward Ignacio Araya Cortés (born 14 February 1986 in Antofagasta) is a Chilean

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. He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. His personal best of 3:58:54 hours for the

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He represented his country at the

2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...

and has twice competed at the

IAAF World Race Walking Cup The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. ...

(2010 and 2012). He entered the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

but was disqualified in the competition. He has raced at the South American Race Walking Championships on four occasions (2004, 2004, 2008, 2010) but has not won a medal there. He has a twin brother, Yerko, who is also a racewalker.

Competition record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Araya, Edward 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Antofagasta Chilean male racewalkers Olympic athletes for Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Chile Twin sportspeople Chilean twins