Erik Batte Herrera (born 10 December 1974 in

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, Villa Clara) is a retired

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hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. He finished seventh at the 1995 World Championships, eighth at the

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and third at the

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.Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)
- GBR Athletics His personal best time was 13.26 seconds, achieved in the semi-final at the

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. The result places him sixth (joint with

Yuniel Hernández Yuniel Hernández Solar (born 28 March 1981) is a Cuban hurdler. His personal best time is 13.26 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Salamanca when he was still only 20 years old. The result places him sixth (joint with Erik Batte) among Cuban ...

) among Cuban 110 m hurdlers, behind Anier García,

Dayron Robles Dayron Robles (born 19 November 1986) is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles. He won his first major medal (a silver) in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 sea ...

Emilio Valle Emilio Valle (born 21 April 1967, in Sancti Spíritus) is a Cuban retired hurdler. His personal best time was 13.18 seconds, achieved in the semi-final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The result places him third among Cuban 110 m hurdlers, ...

Alejandro Casañas Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former Cuban hurdler. At the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia he set a new world record in the 110 m hurdles with a time 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand ...

and Yoel Hernández.IAAF top lists - 110 m hurdles men
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* 1974 births Living people People from Sagua la Grande Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province Cuban male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games competitors for Cuba 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century Cuban people Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub