Cristian Berdeja

Cristian David Berdeja Villavicencio (born June 21, 1981 in Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero) is a male walker from Mexico.[1] He was Junior World Champion, Junior Panamerican Champion and Junior Central American Champion. PanAmerican Champion 50 km San Salvador 2009 and Medellín 2011.

Cristián Berdeja
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Personal information
Full nameCristián David Berdeja Villavicencio
Born (1981-06-21) June 21, 1981
Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero, Mexico
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
Medal record
Race Walking
Representing  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
2010 Mayagüez 50 km
2014 Veracruz 50 km
Updated on 24 December 2014.
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Berdeja and the second or maternal family name is Villavicencio.

Personal bests
EventResultVenueDate
Road walk
10 km39:01 min Krakow1 Jun 2002
20 km1:19:22 hrs Cixi23 Apr 2005
50 km3:50:16 hrs A Arica10 May 2015
Track walk
10,000 m39:40.17 min A Monterrey4 Jul 2004
20,000 m1:24:30.2 hrs (ht) Huelva7 Aug 2004

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mexico
1999 Pan American Junior Championships Tampa, Florida, United States 1st 10,000m track walk 44:30.65
2000 Pan American Race Walking Cup Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico 3rd1 20 km 1:23:46
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st 10,000m track walk 41:29.66
World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 1st 10,000m track walk 40:56.47
2001 Universiade Beijing, China 9th 20 km 1:26:59
2002 NACAC Under-25 Championships San Antonio, Texas, United States 1st 20,000m walk 1:32:20
World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy – 20 km -
2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup Chula Vista, California, United States 2nd 20 km 1:24:17
3rd Team (20 km) 23 pts
Universiade Daegu, South Korea – 20 km DQ
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 1st 20,000m track walk 1:24:30.2 (ht)
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland – 20 km DQ
Universiade Izmir, Turkey – 20 km DQ
2006 World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain – 20 km DQ
8th Team (20 km) 94 pts
2007 Pan American Race Walking Cup Balneário Camboriú, Brazil 4th 20 km 1:26:07
2nd Team (20 km) 23 pts
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 20 km DQ
2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 50 km 3:58:46
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 7th 50 km 3:56:26
2nd Team (50 km) 22 pts
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rd 50 km 4:32:50
2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Envigado, Colombia 1st 50 km 3:59:14
2nd Team (50 km) 15 pts
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 43rd 50 km 4:06:55
4th Team (50 km) 49 pts
2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala 5th 50 km 4:07:14 A
1st Team (50 km) 12 pts
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 3rd 50 km 3:53:39 A
2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica, Chile 2nd 50 km 3:50:16
1st Team (50 km) 7 pts

1: Competing out of competition.

References
  1. VIAJO A EUROPA EL MARCHISTA CRISTIAN BERDEJA (in Spanish), 27 July 2005, retrieved December 24, 2014
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