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Jefferson Pérez
- Born
- Jul 1, 1974 (52 years old)
- Events
- 20 km race walk · 10 Kilometres Road
Jefferson Pérez is a Ecuador race walker, born on July 1, 1974. He competes primarily in the 20kmW, 50kmW and 10Kilometr.
His personal bests include 1:17:21 in the 20kmW, 3:53:04 in the 50kmW, 38:24 in the 10Kilometr, 18:46.08 in the 5000m-short-track and 1:20:54.9h in the 20,000Metr. He has earned 18 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Ecuador.
Personal best · 20 km race walk1:17:21
2008 season best1:19:15Aug 16, 2008
Medals6Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver · World Championships: 3 gold, 1 silver
Area record1:17:2120 km race walk
As of Oct 28, 2026: 20 km race walk 1:17:21, 10 Kilometres Road 38:24, 2008 season best 1:19:15 (Aug 16, 2008) · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver · World Championships: 3 gold, 1 silver · Area record (20 km race walk) · 52 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →DisciplineResultAll-time
20kmWParis-St-Denis 20031:17:211,249 pts–
50kmWAthina 20043:53:041,145 pts–
10KilometrKraków 200238:24–
5000m-short-trackXalapa 200718:46.08286 pts–
20,000MetrCali 20081:20:54.9h–
10,000MetrBergen 199838:37.6h–
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| World Championships | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20kmW | 1:19:15 | – | Aug 16, 2008 | The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing |
| 2008 | 20,000Metr | 1:20:54.9h | – | Jul 5, 2008 | – |
| 2007 | 5000m-short-track | 18:46.08 | – | May 5, 2007 | – |
| 2007 | 10Kilometr | 40:55 | – | Mar 11, 2007 | – |
| 2007 | 20kmW | 1:21:14 | – | Mar 24, 2007 | – |
| 2006 | 10Kilometr | 42:20 | – | Mar 11, 2006 | – |
| 2006 | 20kmW | 1:19:08 | – | May 13, 2006 | La Coruna IAAF World Race Walking Cup, La Coruña - Junior Races |
| 2005 | 10Kilometr | 43:13 | – | Feb 26, 2005 | – |