Eder Sánchez

Heraclio Eder Sánchez Terán ( born May 21, 1986 in Tlalnepantla, Mexico) is a Mexican athlete who finished third in the 20 - kilometer walk at the 2009 World Championships.

Eder Sánchez finished at the Junior World Championships 2004 in Grosseto fourth place in the 10,000 -meter walk and here was only three and a half seconds behind the winner. When walkers World Cup reached Sánchez 2004 to second place in the junior rankings. In 2005 he joined internationally for the first time in the adult class. At the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005, he took on the 20 -kilometer route with a minute behind the third medal rank eighth place, but the level is best placed Mexicans. 2006 Eder Sánchez won the first time in the Mexican championship. The Central American and Caribbean Championships 2006, he won the silver medal behind the Colombian Luis Fernando López. 2007, Sánchez at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka as two years previously had a minute behind the medal places, but this time reached the fourth place. 2008 Sánchez improved during race walking World Cup in Cheboksary his personal best to 1:18:34 hours that finished in third place. At the Olympic Games in 2008, he remained more than three minutes behind the fastest time and ultimately came in 15th goal. A year later at the 2009 World Championships he won the bronze medal in 1:19:22 hours over 20 kilometers.

At a height of 1.76 meters his competition weight is 67 kg.