Cuban hurdler (born 1974)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Batte and the second or maternal family name is
Herrera.
Erik Batte Herrera (born 10 December 1974 in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara) is a retired Cuban hurdler.
He finished seventh at the 1995 World Championships, eighth at the 1996 Summer Olympics and third at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1]
His personal best time was 13.26 seconds, achieved in the semi-final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The result places him sixth (joint with Yuniel Hernández) among Cuban 110 m hurdlers, behind Anier García, Dayron Robles, Emilio Valle, Alejandro Casañas and Yoel Hernández.[2]
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing  Cuba
|
| 1993
|
Pan American Junior Championships
|
Winnipeg, Canada
|
2nd
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.11
|
| Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Cali, Colombia
|
1st
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.84 (w)
|
| 3rd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
39.72
|
| 1994
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
1st
|
110m hurdles
|
14.31 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
|
| 1995
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
14th (sf)
|
60 m hurdles
|
7.83
|
| Pan American Games
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
4th
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.72
|
| Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Guatemala City, Guatemala
|
1st
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.49
|
| World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
7th
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.38
|
| 1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
8th
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.43
|
| 1997
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
San Juan, Puerto Rico
|
1st
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.70 (w)
|
| 1998
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
1st
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.54
|
| Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Maracaibo, Venezuela
|
3rd
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.84
|
| 1999
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
9th (sf)
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.40
|
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