In this 
Spanish name, the first or paternal 
surname is 
 Araya and the second or maternal family name is 
 Cortés.
 
Yerko Ignacio Araya Cortés (born 14 February 1986 in Antofagasta) is a Chilean racewalker.[1] He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 41st.[2][3]
He has a twin brother, Edward, who is also a racewalker.
Personal bests
Track walk
- 10,000 m: 40:48.94 min – 
 Canberra, 14 Enero 2018 
- 20,000 m: 1:20:47.2 hrs (ht) – 
 Buenos Aires, 5 June 2011 
Road walk
Competition record
| Year | 
Competition | 
Venue | 
Position | 
Event | 
Notes
 | 
Representing   Chile
 | 
| 2002
 | 
South American Race Walking Championships (U18)
 | 
Puerto Saavedra, Chile
 | 
6th
 | 
10 km
 | 
49:44
 | 
| 1st
 | 
Team (10 km Youth)
 | 
15 pts
 | 
| 2003
 | 
South American Junior Championships
 | 
Guayaquil, Ecuador
 | 
6th
 | 
10,000 m walk
 | 
48:23.6
 | 
| World Youth Championships
 | 
Sherbrooke, Canada
 | 
9th
 | 
10,000 m walk
 | 
45:38.88
 | 
| 2004
 | 
South American Race Walking Championships (U20)
 | 
Los Ángeles, Chile
 | 
3rd
 | 
10 km
 | 
43:41
 | 
| 1st
 | 
Team (10 km Junior)
 | 
12 pts
 | 
| World Junior Championships
 | 
Grosseto, Italy
 | 
28th
 | 
10,000 m walk
 | 
48:20.94
 | 
| 2005
 | 
Pan American Race Walking Cup - Junior
 | 
Lima, Peru
 | 
—
 | 
10 km
 | 
DQ
 | 
| South American Junior Championships
 | 
Rosario, Argentina
 | 
8th
 | 
10,000 m walk
 | 
44:38
 | 
| 2006
 | 
South American Race Walking Championships
 | 
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 | 
—
 | 
20 km
 | 
DQ/DNF
 | 
South American U23 Championships /  South American Games
 | 
Buenos Aires, Argentina
 | 
3rd
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
1:31:31.0
 | 
| 2008
 | 
South American Race Walking Championships
 | 
Cuenca, Ecuador
 | 
10th
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:32:34
 | 
| 3rd
 | 
Team (20 km)
 | 
37 pts
 | 
| Ibero-American Championships
 | 
Iquique, Chile
 | 
8th
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
1:27:44.89
 | 
| South American U23 Championships
 | 
Lima, Peru
 | 
5th
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
1:31:26
 | 
| 2009
 | 
Pan American Race Walking Cup
 | 
San Salvador, El Salvador
 | 
7th
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:27:10
 | 
| South American Championships
 | 
Lima, Peru
 | 
2nd
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
1:23:08.2
 | 
| World Championships
 | 
Berlin, Germany
 | 
29th
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:24:49
 | 
| 2010
 | 
South American Race Walking Championships
 | 
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 | 
3rd
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:30:45
 | 
| World Race Walking Cup
 | 
Chihuahua, Mexico
 | 
10th
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:24:23
 | 
| Ibero-American Championships
 | 
San Fernando, Spain
 | 
2nd
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
1:25:27.5
 | 
| 2011
 | 
Pan American Race Walking Cup
 | 
Envigado, Colombia
 | 
17th
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:35:40
 | 
| South American Championships
 | 
Buenos Aires, Argentina
 | 
3rd
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
1:20:47.2
 | 
| World Championships
 | 
Daegu, South Korea
 | 
33rd
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:27:47
 | 
| Pan American Games
 | 
Guadalajara, Mexico
 | 
–
 | 
20 km
 | 
DQ
 | 
| 2012
 | 
World Race Walking Cup
 | 
Saransk, Russia
 | 
79th
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:30:24
 | 
| Olympic Games
 | 
London, United Kingdom
 | 
41st
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:25:27
 | 
| 2013
 | 
Pan American Race Walking Cup
 | 
Guatemala City, Guatemala
 | 
12th
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:29:43
 | 
| World Championships
 | 
Moscow, Russia
 | 
22nd
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:24:42
 | 
| 2014
 | 
South American Games
 | 
Santiago, Chile
 | 
5th
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
1:24:13.8
 | 
| World Race Walking Cup
 | 
Taicang, China
 | 
—
 | 
20 km
 | 
DQ
 | 
| 2015
 | 
Pan American Race Walking Cup
 | 
Arica, Chile
 | 
16th
 | 
20 km
 | 
1:26:31
 | 
| 8th
 | 
Team (20 km)
 | 
85 pts
 | 
| South American Championships
 | 
Lima, Peru
 | 
—
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
DQ
 | 
| World Championships
 | 
Beijing, China
 | 
49th
 | 
20 km walk
 | 
1:29:12
 | 
| 2018
 | 
South American Games
 | 
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 | 
3rd
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
1:29:37
 | 
| Ibero-American Championships
 | 
Trujillo, Peru
 | 
4th
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
1:25:07.20
 | 
| 2019
 | 
South American Championships
 | 
Lima, Peru
 | 
–
 | 
20,000 m walk
 | 
DNF
 | 
References
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