Erick Walder

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Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for  United States
World Championships
Silver	1997 Athens	Long jump

Erick Walder (born 5 November 1971 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American long jumper.

His personal best was 8.74 metres, achieved in April 1994 in El Paso.

Walder competed collegiately for the University of Arkansas where he won 10 NCAA long jump and triple jump titles, indoor and outdoor.^[1] He still holds the collegiate outdoor long jump record with a leap of 28 feet 8.25 inches (8.74 metres).^[2]

In 2004, Walder was found guilty of amphetamine and methamphetamine doping. The sample was delivered on June 5 2004 at the IAAF Adidas Oregon Track Classic. He received an IAAF suspension from October 2004 to October 2006. ^{[3] [4]}

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	15th	Triple jump
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	4th	Long jump
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	2nd	Long jump
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	Long jump
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	Long jump
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	Long jump
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	2nd	Long jump
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	3rd	Long jump

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Erick Walder
• USATF

1. ^ Erick Walder
2. ^ Track & Field News: Records
3. ^ !¡ Track And Field Photo Magazine: New Media for the Original Sport ¡!
4. ^ USATF - Anti-Doping - Disqualifications and Public Warnings

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mike Powell	Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1994	Succeeded by Iván Pedroso
Preceded by Iván Pedroso	Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1996	Succeeded by Iván Pedroso

[edit] See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences