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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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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