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Mary Luz Andía
Personal information
Full nameMary Luz Andía Arotaipe
Born (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 25)
Cusco, Peru
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Race walking
Medal record
Representing  Peru
Women's athletics
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Antalya20 km walk (team)
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 Anapoima20 km walk
Silver medal – second place2023 Managua20 km walk
Ibero-American Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Lima10,000 m walk
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Sao Paulo20,000 m walk
South American Race Walking Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 Lima20 km walk
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place2025 Lima-AyacuchoHalf marathon walk
Junior Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2021 Cali-Valle20,000 m walk
Pan American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 San José10,000 m walk
South American U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Guayaquil20,000 m walk

Mary Luz Andía Arotaipe (born 9 November 2000)[1] is a Peruvian racewalking athlete. She is the 2023 South American champion in the 20,000 metre walk. She is also a Junior Pan American Games and Bolivarian Games silver medalist. She qualified to represent Peru at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

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Andía began racewalking when she was 13 years old after it was recommended by her physical education teacher.[2] She finished 12th in the 10,000 metres walk at the 2018 World U20 Championships.[3]

At the 2019 Gran Premio Cantones de la Coruña, Andía earned a qualifying time for the 2019 Pan American Games, the 2019 World Athletics Championships, and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] She went on to place tenth at the Pan American Games.[5] She set a championship record in the 10,000 metre walk at the 2019 South American U20 Championships to win the title.[6] Additionally, she was the runner-up at the 2019 Pan American U20 Championships.[7]

Andía represented Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished 24th in the 20 kilometres walk.[8] She won a silver medal at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, behind Glenda Morejón,[9] and she also finished second to Morejón at the 2021 South American U23 Championships.[10]

Andía missed most of the 2022 season due to her pregnancy, but she returned to training one month after giving birth.[11] At the 2023 South American Championships, she won the 20,000 metres race walk, set the new South American record, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[12] She then competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and finished 31st.[13]

Andía represented Peru at the 2024 Summer Olympics and finished 12th in the 20 kilometres walk.[14] She also competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships where she finished tenth in the 20 kilometres walk.[15] She won a silver medal at the 2025 Bolivarian Games in the half marathon walk, behind teammate Kimberly García.[16]

Personal life

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Andía was born in Cusco, Peru. She moved away from her family to Arequipa when she was 14 for her training.[17] She is married to fellow racewalker Luis Henry Campos, and they have a daughter who was born in September 2022.[11][12]

References

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  1. ↑ "ANDIA Mary Luz". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mary Luz Andia, la deportista que nació en Cusco, se mudó a Arequipa y ahora apunta a Tokio". El Peruano (in Spanish). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "10,000 Metres Race Walk Women – Final – Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "¡Tremenda proeza! La marchista Mary Luz Andia se convirtió en la cuarta peruana en clasificar a Tokio 2020". Depor (in Spanish). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kimberly Garcia medalla de plata en Juegos Panamericanos Lima 2019". La Revista Atletismo Peruano (in Spanish). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Dos Santos shines at South American U20 Championships". World Athletics. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Pan American U20 Championships San José (CRC) Women's 10,000 Metres Race Walk Final". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Athletics Women's 20km Race Walk Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Mary Luz Andia logra medalla de plata en I Juegos Panamericanos Junior Cali-Valle 2021". GOB (in Spanish). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Mary Luz Andía subcampeona sudamericana U23 en los 20,000 metros de la marcha atletica". La Revista Atletismo Peruano (in Spanish). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Mary Luz Andía: "La maternidad me devolvió las ganas de vivir y seguir en el atletismo"". Encuentro (in Spanish). 4 September 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  12. 1 2 Cruz Valdivia, Christian (12 May 2024). ""He logrado salir del problema de salud mental gracias a mi hija": Mary Luz Andía, la marchista que clasificó a París 2024 tras ser madre". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Results 20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Results Women's 20 kilometres walk" (PDF). olympics.com. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Results 20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Perú domina la media maratón marcha con una medalla de oro y dos de plata en los XX Juegos Bolivarianos". GOB (in Spanish). 29 November 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Mary Luz Andía, la atleta que busca imponer su juventud en los juegos olímpicos". Andina (in Spanish). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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