Raúl González (racewalker)

Raúl González
Personal information
Full name	Raúl González Rodríguez
Born	February 29, 1952 (age 72); China, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Mexico
Olympic Games
World Race Walking Cup
Pan American Games

Raúl González Rodríguez (born February 29, 1952) is a Mexican former race walker.

Career

González won the gold medal in 50 km walk at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a silver medal in 20 km walk. He set an Olympic record winning the 50 km event in a time of 3:47:26.^[1]^[2]

González won the 50 km race walk at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1977, 1981 and 1983.

He set the world record in the 50 km race walk twice in 1978 with times of 3:45:52 and 3:41:20. As of October 2011, it still was the North American record.

Post-career

González was a member of the national race walk team that received Mexico's National Sports Prize in 1977; he received the prize individually in 1978.^[3] From 1988 to 1994 he was Director of National Sports Commission of Mexico, and from 2002 to 2004 executive president of the Mexican Professional Baseball League.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Mexico
1971	Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	10 km
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	20 km
1977	World Race Walking Cup	Milton Keynes, England	1st	50 km
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	20 km
		Mexico City, Mexico	World record	50 km
		Poděbrady, Czechoslovakia	World record	50 km
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	50 km
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	6th	20 km
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	DNF	50 km
1981	World Race Walking Cup	Valencia, Spain	1st	50 km
1981	Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	20 km
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	20 km
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	50 km
1983	World Race Walking Cup	Bergen, Norway	1st	50 km
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	20 km
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	50 km
	World Championships in Athletics	Helsinki, Finland	9th	20 km
	World Championships in Athletics	Helsinki, Finland	5th	50 km
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	2nd	20 km
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	1st	50 km
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	50 km
1987	World Championships in Athletics	Rome, Italy	11th	50 km

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raúl González". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
^ HISTORY OF RACE WALKING IN THE OLYMPICS. Eracewalk.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-13.
^ Raúl González Rodríguez Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Deporte.org.mx. Retrieved on 2014-08-13.
^ Raul Gonzalez Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. Speakersmexico.com (1949-06-03). Retrieved on 2014-08-13.

External links

Raúl González at World Athletics
Raúl González at Olympedia (archive)

Records
Preceded by Bernd Kannenberg	Men's 50 km Walk World Record Holder April 23, 1978 – March 13, 1983	Succeeded by Josep Marín

[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raúl González". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

[2] HISTORY OF RACE WALKING IN THE OLYMPICS. Eracewalk.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-13.

[3] Raúl González Rodríguez Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Deporte.org.mx. Retrieved on 2014-08-13.

[4] Raul Gonzalez Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. Speakersmexico.com (1949-06-03). Retrieved on 2014-08-13.

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