Joel Sánchez Guerrero (born September 15, 1966 in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican race walker, who made his debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was disqualified in the men's 20 km race. His greatest achievement was a bronze medal in the 50 kilometres walk at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Among his other international performances, he was the gold medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games and a silver medallist at the 1991 Pan American Games.

Joel Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Joel Sánchez Guerrero
Born	(1966-09-15) September 15, 1966 (age 56) Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Racewalking
Updated on 27 July 2013.

Personal bests

• 20 km: 1:19:00 hrs – Eisenhüttenstadt, 8 May 1999
• 50 km: 3:44:36 hrs – Sydney, 29 September 2000

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Mexico
1984	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	10,000 m	48:07.0
1986	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Saint Léonard, Canada	10th	20 km	1:25:50
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	—	20 km	DQ
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Mar del Plata, Argentina	—	20 km	DQ
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, México	2nd	20 km	1:22:09
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	20 km	1:25:45
	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, United States	12th	20 km	1:22:03
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	—	20 km	DNF
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	21st	20 km	1:30:12
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	16th	20 km	1:24:48
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	1st	50 km	4:06:31
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	—	50 km	DNF
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	50 km	3:44:36 PB
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	20 km	1:22:05

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joel Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
• Joel Sánchez at World Athletics

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• Tilastopaja biography

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