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Raúl González Rodríguez (born February 29, 1952) is a Mexican former race walker. He set the world record in the 50-kilometres racewalk twice in 1978 (3:45:52 and 3:41:20). As of October 2011, it still was the North American record.

For other people named Raúl González, see Raúl González (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Raúl González
Personal information
Full nameRaúl González Rodríguez
Born (1952-02-29) February 29, 1952 (age 70)
China, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles50 km walk
1984 Los Angeles20 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
1977 Milton Keynes50 km walk
1981 Valencia50 km walk
1983 Bergen50 km walk
Pan American Games
1979 San Juan 50 km walk
1983 Caracas 50 km walk
1983 Caracas 20 km walk
1987 Indianapolis 50 km walk

Gonzalez won the 50 km racewalk at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1977, 1981 and 1983. He also won a silver medal in 20 km and a gold in 50 km at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Gonzalez set an Olympic record winning the 50-kilometres event at 3 hours, 47 minutes, 26 seconds.[1][2]

Gonzalez was a member of the national racewalk 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


YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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
DNF 50 km
1981 World Race Walking Cup Valencia, Spain 1st 50 km
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
1st 50 km
1983 World Race Walking Cup Bergen, Norway 1st 50 km
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 2nd 20 km
1st 50 km
World Championships in Athletics Helsinki, Finland 9th 20 km
5th 50 km
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 2nd 20 km
1st 50 km
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 2nd 50 km
World Championships in Athletics Rome, Italy 11th 50 km

References


  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.




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

На других языках

- [en] Raúl González (racewalker)

[es] Raúl González Rodríguez

Raúl González Rodríguez (China, Nuevo León; 29 de febrero de 1952) es un deportista mexicano retirado, recordado principalmente por las dos medallas que ganó en marcha atlética en los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles 1984.[2]

[fr] Raúl González Rodríguez

Raúl González Rodríguez (né le 29 février 1952 à China) est un athlète mexicain, spécialiste de la marche athlétique. Il est né dans le ranch Las Lajas, commune de China, dans l'État du Nuevo León.

[it] Raúl González Rodríguez

Raúl González Rodríguez (China, 29 febbraio 1952) è un ex marciatore messicano, campione olimpico della 50 km ai Giochi di Los Angeles 1984. Sempre nella stessa edizione vinse anche l'argento nella 20 km.

[ru] Гонсалес, Рауль (легкоатлет)

Рауль Гонсалес Родригес (исп. Raúl González Rodríguez; род. 29 февраля 1952, Чина[d], Нуэво-Леон) — мексиканский легкоатлет (спортивная ходьба), чемпион и призёр Панамериканских игр, чемпионатов мира и летних Олимпийских игр, участник четырёх Олимпиад, рекордсмен мира.


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