Raúl González (athlete)

About Raúl González (athlete)

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

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-kilometer event at 3 hours, 47 minutes, 26 seconds.

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.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.

Raúl González (athlete) Achievements

Gold Medal:

Athletics at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games

IAAF World Race Walking Cup

1979 Pan American Games

1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup

Athletics at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games

1983 IAAF World Race Walking Cup

1983 Pan American Games

Silver medal :

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games

1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

Athletics at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games

1983 Pan American Games

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1987 Pan American Games

Bronze medal:

1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics