Iñaki Gómez Explained
Iñaki Gomez Goroztieta (born January 16, 1988) is a Canadian retired race walker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and finished in 13th place. More recently, he competed in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow where he finished 8th place.
In university, Gomez won three NAIA 5000-metre race walk titles (2008-2010) as a member of the UBC Thunderbirds.
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[1] At the Rio Olympics, he finished in 12th place.[2]
He announced retirement the following year, on May 3, 2017.[3] In March 2018 Gómez was elected the World Athletics member of Athlete's Commission.[4]
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|
| Road walk |
|---|
| 10 km | 39:21 min | | 20 March 2016 |
| 20 km | 1:19:20 hrs | | 20 March 2016 |
| Track walk |
|---|
| 5000 m | 18:45.64 min | | 18 Feb 2012 |
| 10,000 m | 40:01.0 min (ht) | | 22 Jun 2013 |
| 20,000 m | 1:26:27.1 hrs (ht) | | 25 Jun 2011 | |
Achievements
| Representing |
|---|
| 2007 | Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 7th | 10,000m track walk | 46:08.84 |
| 2008 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Toluca, México | 4th | 20,000m track walk | 1:36:08.82 A |
| 2009 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | San Salvador, El Salvador | 16th | 20 km | 1:31:19 |
| Universiade | Beograd, Serbia | 20th | 20 km | 1:29:55 |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Beirut, Lebanon | — | 20 km | DNF |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, México | 45th | 20 km | 1:31:14 |
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 5th | 20 km | 1:27:09 |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 5th | 20 km | 1:26:21 |
| 2012 | Oceania Race Walking Championships | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | 3rd† | 20 km | 1:24:46 |
| World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 11th | 20 km | 1:21:58 |
| 15th | Team (20 km) | 180 pts |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 13th | 20 km | 1:20:58 |
| 2013 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 8th | 20 km | 1:27:58 A |
| Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 5th | 20 km | 1:22:29 |
| 3rd | 20 km walk team | 4:20:35 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th | 20 km | 1:22:21 |
| 2014 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 12th | 20 km | 1:20:18 |
| 4th | Team (20 km) | 36 pts |
| 2015 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Arica, Chile | 7th | 20 km | 1:23:31 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Team (20 km) | 21 pts |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 14th | 20 km walk | 1:21:55 | |
†: Guest appearance out of competition.
See also
Notes and References
- News: Asif. Hossain. Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio. Canadian Olympic Committee. 11 July 2016. 11 July 2016.
- Web site: Iñaki Gomez. IAAF.org. 2017-06-22.
- News: Race walker Iñaki Gómez announces retirement. 2017-05-03. Athletics Canada. 2017-05-27. en-US.
- News: Gomez elected Athletes' Commission Chair – IAAF Council Meeting, Birmingham, day one. World Athletics. 5 March 2018. 25 May 2020.
