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Joel Sánchez | |
Fullname: | Joel Sánchez Guerrero |
Birth Date: | 15 September 1966 |
Birth Place: | Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal |
Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
Weight: | 53kg (117lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Racewalking |
Updated: | 27 July 2013 |
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.
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1984 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 10,000 m | 48:07.0 |
1986 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Saint Léonard, Canada | 10th | 20 km | 1:25:50 | |
1988 | 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 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 20 km | 1:22:09 |
1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 20 km | 1:25:45 | |
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 |