Raúl González (walker)

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Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Silver 1984 Los Angeles 20 km walk
Gold 1984 Los Angeles 50 km walk

Raúl González (born February 29, 1952) is a retired Mexican race walker.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships Kingston, Jamaica 3rd 10000 m
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 20 km
1977 World Race Walking Cup Milton Keynes, England 1st 20 km
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 2nd 20 km
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st 50 km
1981 World Race Walking Cup Valencia, Spain 1st 20 km
Central American and Caribbean Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd 20 km
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 2nd 20 km
Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 1st 50 km
1983 World Race Walking Cup Bergen, Norway 1st 20 km
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 2nd 20 km
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st 50 km
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 2nd 20 km
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 1st 50 km
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 2nd 50 km
Olympic champions in men's 50 km walk
Thomas Green | Harold Whitlock | John Ljunggren | Giuseppe Dordoni | Norman Read | Don Thompson | Abdon Pamich | Christoph Höhne | Bernd Kannenberg | Hartwig Gauder | Raúl González | Vyacheslav Ivanenko | Andrey Perlov | Robert Korzeniowski (three times)
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