Ernesto Canto facts for kids
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Full name | Ernesto Canto Gudiño | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mexico City, Mexico |
18 October 1959||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 November 2020 Mexico City, Mexico |
(aged 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 25 July 2013. |
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Canto and the second or maternal family name is Gudiño.
Ernesto Canto Gudiño (18 October 1959 – 20 November 2020) was a Mexican race walker who mainly competed in the 20 kilometer walk.
He competed for Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States, where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometer walk event.
Canto died in 2020 at the age of 61 from pancreatic and liver cancer.
Personal bests
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Mexico | |||||
1974 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 10,000 m | 48:34.5 |
1976 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Xalapa, México | 1st | 10,000 m | 46:18.6 A |
1981 | World Race Walking Cup | Valencia, Spain | 1st | 20 km | 1:23:52 |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 20 km | 1:20:49 |
Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 20 km | 1:28:12 | |
World Race Walking Cup | Bergen, Norway | 2nd | 20 km | 1:19:41 | |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | 20 km | 1:23:13 |
10th | 50 km | 4:07:59 | |||
1986 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Saint Léonard, Canada | — | 20 km | DNF |
1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 3rd | 5000 m | 18:38.71 |
World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 5th | 20 km | 1:20:35 | |
Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | – | 20 km | DNF | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | – | 20 km | DSQ | |
1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México | 2nd | 20 km | 1:24:29.0 A |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
Pan American Race Walking Cup | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 2nd | 20 km | 1:25:15 | |
1990 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | 20 km | 1:21:46 |
Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 1st | 20,000 m | 1:23:13.12 | |
1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 5th | 20 km | 1:28:22 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 29th | 20 km | 1:33:51 |
See also
In Spanish: Ernesto Canto para niños
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