Raúl González Rodríguez (born February 29, 1952) is a Mexican former race walker.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl González Rodríguez |
| Born | February 29, 1952 China, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Race walking |
Medal record | |
Career edit
González won the gold medal in 50 km walk at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a silver medal in 20 km walk. He set an Olympic record winning the 50 km event in a time of 3:47:26.[1][2]
González won the 50 km race walk at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1977, 1981 and 1983.
He set the world record in the 50 km race walk twice in 1978 with times of 3:45:52 and 3:41:20. As of October 2011, it still was the North American record.
Post-career edit
González was a member of the national race walk team that received Mexico's National Sports Prize in 1977; he received the prize individually in 1978.[3] 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.[4]
Achievements edit
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raúl González". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ HISTORY OF RACE WALKING IN THE OLYMPICS. Eracewalk.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-13.
- ^ Raúl González Rodríguez Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Deporte.org.mx. Retrieved on 2014-08-13.
- ^ Raul Gonzalez Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. Speakersmexico.com (1949-06-03). Retrieved on 2014-08-13.
