Iñaki Gómez
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.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | |
Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 January 1988
Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 129 lb (59 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Racewalking |
Event(s) | 20 km |
College team | UBC Thunderbirds |
Medal record
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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 of 2018 Gómez was elected the World Athletics member of Athlete's Commission.[4]
Personal bests
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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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
†: Guest appearance out of competition.
- Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "IAAF: Iñaki Gomez | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- "Race walker Iñaki Gómez announces retirement | Athletics Canada". Athletics Canada. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- "Gomez elected Athletes' Commission Chair – IAAF Council Meeting, Birmingham, day one". World Athletics. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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See also
- Canadian records in track and field
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