Julio René Martínez

Julio René Martínez Sicán (born 27 September 1973) is a Guatemalan race walker.

Julio René Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Julio René Martínez Sicán
Born	(1973-09-27) September 27, 1973 Fraijanes, Guatemala
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
Country	Guatemala
Sport	Men's Athletics
Event(s)	Racewalking
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Guatemala Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 20 km Ibero-American Championships 2002 Ciudad de Guatemala 20 km 1998 Lisbon 20 km Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo 20 km 1993 Ponce 20 km Central American and Caribbean Championships 1997 San Juan 20 km 2003 St. George's 20 km 2005 Nassau 20 km 1995 Ciudad de Guatemala 20 km 2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 20 km Central American Games 1997 San Pedro Sula 20 km 1994 San Salvador 20 km 2001 Ciudad de Guatemala 20 km Central American Championships 2007 San José 20 km 2004 Managua 20 km
Updated on 20 September 2012.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Sicán.

Personal bests

• 20 km: 1:17:46 hrs – Eisenhüttenstadt, 8 May 1999
• 50 km: 3:56:19 hrs – Naumburg, 1 May 2004

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Guatemala
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, México	25th	20 km	1:48:49
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	—	10,000 m	DQ
1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	3rd	20 km	1:29:43
1994	Central American Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	20 km	1:27:45
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	20 km	1:23:50
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	2nd	20 km	1:25:10 A
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia	—	20 km	DQ
1997	World Race Walking Cup	Podebrady, Czech Republic	5th	20 km	1:18:51
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	20 km	1:26:24.40 CR
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	—	20 km	DQ
	Central American Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	1st	20 km	1:35:45
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	20 km	1:26:25
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	20 km	1:25:31
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	4th	20 km	1:20:58
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	—	20 km	DQ
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	43rd	20 km	1:31:47
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	3rd	20 km	1:29:47 A
	Central American Games	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	2nd	20 km	1:27:53 A
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	2nd	20,000 m	1:24:31
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	—	20 km	DNF
2003	Central American and Caribbean Championships	St. George's, Grenada	1st	18,000 m	1:22:07[1]
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	—	20 km	DQ
			—	50 km	DNF
	World Championships	Paris, France	—	20 km	DQ
2004	World Race Walking Cup	Naumburg, Germany	15th	50 km	3:56:19
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	—	50 km	DQ
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	3rd	20 km	1:33:20.46
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	20,000 m	1:30:38.07
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th	50 km	3:57:56
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	–	20,000 m	DQ
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	5th	20 km	1:33:00
2007	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	20 km	1:27:30.42
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	—	20 km	DQ

References

1. Non-championship event

• Julio René Martínez at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julio René Martínez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

Records
Preceded by Bu Lingtang	Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder equalled on 2000-05-19 by Roman Rasskazov 8 May 1999 – 28 April 2002	Succeeded by Paquillo Fernández