Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The men's 20 kilometres walk competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on the 19 of July on a temporary circuit around the Ontario Place West Channel.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Erick Barrondo of Guatemala.

Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueOntario Place West Channel
DatesJuly 19
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Winning score1;23:06
Medalists
Gold medal   Canada
Silver medal   Canada
Bronze medal   Brazil
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Walking on home soil, Evan Dunfee was frustrated by the slow pace 1 km into the race, so he decided to make what turned into a one-man breakaway for victory. His Canadian training partner Inaki Gomez came in second more than a minute back after fighting a strategic battle with the rest of the field until the last lap.[2]

Records edit

World Record   Vladimir Kanaykin (RUS) 1:17:16 Saransk, Russia September 29, 2007
Pan American Games record   Bernardo Segura (MEX) 1:20:17 Winnipeg, Canada July 26, 1999

Qualification edit

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (1.30.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[3]

Schedule edit

Date Time Round
July 19, 2015 Final

Abbreviations edit

  • All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified

Results edit

Final edit

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Evan Dunfee   Canada 1:23:06
  Iñaki Gómez   Canada 1:24:25
  Caio Bonfim   Brazil 1:24:43
4 Julio César Salazar   Mexico 1:25:11
5 Éider Arévalo   Colombia 1:25:50
6 Marco Antonio Rodríguez   Bolivia 1:26:59
7 Eder Sánchez   Mexico 1:28:16
8 Juan Manuel Cano   Argentina 1:29:06
9 José María Raymundo   Guatemala 1:35:45
10 Luis Lopez   El Salvador 1:42:03
Mauricio Arteaga   Ecuador DNF
Yerko Araya   Chile DQ
Ivan Garrido   Colombia DQ
Erick Barrondo   Guatemala DQ
Richard Vargas   Venezuela DQ

References edit

  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Canadian Dunfee walks to Pan Am gold | The Star".
  3. ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.