Jorge Segura (racewalker)

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Jorge Segura (born 23 April 1975) is a Mexican male former racewalker. He was the gold medallist at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics. [1] He also won senior gold medals in the 20,000 metres track walk at the 1996 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and the 20 kilometres race walk at the 1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics. [2] [3] He was a four-time participant at the Pan American Race Walking Cup. Segura retired from the sport after 2009.

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He holds personal bests of 1:22:53 hours for the 20 km distance and 4:13:54 hours for the 50 kilometres race walk. [4]

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal1st 10,000 m walk 40:26.93
Pan American Race Walking Cup Atlanta, Georgia15th20 km walk1:31:13
1995 CAC Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala1st20 km walk1:25:08 A
1996 Pan American Race Walking Cup Manaus, Brazil20 km walk DQ
Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia1st 20,000 m walk 1:25:25.21
2000 Pan American Race Walking Cup Poza Rica, Mexico20 km walk DQ
Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20,000 m walk DQ
2007 Pan American Race Walking Cup Balneário Camboriú, Brazil50 km walk DQ

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References

  1. World Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. Ibero-American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. Central American and Caribbean Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. Jorge Segura. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-09.