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Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully assess that this is maintained throughout the race. Typically held on either roads or running tracks, common distances range from 3,000 metres (1.9 mi) up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi).
Sunder Lamont Nix was a 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States.
Carl Francis Schueler is a retired male race walker from the United States. Schueler was a four time olympian and the first American to walk the 50k under 4 hours.
Timothy "Tim" M. Seaman is an American race walker who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
David L. Romansky is an American racewalker.
Érick Bernabé Barrondo García is a Guatemalan racewalker who competes in the 20 km walk and 50 km walk events. He won the silver medal at the Men's 20 km Racewalk in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal in Guatemala's history.
Frank Allan Clark is an Australian former racewalker who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Chris Erickson is an Australian racewalker who competed at two Olympiads: in 2008 and 2012 over the 20 km distance. He is also a multiple Australian national champion over the 50 km distance
Édison Xavier Moreno Cruz is an Ecuadorian racewalker who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Maria Michta-Coffey is an American race walker. She is a two-time Olympian, having competed for the US at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the 20-kilometer event. Michta-Coffey is the American record-holder at three racewalking distances: 5, 15, and 20 km.
Isaac Antonio Palma Olivares is a Mexican racewalker. He has represented Mexico in multiple international competitions. He began to practice racewalking in 2005 in his hometown. In 2008, he joined the Alfredo Harp Helu Foundation as a sports prospectus and then entered the CNAR this year. In 2008 he competed for the first time internationally in the World Cup in Chevoksary Russia. He competed for Mexico in 20 kilometres walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2019, he won the 50 km race at the Pan American Race Walking Cup. In 2019, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He did not finish his race.
Yusuke Suzuki is a Japanese racewalker. He has represented Japan in the 20 km event twice at the World Championships in Athletics and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the pending world record holder for the 20 km walk with a time of 1:16:36 hours at an event in his home town of Nomi in 2015.
Konstadinos Stefanopoulos is a Greek race walker. He is a four-time national champion for the 50 km race walk.
Robert Franklin "Bob" Mimm was an American racewalker who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Thomas Robert Dooley is an American racewalker who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Rudolph John Haluza was an American racewalker who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Haluza competed in two Olympics in the 20 km walk, placing 24th in 1960 and almost winning a medal in 1968 when he finished fourth. He was born in Middletown, New York. He grew up in Queens and after college entered the Air Force and became a pilot for United Airlines.
Bruce Duncan MacDonald was an American racewalker. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and the 1964 Summer Olympics. He competed in his first Olympics at the age of 29. He worked four additional Olympics, two in the capacity of team manager and two more as an official.
Henry Klein a racewalker who represents the United States Virgin Islands. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 50K race walk at the 1976 World Championships in Athletics. The first ever World Championships in Athletics was necessitated by the International Olympic Committee eliminating the 50 kilometers race walk from the Olympic program in 1976.
Ján Záhončík is a Slovak racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Albert H. Johnson was a British racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larry Walker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ↑ USATF Legacy. Retrieved Jan 16, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Racewalker, May 1989. Retrieved Jan 16, 2012
