1998 Pan American Race Walking Cup

The 1998 Pan American Race Walking Cup was held in Miami, Florida, United States. The track of the Cup runs in the Biscayne Boulevard, Bayfront Park.[1][2][3]

1998 Pan American Race Walking Cup
OrganisersPan American Race Walking Committee
Edition8th
Date3–4 October
Host cityMiami, Florida,  United States
VenueBiscayne Boulevard, Bayfront Park
Events3
Participation61 athletes from
9 nations

The women's 20 km race was held for the first time replacing the women's 10 km competition.

Complete results,[1][2] medal winners until 2011,[4] and the results for the Mexican athletes were published.[5]

Medallists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
20 km walk   Ignacio Zamudio (MEX) 1:28:33   Daniel García (MEX) 1:29:58   Joel Sánchez (MEX) 1:30:23
50 km walk   Carlos Mercenario (MEX) 4:06:38   Rubén Arikado (MEX) 4:12:01   Rogelio Sánchez (MEX) 4:17:18
Men (Team)
Team 20 km walk   México 6 pts   United States 34 pts   Canada 35 pts
Team 50 km walk   México 6 pts   United States 15 pts
Women
20 km walk   Joanne Dow (USA) 1:38:57   Teresa Vaill (USA) 1:41:02   María del Rosario Sánchez (MEX) 1:42:22
Women (Team)
Team 20 km walk   United States 9 pts   México 14 pts   Canada 38 pts

Results edit

Men's 20 km edit

Place Athlete Time
  Ignacio Zamudio   MEX 1:28:33
  Daniel García   MEX 1:29:58
  Joel Sánchez   MEX 1:30:23
4 Arturo Huerta   CAN 1:30:35
5 Miguel Solis   MEX 1:31:43
6 Alejandro López   MEX 1:33:31
7 Luis Fernando García   GUA 1:34:00
8 Nixon Zambrano   COL 1:35:23
9 Héctor Moreno   COL 1:35:57
10 Curt Clausen   USA 1:37:11
11 Al Heppner   USA 1:37:29
12 Omar Aguirre   ECU 1:38:56
13 Jonathan Matthews   USA 1:40:09
14 Mário dos Santos   BRA 1:41:40
15 Tim Berrett   CAN 1:42:19
16 Blair Miller   CAN 1:47:03
17 Román Criollo   ECU 1:47:03
18 Sérgio Vieira Galdino   BRA 1:49:40
19 Sidinei Rodrigues   BRA 1:50:00
20 Gary Morgan   USA 1:51:18
21 Alfredo Cabrera   PUR 1:56:18
Gordon Mosher   CAN DQ
Mario Alegría   GUA DQ
Roberto Oscal   GUA DQ
Orlando Díaz   COL DNF
Xavier Moreno   ECU DNF
Segundo Peñafiel   ECU DNF

Team edit

Place Country Points
    México 6 pts
    United States 34 pts
    Canada 35 pts
4   Brazil 51 pts

Men's 50 km edit

Place Athlete Time
  Carlos Mercenario   MEX 4:06:38
  Rubén Arikado   MEX 4:12:01
  Rogelio Sánchez   MEX 4:17:18
4 Philip Dunn   USA 4:25:30
5 Marco Evoniuk   USA 4:36:53
6 Theron Kissinger   USA 4:37:55
7 Mark Green   USA 4:44:55
Alejandro Vele   ECU DQ
Francisco Berdeja   MEX DQ
Claudio Erasmo Vargas   MEX DQ
Jefferson Pérez   ECU DNF
Patricio Villacorte   ECU DNF
Hugo López   GUA DNF
Julio César Urías   GUA DNF

Team edit

Place Country Points
    México 6 pts
    United States 15 pts

Women's 20 km edit

Place Athlete Time
  Joanne Dow   USA 1:38:57
  Teresa Vaill   USA 1:41:02
  María del Rosario Sánchez   MEX 1:42:22
4 Aura Morales   MEX 1:43:03
5 Liliana Bermeo   COL 1:43:04
6 Susan Armenta   USA 1:44:58
7 Mara Ibáñez   MEX 1:46:16
8 Teresita Collado   GUA 1:46:37
9 Jill Zenner   USA 1:47:15
10 Holly Gerke   CAN 1:47:43
11 Victoria Herazo   USA 1:48:02
12 Gladys Criollo   ECU 1:50:02
13 Janice McCaffrey   CAN 1:51:23
14 Gianetti Bonfim   BRA 1:51:45
15 Susan Hornung   CAN 1:52:15
16 Rosane Prigol dos Santos   BRA 1:53:19
17 Zoila Reyes   GUA 1:58:00
18 Lidia Ojeda de Carriego   ARG 2:01:28
Nailze de Azevedo Pazin   BRA DNF
Victoria Palacios   MEX DNF

Team edit

Place Country Points
    United States 9 pts
    México 14 pts
    Canada 38 pts

Participation edit

The participation of 61 athletes from 9 countries is reported.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Aguilera, Rubén, Historia de las Copas Panamericanas de Marcha Atlética 1984-2007 (PDF) (in Spanish), Association of Panamerican Athletics, pp. 63–67, archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016, retrieved July 4, 2013
  2. ^ a b 1998 PAN AMERICAN RACE WALK CUP - BAYFRONT PARK - MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 4, 1998, USA Track & Field, retrieved July 23, 2013
  3. ^ Robb, Sharon (October 2, 1998), Racewalk Gives Area Chance To Impress, Sun-Sentinel, retrieved July 23, 2013
  4. ^ DIRECCION TECNICA (April 24, 2013), MEDALLISTAS DE LA COPA PANAMERICANA DE MARCHA (PDF) (in Spanish), Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, retrieved July 23, 2013[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Pineda Rodríguez, Luis (February 1, 2012), Historial de Copas Panamericanas de Caminata - Resultados de Atletas Mexicanos Participantes (PDF) (in Spanish), Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013, retrieved July 23, 2013