François Lapointe (born August 23, 1961 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired male racewalker from Canada. He set his personal best in the men's 20 km race walk event (1:23:50) in 1987.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 23, 1961 Montreal, Quebec |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Racewalking |
| Updated on 25 July 2013. | |
Personal bests edit
- 20 km: 1:23:50 hrs – 1987
- 50 km: 3:48:15 hrs –
Seoul, 30 September 1988
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada
| |||||
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 5th | 30 km | 2:17:02 |
| 1983 | Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | 7th | 20 km | 1:26:43 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | 20 km | DNF | |
| 6th | 50 km | 3:53:57 | |||
| Pan American Games | Edmonton, Canada | – | 50 km | DNF | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games[1] | Los Angeles, United States | 11th | 20 km | 1:27:06 |
| — | 50 km | DSQ | |||
| Pan American Race Walking Cup | Bucaramanga, Colombia | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
| 1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 14th | 20 km | 1:34:59 |
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 20th | 20 km | 1:29:11 |
| Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | — | 30 km | DSQ | |
| Pan American Race Walking Cup | Saint Léonard, Canada | 6th | 50 km | 4:20:35 | |
| 1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 12th | 50 km | 3:52:38 |
| Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | – | 20 km | DNF | |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 33rd | 20 km | 1:29.22 | |
| 13th | 50 km | 3:56:11 | |||
| 1988 | Olympic Games[1] | Seoul, South Korea | 14th | 50 km | 3:48:15 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 4th | 30 km | 2:12:41 |
References edit
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "François Lapointe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28.
External links edit
- Francois Lapointe at World Athletics
- François Lapointe at Athletics Canada
- Francois Lapointe at Team Canada
- Francois Lapointe at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- François Lapointe at Olympics.com
- François Lapointe at Olympedia
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