Guillaume LeBlanc (born April 14, 1962 in Sept-Îles, Quebec) is a Canadian retired race walker. He specialised in the 20 km event.

Guillaume LeBlanc
LeBlanc in 1984
Personal information
Born (1962-04-14) April 14, 1962 (age 61)
Sept-Îles, Québec
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 20 km Walk
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 30 km Walk
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane 30 km Walk
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1983 Edmonton 20 km Walk
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Kobe 20 km Walk
Updated on 11 January 2024.

Career edit

LeBlanc won the 20 km event at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie.

He competed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, where he won the silver medal in the 20 kilometre walk event.[1]

Personal bests edit

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Canada
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 4th 20 km 1:24:29
50 km DNF
Pan American Race Walking Cup Bucaramanga, Colombia 2nd 20 km 1:27:06
1986 Pan American Race Walking Cup Saint Léonard, Canada 1st 20 km 1:21:13
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 10th 20 km 1:21:29
Pan American Race Walking Cup Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd 20 km 1:27:08
1990 Pan American Race Walking Cup Xalapa, México 5th 20 km 1:23:26
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 2nd 20 km 1:22:25
50 km DQ

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guillaume LeBlanc". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.

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