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 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]

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

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 Mexico México 6 pts  United States 34 pts  Canada 35 pts
Team 50 km walk Mexico 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 Mexico México 14 pts  Canada 38 pts

Results

Men's 20 km

Place Athlete Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ignacio Zamudio  MEX 1:28:33
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel García  MEX 1:29:58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Place Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mexico México 6 pts
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 34 pts
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 35 pts
4  Brazil 51 pts

Men's 50 km

Place Athlete Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carlos Mercenario  MEX 4:06:38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rubén Arikado  MEX 4:12:01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Place Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mexico México 6 pts
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 15 pts

Women's 20 km

Place Athlete Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joanne Dow  USA 1:38:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Teresa Vaill  USA 1:41:02
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Place Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 9 pts
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mexico México 14 pts
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 38 pts

Participation

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

See also

References

  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
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