Bernardo Segura

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Segura and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

Bernardo Segura Rivera (born February 11, 1970 in San Mateo Atenco) is a Mexican race walker. He is a former holder of the 20,000m World Record for Race Walking with a time of 1:17:25.6.

Segura is an athlete with poorly perfected technique which earns him frequent notices and disqualifications during competition. He was disqualified in the World Championships in 1993 and 1995. In the 2000 Olympic Games, Segura finished first the 20km walk. However, he was disqualified by the judges while he was being congratulated by then president Ernesto Zedillo.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
1992	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	20 km	1:24:09
1993	World Student Games	Buffalo, United States	3rd	20 km
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	—	20 km	DSQ
1994	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Atlanta, United States	1st	20 km	1:24:15
1995	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, China	3rd	20 km
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	20 km	DNF
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	3rd	20 km
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	20 km
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	1st	20 km
	World Race Walking Cup	Mézidon-Canon, France	1st	20 km
2000	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Poza Rica, Mexico	1st	20 km	1:22:47
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	—	20 km	DSQ
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	20 km
	World Championships	Paris, France	—	20 km	DSQ
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	—	20 km	DNF
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	20 km	DSQ

External links

• IAAF profile for Bernardo Segura