Carlos Mercenario

Carlos Mercenario

Medal record
Race walking
Competitor for Mexico
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold	1986 Mexico City	10,000 m walk
Gold	1984 San Juan	10,000 m walk
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold	1982 Bridgetown	5000 m walk
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Gold	1984 Nassau	10,000 m walk

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

Carlos Mercenario Carbajal (born May 23, 1967) is a retired Mexican race walker. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal. He is the 1992 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 50 K walk and a three time World Race Walking Cup champion.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
1982	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	5 km	22:52.46
1984	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	10 km	46:48.7
1986	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Mexico City, México	1st	10 km	43:31.9 A
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	1st	20 km	1:24:50
	World Race Walking Cup	New York City, United States	1st	20 km	1:19:24
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	DSQ	20 km
1988	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	20 km
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	7th	20 km	1:20:53
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, Mexico	3rd	20 km
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	50 km	4:03:09
	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, United States	1st	50 km	3:42:03
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th	20 km	1:21:37
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	50 km	3:52.09
1993	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	1st	50 km
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	50 km	3:50:53
1994	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Atlanta, United States	1st	50 km
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	50 km	3:47:55
	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, PR China	8th	50 km
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	12th	50 km	3:55.24
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	50 km	4:09:48
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	23rd	50 km	4:09:40

References

• sports-reference

Records
Preceded by Jozef Pribilinec	Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder May 3, 1987 – June 21, 1987	Succeeded by Axel Noack