Ernesto Canto

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

Ernesto Canto

Personal information
Born	18 October 1959
Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for Mexico Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles 20 km walk World Championships Gold 1983 Helsinki 20 km walk Pan American Games Gold 1983 Caracas 20 km walk CAC Junior Championships (U20) Gold 1976 Xalapa 10,000 m track walk Gold 1974 Maracaibo 10,000 m track walk

Ernesto Canto Gudiño (born 18 October 1959 in Mexico City) is a former Mexican race walker who mainly competed in the 20 kilometre walk.

He competed for Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
1974	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	10,000 m track walk	48:34.5
1976	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Xalapa, México	1st	10,000 m track walk	46:18.6 A
1981	World Race Walking Cup	Valencia, Spain	1st	20 km	1:23:52
1983	World Race Walking Cup	Bergen, Norway	2nd	20 km	1:19:41
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	1st	20 km	1:23:13
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	5000 m	18:38.71
	World Race Walking Cup	New York City, United States	5th	20 km	1:20:35
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	—	20 km	DSQ
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	20 km	1:21:46
	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	1st	20,000 m	1:23:13.12
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	29th	20 km	1:33:51

External links

• IAAF profile for Ernesto Canto
• sports-reference