Raúl González (athlete)

For other people named Raúl González, see Raúl González (disambiguation).

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

Raúl González Rodríguez (born February 29, 1952) is a retired Mexican race walker. He was born at Rancho Las Lajas, Municipality of China, State of Nuevo Leon. As of October 2011, he has held since 1978 the North American record for the fastest time in the 50-kilometer racewalk (3:41:20).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Mexico
1971	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	10 km
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	20 km
1977	World Race Walking Cup	Milton Keynes, England	1st	20 km
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	20 km
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	50 km
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	6th	20 km
			DNF	50 km
1981	World Race Walking Cup	Valencia, Spain	1st	20 km
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	20 km
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	20 km
			1st	50 km
1983	World Race Walking Cup	Bergen, Norway	1st	50 km
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	20 km
			1st	50 km
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	20 km
			5th	50 km
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	2nd	20 km
			1st	50 km
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	50 km
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	11th	50 km

References

• sports-reference

Records
Preceded by Bernd Kannenberg	Men's 50km Walk World Record Holder April 23, 1978 – March 13, 1983	Succeeded by Josep Marín