François Lapointe (racewalker)

François Lapointe

Personal information
Born	(1961-08-23) August 23, 1961 Montréal, Québec
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Updated on 25 July 2013

François Lapointe (born August 23, 1961 in Montréal, Québec) is a retired male racewalker from Canada. He set his personal best in the men's 20 km race walk event (1:23:50) in 1987.

Personal bests

• 20 km: 1:23:50 hrs – 1987
• 50 km: 3:48:15 hrs – Seoul, 30 September 1988

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Canada
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	5th	30 km	2:17:02
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	20 km	DNF
			6th	50 km	3:53:57
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	11th	20 km	1:27:06
			—	50 km	DSQ
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Bucaramanga, Colombia	—	20 km	DSQ
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	—	30 km	DSQ
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Saint Léonard, Canada	6th	50 km	4:20:35
1987	World Race Walking Cup	New York City, United States	12th	50 km	3:52:38
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	33rd	20 km	1:29.22
			13th	50 km	3:56:11
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	14th	50 km	3:48:15
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	4th	30 km	2:12:41

References

• François Lapointe at World Athletics
• thecgf
• sports-reference