Canadian race walker
Arturo S. Huerta (born 30 March 1964 in Toronto [ 1] ) is a Canadian retired athlete who specialised in race walking .[ 2] He represented his country at two Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000 , as well as two World Championships. In addition, he won the silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games .
He has personal bests of 1:21:03 in 20 kilometres walk (Toronto 2000) and 3:58:02 in the 50 kilometres walk (Poza Rica 2000).
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Canada
1992
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Guatemala City, Guatemala
11th
20 km walk
1:34:37
1993
World Race Walking Cup
Monterrey, Mexico
67th
50 km walk
4:51:23
1994
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Atlanta, United States
26th
20 km walk
1:44:14
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
42nd
20 km walk
1:28:23
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Manaus, Brazil
8th
20 km walk
1:36:59
1997
World Race Walking Cup
Poděbrady, Czech Republic
72nd
20 km walk
1:25:55
1998
Commonwealth Games
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2nd
20 km walk
1:25:49
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Miami, United States
4th
20 km walk
1:30:35
1999
World Race Walking Cup
Mézidon-Canon , France
10th
20 km walk
1:22:26
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada
5th
20 km walk
1:22:02
World Championships
Seville, Spain
–
20 km walk
DQ
2000
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Poza Rica, Mexico
4th
50 km walk
3:58:02
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
24th
20 km walk
1:25:24
–
50 km walk
DQ
2001
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
21st
20 km walk
1:29:27
31st
50 km walk
4:25.07
2002
World Race Walking Cup
Turin, Italy
60th
20 km walk
1:34:57
References