Iñaki Gómez
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Iñaki Gomez Goroztieta |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Mexico City,Mexico | January 16, 1988
Home town | Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Weight | 129 lb (59 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Racewalking |
Event | 20 km |
College team | UBC Thunderbirds |
Medal record |
Iñaki Gomez Goroztieta(born January 16, 1988) is aCanadianretiredrace walker.He competed in the20 kilometres walk eventat the2012 Summer Olympics,and finished in 13th place. More recently, he competed in theIAAF World Championships in Athleticsin Moscow where he finished 8th place.
In university, Gomez won threeNAIA5000-metre race walk titles (2008-2010) as a member of theUBC Thunderbirds.
In July 2016, he was named toCanada's Olympic team.[1]At the Rio Olympics, he finished in 12th place.[2]
He announced retirement the following year, on May 3, 2017.[3]In March 2018 Gómez was elected theWorld Athleticsmember of Athlete's Commission.[4]
Personal bests[edit]
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Road walk | |||
10 km | 39:21 min | ![]() |
20 March 2016 |
20 km | 1:19:20 hrs | ![]() |
20 March 2016 |
Track walk | |||
5000 m | 18:45.64 min | ![]() |
18 Feb 2012 |
10,000 m | 40:01.0 min(ht) | ![]() |
22 Jun 2013 |
20,000 m | 1:26:27.1 hrs(ht) | ![]() |
25 Jun 2011 |
Achievements[edit]
†:Guest appearance out of competition.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Hossain, Asif (July 11, 2016)."Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio".Canadian Olympic Committee.RetrievedJuly 11,2016.
- ^"Iñaki Gomez".IAAF.org.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
- ^"Race walker Iñaki Gómez announces retirement".Athletics Canada.May 3, 2017.RetrievedMay 27,2017.
- ^"Gomez elected Athletes' Commission Chair – IAAF Council Meeting, Birmingham, day one".World Athletics.March 5, 2018.RetrievedMay 25,2020.
External links[edit]
- Official websiteat theWayback Machine(archived February 25, 2015)
- Inaki GomezatWorld Athletics
- Inaki GomezatAthletics Canada
- Inaki GomezatTeam Canada
- Inaki Gomezat theCommonwealth Games Federation(archived)
- Inaki GomezatOlympics.com
- Iñaki GómezatOlympedia
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Mexico City
- Track and field athletes from Vancouver
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Canadian male racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- University of British Columbia alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Mexican emigrants to Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs