Biennial competition
The Pan American Race Walking Cup (
Spanish : Copa Panamericana de Marcha ) is a biennial
race walking competition for athletes representing countries from
the Americas , organized by the
Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA). It was established in
1984 and has featured races for senior men and women, and for junior athletes. The women competed in the 10 km road race until 1996, and then switched to the 20 km road race. In addition, there are separate team competitions. The
2001 event was held in conjunction with the
South American Race Walking Cup . In 2011, the organization of the event was transferred from the Pan American Athletics Commission, a subdivision of the
Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), to the newly constituted
APA .
The events between 1984 and 2007 are documented in great detail in Spanish (including many historical fotos) by then President of the Pan American Race Walking Committee Rubén Pedro Aguilera from Argentina and is available from the
APA website.
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History
During the
1983 Pan American Games in
Caracas ,
Venezuela , the chief judge Palle Lassen from Denmark, then president of the IAAF race walking committee met with regional officials, namely the president of the Pan American Athletics Commission, Amadeo Francis from Puerto Rico, César Moreno Bravo from México, and Jerzy Hausleber, the famous Polish coach of the Mexican racewalkers,
[2] as well as Rubén Aguilera (Argentina), Francesco Alongi (USA), Julián Díaz Rodríguez (Cuba), José Clemente Gonçalves (Brazil), Luigi Giordano (Canada), Alfonso Marques de la Mora (México) and Oscar Suman Carrillo (Panamá). As a result, they proposed to create an international event to intensify the development of racewalking in the Americas. Further technical details for the future Pan American Race Walking Cup were cleared during the
1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics in
Barcelona ,
Spain , later that year. Only one year later, the inaugural competition took place in
Bucaramanga ,
Colombia . The site was chosen because its central location within the Americas, and moreover, race walking was already successfully practiced here.
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Host cities
Year
City
Country
Date
1984
Bucaramanga ,
Santander
Colombia
November 3–4
1986
Saint-Léonard, Québec
Canada
October 3–4
1988
Mar del Plata ,
Buenos Aires
Argentina
November 12–13
1990
Xalapa ,
Veracruz
Mexico
October 27–28
1992
Guatemala City
Guatemala
October 17–18
1994
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
September 23–24
1996
Manaus ,
Amazonas
Brazil
September 21–22
1998
Miami, Florida
United States
October 3–4
2000
Poza Rica, Veracruz
Mexico
April 8–9
2001
Cuenca ,
Azuay
Ecuador
October 27–28
2003
Chula Vista, California (20 km)
United States
March 15
Tijuana ,
Baja California (50 km)
Mexico
March 9
2005
Lima
Peru
May 7–8
2007
Balneário Camboriú ,
Santa Catarina
Brazil
April 21–22
2009
San Salvador
El Salvador
May 1–2
2011
Envigado ,
Antioquia
Colombia
March 26–27
2013
[3]
Guatemala City
Guatemala
May 25–26
2015
Arica
Chile
May 9–11
2017
Lima
Peru
May 13–14
2019
[4]
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
April 20–21
2023
Managua
Nicaragua
April 15–16
Results
Gold medal winners were published.
[5]
[6] The results for the Mexican athletes were published by the
Federation of Mexican Athletics Associations (FMAA).
[7] On overview for the years 1984-2005 was given.
[8] Further results were assembled from other sources.
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[19] More recently, complete results for the period 1984 to 2007 were published.
[1]
Men's results
20 kilometres men
† : In 2000, the
Mexican Athletics Federation used the event as trials for the
Olympic Games in Sydney.
[15]
Cristian Berdeja from
Mexico started out of competition and came in third in 1:23.46.
50 kilometres men
† : In 2000
Germán Sánchez from
Mexico started out of competition and came in third in 3:48:06.
‡ : In 2003, the medallists were extracted from the
IAAF World Race Walking Challenge . The winner was
Jesús Ángel García from
Spain in 3:46:46.
Craig Barrett from
New Zealand came in second in 3:51:15.
Miguel Solís from
Mexico was 5th in 4:18:02,
Juan Emilio Toscano from
Mexico was 6th in 4:18:52, and
Saúl Méndez also from
Mexico was 7th in 4:19:12, but all three of them were not registered for participation at the Pan American Race Walking Cup.
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[19]
[20] However, there are conflicting information: another source declares
Miguel Solís from
Mexico as bronze medal winner.
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Women's results
10 kilometres women
† :In 1990,
Marisela Chávez from
Mexico started out of competition and came in third in 46:48.
20 kilometres women
† : In 2000,
Mara Ibáñez from
Mexico started out of competition and came in second in 1:34:52.
50 kilometres women
Junior (U-20) men's results
10 kilometres men U20
Junior (U-20) women's results
10 kilometres women U20
List of Records of the Pan American Race Walking Cup
Men
Women
Records in defunct events
Women's events
See also
References
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d Aguilera, Rubén,
Historia de las Copas Panamericanas de Marcha Atlética 1984-2007 (PDF) (in Spanish),
Association of Panamerican Athletics , p. 122, archived from
the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016, retrieved July 4, 2013
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b
Warburton, Paul (April 13, 2010),
Jerzy Hausleber, the architect of Mexico's Race Walking tradition – IAAF Race Walking Cup ,
IAAF , retrieved July 4, 2013
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Mexico dominate at Pan American Race Walking Cup - IAAF Race Walking Challenge . IAAF (2013-05-27). Retrieved on 2013-05-31.
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"Pan American 50km Race Walking Cup | iaaf.org" . www.iaaf.org . Retrieved 2019-06-04 .
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World and Continental Race Walking Championships and Cups - PAN AMERICAN RACE WALKING CUP , retrieved January 27, 2013
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International Champions ,
Race Walking Association , retrieved January 27, 2013
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a
b
Pineda Rodríguez, Luis (February 1, 2012),
Historial de Copas Panamericanas de Caminata - Resultados de Atletas Mexicanos Participantes (PDF) (in Spanish),
Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo , retrieved January 27, 2013
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XIV Copa Panamericana de Marcha Atlética - Camboriu, Brasil 2007 - Resumen comparativo 1984-2005 (in Spanish), retrieved January 27, 2013
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Mead Tricard, Louise (2008),
"American Women's Track and Field, 1981-2000: A History, Volume 2" ,
The New York Times ,
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9780786455386 , retrieved January 27, 2013
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Alejandro López y Jesús Sánchez hicieron el 1-3 en la prueba de 20 kilómetros - Dominio mexicano en la Copa de Marcha en Ecuador - Hombres y mujeres obtuvieron el primer lugar en la competencia por equipos (in Spanish),
La Jornada , Mexico, October 28, 2001, retrieved January 27, 2013
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Solano, Vìctor (March 22, 2011),
SABIA UD. QUE BUCARAMANGA FUE SEDE DE LA I COPA PANAMERICANA DE MARCHA? y FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE LA JUVENTUD? (in Spanish), Prensa Panamericano de Marcha-Liga Antioqueña de Atletismo, retrieved January 27, 2013
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1998 PAN AMERICAN RACE WALK CUP - BAYFRONT PARK - MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 4, 1998 ,
USA Track & Field , October 4, 1998, retrieved January 27, 2013
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2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup - Results ,
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CHAMPIONSHIP INDEX - PAN AMERICAN RACE WALKING CUP PARW , WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from
the original on February 26, 2014, retrieved January 27, 2013
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Ramon Pina, Juan (April 10, 2000),
Mexico selects walkers for Sydney 2000 ,
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Camargo Vassaux, Wendy (March 19, 1999),
Ejecución de Fondos del Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco (in Spanish),
Universidad Francisco Marroquín , Guatemala, retrieved January 27, 2013
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Aguilera, Ruben,
Mar del Plata (ARG) 1988 - 20 Km. men (in Italian), retrieved February 4, 2013
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Jefferson Perez - El Vecino, Cuenca (ECU), 1 de julio de 1974 (in Spanish), retrieved February 4, 2013
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b
2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup - Results - Men's 50 km Race Walk ,
USA Track & Field , retrieved February 4, 2013
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Clavelo Robinson, Javier (March 10, 2003),
García wins 50km in IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Tijuana ,
IAAF , retrieved February 4, 2013
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Biscayart, Eduardo (May 10, 2005),
Ecuador's Saquipay sub 1:20 win heads quality 20km times - Pan-Am Race Walking Cup ,
IAAF , retrieved July 25, 2013
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"10 km Race Walk Results" (PDF) . americasathletics.org. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015 .
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XVII PAN AM RACE WALKING CUP - 20 KM WOMEN SENIOR (PDF) ,
Association of Panamerican Athletics , retrieved 11 May 2015
^ Javier Clavelo Robinson (22 April 2019).
"Palma and Inga rule in 50km at Pan American Race Walking Cup in Mexico" . IAAF. Retrieved 28 April 2019 .
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