Iñaki Gómez
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iñaki Gomez Goroztieta |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | January 16, 1988 Mexico City, Mexico |
| 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 a
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
in Moscow where he finished 8th place.
In university, Gomez won three NAIA 5000-metre race walk titles (2008-2010) as a member of the UBC Thunderbirds.
In July 2016, he was named to Canada'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 the World Athletics member of Athlete's Commission.[4]
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road walk | |||
| 10 km | 39:21 min |  Nomi |
20 March 2016 |
| 20 km | 1:19:20 hrs | Nomi |
20 March 2016 |
| Track walk | |||
| 5000 m | 18:45.64 min |  Sydney |
18 Feb 2012 |
| 10,000 m | 40:01.0 min (ht) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
22 Jun 2013 |
| 20,000 m | 1:26:27.1 hrs (ht) | Calgary, Alberta |
25 Jun 2011 |
Achievements
†: Guest appearance out of competition.
See also
- Canadian records in track and field
References
- ^ Hossain, Asif (July 11, 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ "Iñaki Gomez". IAAF.org. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ "Race walker Iñaki Gómez announces retirement". Athletics Canada. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Gomez elected Athletes' Commission Chair – IAAF Council Meeting, Birmingham, day one". World Athletics. March 5, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 2015)
- Inaki Gomez at World Athletics
- Inaki Gomez at Athletics Canada
- Inaki Gomez at Team Canada
- Inaki Gomez at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Inaki Gomez at Olympics.com
- Iñaki Gómez at Olympedia
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