Joel Sánchez (athlete)

Joel Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Joel Sánchez Guerrero
Born	September 15, 1966 Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Racewalking
Updated on 27 July 2013.

Joel Sánchez Guerrero (born September 15, 1966 in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican race walker, who made his debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was disqualified in the men's 20 km race. His greatest achievement was a bronze medal in the 50 kilometres walk at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Among his other international performances, he was the gold medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games and a silver medallist at the 1991 Pan American Games.

Personal bests

• 20 km: 1:19:00 hrs – Eisenhüttenstadt, 8 May 1999
• 50 km: 3:44:36 hrs – Sydney, 29 September 2000

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Mexico
1984	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	10,000 m	48:07.0
1986	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Saint Léonard, Canada	10th	20 km	1:25:50
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	—	20 km	DQ
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Mar del Plata, Argentina	—	20 km	DQ
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, México	2nd	20 km	1:22:09
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	20 km	1:25:45
	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, United States	12th	20 km	1:22:03
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	—	20 km	DNF
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	21st	20 km	1:30:12
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	16th	20 km	1:24:48
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	1st	50 km	4:06:31
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	—	50 km	DNF
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	50 km	3:44:36 PB
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	20 km	1:22:05

References

• sports-reference
• Joel Sánchez profile at IAAF

External links

• Tilastopaja biography