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 a lot of historical fotos) by then President of the Pan American Race Walking Committee Rubén Pedro Aguilera from Argentina and is available from the APA website.[1]
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.[2]
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 |
Results
Gold medal winners were published.[4][5] The results for the Mexican athletes were published by the Federation of Mexican Athletics Associations (FMAA).[6] On overview for the years 1984-2005 was given.[7] Further results were assembled from other sources.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] More recently, complete results for the period 1984 to 2007 were published.[1]
Men's results
20 kilometres
†: In 2000, the Mexican Athletics Federation used the event as trials for the Olympic Games in Sydney.[14] Cristian Berdeja from Mexico started out of competition and came in third in 1:23.46.
50 kilometres
†: 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. 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.[6][18][19] However, there are conflicting information: another source declares Miguel Solís from Mexico as bronze medal winner.[1]
Women's results
10 kilometres
†:In 1990, Marisela Chávez from Mexico started out of competition and came in third in 46:48.
20 kilometres
†: In 2000, Mara Ibáñez from Mexico started out of competition and came in second in 1:34:52.
Junior (U-20) men's results
10 kilometres
Junior (U-20) women's results
10 kilometres
List of Records of the Pan American Race Walking Cup
Men
Women
Records in defunct events
Women's events
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Aguilera, Rubén, Historia de las Copas Panamericanas de Marcha Atlética 1984-2007 (PDF) (in Spanish), Association of Panamerican Athletics, p. 122, retrieved July 4, 2013
- 1 2 Warburton, Paul (April 13, 2010), Jerzy Hausleber, the architect of Mexico’s Race Walking tradition – IAAF Race Walking Cup, IAAF, retrieved July 4, 2013
- ↑ Mexico dominate at Pan American Race Walking Cup - IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF (2013-05-27). Retrieved on 2013-05-31.
- ↑ World and Continental Race Walking Championships and Cups - PAN AMERICAN RACE WALKING CUP, retrieved January 27, 2013
- ↑ International Champions, Race Walking Association, retrieved January 27, 2013
- 1 2 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
- ↑ XIV Copa Panamericana de Marcha Atlética - Camboriu, Brasil 2007 - Resumen comparativo 1984-2005 (in Spanish), retrieved January 27, 2013
- ↑ Mead Tricard, Louise (2008), American Women's Track and Field, 1981-2000: A History, Volume 2, The New York Times, retrieved January 27, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 1998 PAN AMERICAN RACE WALK CUP - BAYFRONT PARK - MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 4, 1998, USA Track & Field, October 4, 1998, retrieved January 27, 2013
- ↑ 2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup - Results, USA Track & Field, retrieved January 27, 2013
- ↑ CHAMPIONSHIP INDEX - PAN AMERICAN RACE WALKING CUP PARW, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved January 27, 2013
- 1 2 Ramon Pina, Juan (April 10, 2000), Mexico selects walkers for Sydney 2000, IAAF, retrieved January 27, 2013
- ↑ Camargo Vassaux, Wendy (March 19, 1999), Ejecución de Fondos del Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco (in Spanish), Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, retrieved January 27, 2013
- ↑ Aguilera, Ruben, Mar del Plata (ARG) 1988 - 20 Km. men (in Italian), retrieved February 4, 2013
- ↑ Jefferson Perez - El Vecino, Cuenca (ECU), 1 de julio de 1974 (in Spanish), retrieved February 4, 2013
- 1 2 2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup - Results - Men's 50 km Race Walk, USA Track & Field, retrieved February 4, 2013
- ↑ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (March 10, 2003), García wins 50km in IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Tijuana, IAAF, retrieved February 4, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ XVII PAN AM RACE WALKING CUP - 20 KM WOMEN SENIOR (PDF), Association of Panamerican Athletics, retrieved 11 May 2015
- ↑ "10 km Race Walk Results" (PDF). americasathletics.org. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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