Bernardo Segura Rivera (born February 11, 1970, in San Mateo Atenco) is a Mexican race walker. He is the current holder of the 20,000m World Record for Race Walking on a track with a time of 1:17:25.6. In the 2000 Olympic Games, Segura finished first the 20 km walk. However, he was disqualified by the judges while he was being congratulated by then president Ernesto Zedillo.
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Mexico
| |||||
| 1992 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 20 km | 1:24:09 |
| 1993 | World Student Games | Buffalo, United States | 3rd | 20 km | |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
| 1994 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Atlanta, United States | 1st | 20 km | 1:24:15 |
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, China | 3rd | 20 km | |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | 20 km | DNF | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 3rd | 20 km | |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | 20 km | |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 20 km | |
| World Race Walking Cup | Mézidon-Canon, France | 1st | 20 km | ||
| 2000 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Poza Rica, Mexico | 1st | 20 km | 1:22:47 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 20 km | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | — | 20 km | DNF |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | 20 km | DSQ |
External links
edit- Bernardo Segura at World Athletics
- Bernardo Segura at Olympics.com
- Bernardo Segura at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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