Iñaki Gomez Goroztieta (born January 16, 1988) is a Canadian retired race walker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and finished in 13th place. More recently, he competed in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow where he finished 8th place.
| 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 | |
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
edit| 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
edit†: Guest appearance out of competition.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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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