Ernesto Canto Gudiño (18 October 1959 – 20 November 2020) was a Mexican race walker who mainly competed in the 20 kilometer walk.
He competed for Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States, where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometer walk event.
Canto died in 2020 at the age of 61 from pancreatic and liver cancer.
Personal bests 20 km: 1:19:37 hrs – Xalapa, Spain, 5 April 1987 50 km: 3:52:16 hrs – Prague, Czech Republic, 12 April 1982
Achievements Representing 1974Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U-20)Maracaibo, Venezuela1st10,000 m48:34.51976Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U-20)Xalapa, Mexico1st10,000 m46:18.6 A1981World Race Walking CupValencia, Spain 1st20 km1:23:521982Central American and Caribbean GamesHavana, Cuba1st20 km1:29:221983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 1st20 km1:20:49Pan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela 1st20 km1:28:12World Race Walking CupBergen, Norway 2nd20 km1:19:411984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States 1st20 km1:23:1310th50 km4:07:591986Central American and Caribbean GamesSantiago de los Caballeros,Dominican Republic1st20 km1:26:25Pan American Race Walking CupSaint-Leonard, Canada—20 kmDNF1987World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States 3rd5000 m18:38.71World Race Walking CupNew York City, United States5th20 km1:20:35Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States –20 kmDNFWorld ChampionshipsRome, Italy –20 kmDSQ1988Ibero-American ChampionshipsMexico City, Mexico2nd20 km1:24:29.0 AOlympic GamesSeoul, South Korea—20 kmDSQPan American Race Walking CupMar del Plata, Argentina2nd20 km1:25:151990Pan American Race Walking CupXalapa, Mexico 1st20 km1:21:46Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States 1st20,000 m1:23:13.12Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexico1st20 km1:23:521991Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba5th20 km1:28:221992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain29th20 km1:33:51
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