Omar Zepeda de Léon (born 8 July 1977) is a Mexican race walker. He finished sixth in the 50 km race at the 2005 World Championships in a personal best time of 3:49:01 hours. He was the bronze medalist in the 50 kilometres walk at the 2007 Pan American Games.
Also he won the team silver medal with Mexico over 50 km at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia. He has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on six occasions and was 21st over 50 km at the 2011 edition. He won the 50 km race at the Chihuahua meeting on the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge tour.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2012-03-04). Sanchez and Henriques repeat, Zepeda completes Mexican party in Chihuahua. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-06.
Personal bests
Track walk 10,000 m: 40:26.68 min – Monterrey, Mexico, 4 July 2004 20,000 m: 1:27:57.5 hrs (ht) – Bergen, Norway, 3 May 1997
Road walk 20 km: 1:21:59 min – Poděbrady, Czech Republic, 19 April 1997 50 km: 3:47:35 hrs – Taicang, China, 3 May 2014
Achievements Representing the 1997World Race Walking CupPoděbrady, Czech Republic35th20 km1:21:593rdTeam (20 km)403 ptsWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece18th20 km1:25:382000Pan American Race Walking CupPoza Rica, Mexico —50 kmDNF2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala —20 kmDNFWorld Championships Edmonton, Canada —50 kmDNFPan American Race Walking CupCuenca, Ecuador —50 kmDSQ2002World Race Walking CupTurin, Italy —50 kmDNF2003Pan American Race Walking CupTijuana, Mexico —50 kmDNFPan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic —50 kmDSQ2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th50 km3:49:012006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain —50 kmDSQ2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd50 km3:56:04World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan —50 kmDSQ2008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia23rd50 km3:56:522ndTeam (50 km)29 pts2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany —50 kmDSQ2010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico13th50 km3:59:392ndTeam (50 km)22 pts2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea21st50 km3:56:412012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia33rd50 km4:03:354thTeam (50 km)49 ptsOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom22nd50 km3:49:142013Pan American Race Walking CupGuatemala City, Guatemala1st50 km3:57:521stTeam (50 km)12 ptsWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia19th50 km3:50:432014World Race Walking CupTaicang, China7th50 km3:47:35Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico2nd50 km3:52:45 A2015Pan American Race Walking CupArica, Chile7th50 km3:58:441stTeam (50 km)7 pts
References
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Sports reference biography