Marco Ray Evoniuk (born September 30, 1957, in San Francisco, California) is a retired male race walker from the United States, who represented his native country at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1984. Evoniuk had qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.
Personal bests 20 km: 1:25:23 hrs – Copenhagen, 12 May 1984 50 km: 3:56:55 hrs – Seoul, 30 September 1988
Achievements Representing the 1979World Race Walking CupEschborn, West Germany35th50 km4:12:37Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd50 km4:24:201981World Race Walking CupValencia, Spain13th50 km4:07:441983World Race Walking CupBergen, Norway—50 kmDSQWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland—20 kmDNF9th50 km3:56.571984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States7th20 km1:25:42—50 kmDNF1985World Race Walking CupSt John's, Isle of Man16th50 km4:11:031986Pan American Race Walking CupSaint Léonard, Canada2nd50 km4:05:561987World Race Walking CupNew York City, United States—20 kmDNFWorld Championships Rome, Italy17th50 km3:57.431988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea22nd50 km3:56:55Pan American Race Walking CupMar del Plata, Argentina—50 kmDNF1991World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States—20 kmDNF1992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain—50 kmDNF1995World Race Walking Cup Beijing, PR China48th50 km4:11:311997World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic68th50 km4:17:24
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