Joel Sánchez Guerrero (born 15 September 1966) is a Mexican race walker, who made his debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was disqualified in the men's 20 km race. His greatest achievement was a bronze medal in the 50 kilometres walk at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Among his other international performances, he was the gold medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games and a silver medallist at the 1991 Pan American Games.
Personal bests 20 km: 1:19:00 hrs – Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, 8 May 1999 50 km: 3:44:36 hrs – Sydney, Australia, 29 September 2000
Achievements Representing 1984Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)San Juan, Puerto Rico2nd10,000 m48:07.01986Pan American Race Walking CupSaint-Leonard, Canada10th20 km1:25:501988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea—20 kmDQPan American Race Walking CupMar del Plata, Argentina—20 kmDQ1990Pan American Race Walking CupXalapa, Mexico2nd20 km1:22:091991Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba 2nd20 km1:25:45World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States12th20 km1:22:03World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan—20 kmDNF1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain21st20 km1:30:121997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece16th20 km1:24:481999Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada 1st50 km4:06:31World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain—50 kmDNF2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia 3rd50 km3:44:36 PB2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada6th20 km1:22:05
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