Raúl González Rodríguez (born February 29, 1952) is a Mexican former race walker.
Career González won the gold medal in 50 km walk at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a silver medal in 20 km walk. He set an Olympic record winning the 50 km event in a time of 3:47:26.HISTORY OF RACE WALKING IN THE OLYMPICS. Eracewalk.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-13.
González won the 50 km race walk at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1977, 1981 and 1983.
He set the world record in the 50 km race walk twice in 1978 with times of 3:45:52 and 3:41:20. As of October 2011, it still was the North American record.
Post-career González was a member of the national race walk team that received Mexico's National Sports Prize in 1977; he received the prize individually in 1978.Raúl González Rodríguez . Deporte.org.mx. Retrieved on 2014-08-13. From 1988 to 1994 he was Director of National Sports Commission of Mexico, and from 2002 to 2004 executive president of the Mexican Professional Baseball League.Raul Gonzalez . Speakersmexico.com (1949-06-03). Retrieved on 2014-08-13.
Achievements Representing 1971Central American and Caribbean Championships in AthleticsKingston, Jamaica 3rd10 km1974Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st20 km1977World Race Walking CupMilton Keynes, United Kingdom 1st50 km1978Central American and Caribbean GamesMedellín, Colombia 2nd20 km Mexico City, Mexico World record50 km Poděbrady, Czechoslovakia World record50 km1979Pan American GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico 1st50 km1980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union 6th20 km DNF50 km1981World Race Walking CupValencia, Spain 1st50 kmCentral American and Caribbean Championships in AthleticsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd20 km1982Central American and Caribbean GamesHavana, Cuba 2nd20 km 1st50 km1983World Race Walking CupBergen, Norway 1st50 kmPan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela 2nd20 km 1st50 kmWorld Championships in AthleticsHelsinki, Finland 9th20 km 5th50 km1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States 2nd20 km 1st50 km1987Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States 2nd50 kmWorld Championships in AthleticsRome, Italy 11th50 km
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