Raúl González (racewalker)

Raúl González Rodríguez (born February 29, 1952) is a retired Mexican race walker. He set the world record in the 50-kilometres racewalk twice in 1978 (3:45:52 and 3:41:20). As of October 2011, it still was the North American record.

Raúl González

Personal information
Full name	Raúl González Rodríguez
Born	(1952-02-29) February 29, 1952 China, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Racewalking
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Mexico Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 50 km walk 1984 Los Angeles 20 km walk World Race Walking Cup 1977 Milton Keynes 50 km walk 1981 Valencia 50 km walk 1983 Bergen 50 km walk Pan American Games 1979 San Juan 50 km walk 1983 Caracas 50 km walk 1983 Caracas 20 km walk 1987 Indianapolis 50 km walk

Gonzalez won the 50 km racewalk at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1977, 1981 and 1983. He also won a silver medal in 20 km and a gold in 50 km at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Gonzalez set an Olympic record winning the 50-kilometres event at 3 hours, 47 minutes, 26 seconds.[1][2]

Gonzalez was a member of the national racewalk team that received Mexico's National Sports Prize in 1977; he received the prize individually in 1978.[3] 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.[4]