Carlos Mercenario

Carlos Mercenario
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Mercenario Carbajal
Born	May 23, 1967; Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Racewalking
Medal record
Race walking
Representing Mexico
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
	Updated on 27 July 2013.

Carlos Mercenario Carbajal (born May 23, 1967) is a Mexican retired race walker. He was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal. He is the 1992 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 50 K walk and a three-time World Race Walking Cup champion.

Personal bests

20 km: 1:19:24 hrs – New York City, 3 May 1987
50 km: 3:42:03 hrs – San Jose, California, 2 June 1991

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
1982	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	5000 m	22:52.46
1984	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	10,000 m	46:48.7
1984	Pan American Junior Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	10,000 m	48:51.7
1986	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	10,000 m	43:31.9 A
	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	7th	10,000m	41:50.20
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Saint Léonard, Canada	2nd	20 km	1:21:33
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	1st	20 km	1:24:50
	World Race Walking Cup	New York City, United States	1st	20 km	1:19:24
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	—	20 km	DSQ
1988	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	20 km	1:24:00
	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	20 km	1:21:46.6 A
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	7th	20 km	1:20:53
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, Mexico	3rd	20 km	1:22:25
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	20 km	1:25:29.5
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	50 km	4:03:09
	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, United States	1st	50 km	3:42:03
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th	20 km	1:21:37
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	50 km	3:52.09
1993	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	1st	50 km	3:50:28
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	50 km	3:50:53
1994	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Atlanta, United States	1st	50 km	3:52:06
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	50 km	3:47:55
	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, China	8th	50 km	3:56:41
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	12th	50 km	3:55.24
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	50 km	4:09:48
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	23rd	50 km	4:09:40

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Mercenario". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

External links

Carlos Mercenario at World Athletics

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