Carlos Mercenario

Carlos Mercenario
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Mercenario Carbajal
Born (1967-05-23) May 23, 1967
Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportAthletics
Event
Racewalking
Medal record
Race walking
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 50 km walk
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
1986 Mexico City 10,000 m walk
1984 San Juan 10,000 m walk
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
1982 Bridgetown 5000 m walk
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
1984 Nassau 10,000 m walk
Updated on 27 July 2013
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mercenario and the second or maternal family name is Carbajal.

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

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
Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 20 km 1:25:29.5
Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 2nd 20 km 1:24:03
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
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
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.


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