Arturo Huerta

Canadian race walker

Arturo S. Huerta (born 30 March 1964 in Toronto[1]) is a Canadian retired athlete who specialised in race walking.[2] He represented his country at two Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000, as well as two World Championships. In addition, he won the silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

He has personal bests of 1:21:03 in 20 kilometres walk (Toronto 2000) and 3:58:02 in the 50 kilometres walk (Poza Rica 2000).

## Competition record

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Canada
1992  | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 11th  | 20 km walk  | 1:34:37
1993  | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 67th  | 50 km walk  | 4:51:23
1994  | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Atlanta, United States | 26th  | 20 km walk  | 1:44:14
1996  | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 42nd  | 20 km walk  | 1:28:23
Pan American Race Walking Cup | Manaus, Brazil | 8th  | 20 km walk  | 1:36:59
1997  | World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 72nd  | 20 km walk  | 1:25:55
1998  | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd  | 20 km walk  | 1:25:49
Pan American Race Walking Cup | Miami, United States | 4th  | 20 km walk  | 1:30:35
1999  | World Race Walking Cup | Mézidon-Canon, France | 10th  | 20 km walk  | 1:22:26
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  | 5th  | 20 km walk  | 1:22:02
World Championships | Seville, Spain | –  | 20 km walk  | DQ
2000  | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Poza Rica, Mexico | 4th  | 50 km walk  | 3:58:02
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 24th  | 20 km walk  | 1:25:24
–  | 50 km walk  | DQ
2001  | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 21st  | 20 km walk  | 1:29:27
31st  | 50 km walk  | 4:25.07
2002  | World Race Walking Cup | Turin, Italy | 60th  | 20 km walk  | 1:34:57

## References

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1. ^ Sports-Reference profile
2. ^ Arturo Huerta at World Athletics

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