Ernesto Canto
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | 20 km walk | |
Ernesto Canto (born 18 November 1959 in Mexico City) was a Mexican race walker who competed mainly in the 20 kilometre walk.
He competed for Mexico in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 20 kilometre walk where he won the gold medal.
| Olympic champions in men's 20 km walk |
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| 1956: Leonid Spirin | 1960: Vladimir Golubnichy | 1964: Ken Matthews | 1968: Vladimir Golubnichy | 1972: Peter Frenkel | 1976: Daniel Bautista | 1980: Maurizio Damilano | 1984: Ernesto Canto | 1988: Jozef Pribilinec | 1992: Daniel Plaza | 1996: Jefferson Pérez | 2000: Robert Korzeniowski | 2004: Ivano Brugnetti |
Categories: 1959 births | Living people | Racewalkers | Mexican athletes | Olympic gold medalists for Mexico | Athletes at the 1984 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for Mexico | People from Mexico City | Mexican sportspeople stubs | Central America and Caribbean athletics biography stubs
