2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup
# 2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup

The 2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup was held in San Salvador, El Salvador on 1–2 May. The track of the Cup runs in the Boulevard del Hipódromo, Zona Rosa.

A detailed report was given by Javier Clavelo Robinson. Complete results were published

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men |||||||
| 10 km walk (junior event) | Caio Bonfim (BRA) | 43:04 | Adrián Ochoa (MEX) | 43:05 | Julián Rendón (COL) | 43:57 |
| 20 km walk | Luis López (COL) | 1:22:18 | James Rendón (COL) | 1:23:21 | Omar Segura (MEX) | 1:23:49 |
| 50 km walk | Cristian Berdeja (MEX) | 3:58:46 | Mesías Zapata (ECU) | 4:08:10 | Rodrigo Moreno (COL) | 4:09:31 |
| Men (Team) |||||||
| Team 10 km walk (junior event) | México | 7 pts | Colombia | 9 pts | Brazil | 17 pts |
| Team 20 km walk | México | 12 pts | Colombia | 14 pts | El Salvador | 32 pts |
| Team 50 km walk | Colombia | 15 pts | | | | |
| Women |||||||
| 10 km walk (junior event) | Anlly Pineda (COL) | 49:50 | Erandi Uribe (MEX) | 50:50 | Adriana Ochoa (MEX) | 51:29 |
| 20 km walk | Tânia Spindler (BRA) | 1:38:53 | Verónica Colindres (ESA) | 1:39:45 | Rosario Sánchez (MEX) | 1:42:12 |
| Women (Team) |||||||
| Team 10 km walk (junior event) | México | 5 pts | El Salvador | 13 pts | Guatemala | 18 pts |
| Team 20 km walk | México | 16 pts | Guatemala | 28 pts | United States | 39 pts |

## Results

### Men's 20 km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Luis López COL | 1:22:18 |
| | James Rendón COL | 1:23:21 |
| | Omar Segura MEX | 1:23:49 |
| 4 | Pedro Daniel Gómez MEX | 1:23:58 |
| 5 | Adrián Herrera MEX | 1:24:33 |
| 6 | David Mejía MEX | 1:25:12 |
| 7 | Yerko Araya CHI | 1:27:10 |
| 8 | Víctor Mendoza ESA | 1:27:49 |
| 9 | Ricardo Reyes ESA | 1:28:02 |
| 10 | Allan Segura CRC | 1:29:06 |
| 11 | Gustavo Restrepo COL | 1:29:19 |
| 12 | Noel Santini PUR | 1:29:28 |
| 13 | Mário dos Santos BRA | 1:30:44 |
| 14 | Patrick Stroupe USA | 1:31:00 |
| 15 | Walter Sandoval ESA | 1:31:11 |
| 16 | Inaki Gomez CAN | 1:31:19 |
| 17 | Aníbal Paau GUA | 1:32:43 |
| 18 | Erik Marques BRA | 1:33:28 |
| 19 | Osman Flores NCA | 1:33:44 |
| 20 | Yassir Cabrera PAN | 1:34:30 |
| 21 | Mario Bran GUA | 1:35:33 |
| 22 | Tim Seaman USA | 1:41:22 |
| 23 | Creighton Connolly CAN | 1:42:46 |
| 24 | Ian Whatley USA | 1:44:39 |
| 25 | José Ledezma CRC | 1:45:09 |
| — | Alexandre Cagne CAN | DQ |
| — | Luis Gómez GUA | DQ |
| — | Elfrid Hernández GUA | DQ |
| — | Jonathan Riekmann BRA | DNF |
| — | Sergio Gutiérrez CRC | DNS |
| — | Rolando Saquipay ECU | DNS |
| — | Mauricio Arteaga ECU | DNS |
| — | Claudio Villanueva ECU | DNS |

**Team**

| Place | Country | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | México | 12 pts |
| | Colombia | 14 pts |
| | El Salvador | 32 pts |
| 4 | United States | 60 pts |

### Men's 50 km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Cristian Berdeja MEX | 3:58:46 |
| | Mesías Zapata ECU | 4:08:10 |
| | Rodrigo Moreno COL | 4:09:31 |
| 4 | Néstor Rueda COL | 4:12:29 |
| 5 | Salvador Mira ESA | 4:15:48 |
| 6 | Claudio dos Santos BRA | 4:16:24 |
| 7 | Daniel Córdova MEX | 4:16:54 |
| 8 | Fredy Hernández COL | 4:21:30 |
| 9 | David Guevara ECU | 4:23:44 |
| 10 | Josué Hun GUA | 4:59:46 |
| 11 | Luis Morales PUR | 5:07:16 |
| — | Luis Garcia GUA | DQ |
| — | Sidnei Rodrigues BRA | DNF |
| — | Sergio Gutiérrez CRC | DNF |
| — | Edwin Ochoa ECU | DNF |
| — | Marco Benavides ESA | DNF |
| — | Emerson Hernández ESA | DNF |
| — | Édgar Hernández MEX | DNF |
| — | Mario Flores MEX | DNF |
| — | Fraulín Caminero DOM | DNF |

**Team**

| Place | Country | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | Colombia | 15 pts |

### Men's 10 km (Junior)

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Caio Bonfim BRA | 43:04 |
| | Adrián Ochoa MEX | 43:05 |
| | Julián Rendón COL | 43:57 |
| 4 | Evan Dunfee CAN | 44:16 |
| 5 | Isaac Palma MEX | 44:19 |
| 6 | José Leonardo Montaña COL | 45:19 |
| 7 | Juan Carlos Hernández GUA | 45:56 |
| 8 | Trevor Barron USA | 46:35 |
| 9 | Ever Palma MEX | 47:38 |
| 10 | Gerardo Lee PAN | 49:20 |
| 11 | César Martínez ESA | 49:35 |
| 12 | Ricardo Vergara USA | 49:37 |
| 13 | Mattew Forgues USA | 50:10 |
| 14 | Patrick Mathuz GUA | 50:25 |
| 15 | Miguel Martínez PUR | 51:10 |
| 16 | Rudney Nogueira BRA | 51:32 |
| 17 | Nelson Pérez GUA | 51:57 |
| 18 | Justin Soto CRC | 54:33 |
| 19 | Luis Mendoza ESA | 58:15 |
| — | Eduardo da Silva BRA | DQ |
| — | David Escobar ESA | DQ |
| — | José Fernández ECU | DNS |
| — | Damián Campaña ECU | DNS |
| — | Jonathan Cáceres ECU | DNS |

**Team**

| Place | Country | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | México | 7 pts |
| | Colombia | 9 pts |
| | Brazil | 17 pts |
| 4 | United States | 20 pts |
| 5 | Guatemala | 21 pts |
| 6 | El Salvador | 30 pts |

### Women's 20 km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Tânia Spindler BRA | 1:38:53 |
| | Verónica Colindres ESA | 1:39:45 |
| | Rosario Sánchez MEX | 1:42:12 |
| 4 | Sandra Galvis COL | 1:43:48 |
| 5 | Sandra Zapata COL | 1:44:59 |
| 6 | Angélica Hernández MEX | 1:45:37 |
| 7 | Graciela Mendoza MEX | 1:46:21 |
| 8 | Evelyn Núñez GUA | 1:46:28 |
| 9 | Mirna Ortiz GUA | 1:47:01 |
| 10 | Solomiya Login USA | 1:47:16 |
| 11 | Zoila Reyes GUA | 1:47:42 |
| 12 | Megan Huzzey CAN | 1:49:37 |
| 13 | Maria Michta USA | 1:50:21 |
| 14 | Bessy García ESA | 1:50:59 |
| 15 | Francisca Ferris PAN | 1:54:58 |
| 16 | Susan Randall USA | 1:55:58 |
| 17 | Ilena Ocampo CRC | 2:07:40 |
| — | María Guadalupe Sánchez MEX | DQ |
| — | Alessandra Picagevicz BRA | DNF |
| — | Cisiane Lopes BRA | DNF |
| — | María Arias CRC | DNF |
| — | Cristina López ESA | DNF |
| — | Johana Ordóñez ECU | DNS |
| — | Paola Pérez ECU | DNS |

**Team**

| Country | Points |
| - | - |
| México | 16 pts |
| Guatemala | 28 pts |
| United States | 39 pts |

### Women's 10 km (Junior)

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Anlly Pineda COL | 49:50 |
| | Erandi Uribe MEX | 50:50 |
| | Adriana Ochoa MEX | 51:29 |
| 4 | Jamy Franco GUA | 54:21 |
| 5 | Mónica Mejía ESA | 54:30 |
| 6 | Kimberly García PER | 54:54 |
| 7 | Pamela Ramírez CRC | 55:18 |
| 8 | Linda Paz ESA | 57:02 |
| 9 | Wilane Cuebas PUR | 1:00:11 |
| 10 | Allison Chin USA | 1:00:14 |
| 11 | Mayara Vicentainer BRA | 1:01:27 |
| 12 | Camila da Silva BRA | 1:03:56 |
| 13 | Yesenia Miranda ESA | 1:04:16 |
| 14 | Andrea Barrientos GUA | 1:07:15 |
| 15 | Daniela de Andrade BRA | 1:10:24 |
| — | Natalia Barton ESA | DQ |
| — | Dulce Angélica Arrieta MEX | DQ |
| — | Ximena Sangoquiza ECU | DNS |
| — | Karina Bustos ECU | DNS |

**Team**

| Place | Country | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | México | 5 pts |
| | El Salvador | 13 pts |
| | Guatemala | 18 pts |
| 4 | Brazil | 23 pts |

## Participation

The participation of 120 athletes from 15 countries was announced to participate. However, because of visa problems, the majority (namely 11 out of 13) of the Ecuadorian athletes was not allowed to enter the country. An unofficial count therefore only yields 108 participants.

* Brazil (14)
* Canada (5)
* Chile (1)
* Colombia (11)
* Costa Rica (7)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Ecuador (2)
* El Salvador (16)
* Guatemala (14)
* México (18)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Panamá (3)
* Perú (1)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* United States (10)
