Omar Zepeda

Omar Zepeda de Léon (born 8 July 1977) is a Mexican race walker.[1][2] He finished sixth in the 50 km race at the 2005 World Championships in a personal best time of 3:49:01 hours. He was the bronze medalist in the 50 kilometres walk at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Omar Zepeda
Omar Zepeda in 2013
Personal information
Full nameOmar Zepeda de Léon
Born (1977-06-08) June 8, 1977 (age 47)
San Mateo Atenco, Mexico
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Medal record
Men's Racewalking
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de Janeiro 50 km
Updated on 24 December 2014

Also he won the team silver medal with Mexico over 50 km at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia. He has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on six occasions and was 21st over 50 km at the 2011 edition. He won the 50 km race at the Chihuahua meeting on the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge tour.[3]

Personal bests

Track walk

  • 10,000 m: 40:26.68 min Monterrey, 4 July 2004
  • 20,000 m: 1:27:57.5 hrs (ht) – Bergen, 3 May 1997

Road walk

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Mexico
1997World Race Walking CupPoděbrady, Czech Republic35th20 km1:21:59
3rdTeam (20 km)403 pts
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece18th20 km1:25:38
2000Pan American Race Walking CupPoza Rica, México50 kmDNF
2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCiudad de Guatemala, Guatemala20 kmDNF
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada50 kmDNF
Pan American Race Walking CupCuenca, Ecuador50 kmDSQ
2002World Race Walking CupTurin, Italy50 kmDNF
2003Pan American Race Walking CupTijuana, México50 kmDNF
Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic50 kmDSQ
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th50 km3:49:01
2006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain50 kmDSQ
2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil3rd50 km3:56:04
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan50 kmDSQ
2008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia23rd50 km3:56:52
2ndTeam (50 km)29 pts
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany50 kmDSQ
2010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico13th50 km3:59:39
2ndTeam (50 km)22 pts
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea21st50 km3:56:41
2012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia33rd50 km4:03:35
4thTeam (50 km)49 pts
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom22nd50 km3:49:14
2013Pan American Race Walking CupCiudad de Guatemala, Guatemala1st50 km3:57:52
1stTeam (50 km)12 pts
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia19th50 km3:50:43
2014World Race Walking CupTaicang, China7th50 km3:47:35
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, México2nd50 km3:52:45 A
2015Pan American Race Walking CupArica, Chile7th50 km3:58:44
1stTeam (50 km)7 pts

References


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