Iñaki Gómez
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Iñaki Gomez Goroztieta (born January 16, 1988) is a Canadian retired race walker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and finished in 13th place. More recently, he competed in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow where he finished 8th place.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Iñaki Gomez Goroztieta |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | (1988-01-16) January 16, 1988 (age 36) Mexico City, Mexico |
Home town | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Weight | 129 lb (59 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Racewalking |
Event | 20 km |
College team | UBC Thunderbirds |
Medal record |
In university, Gomez won three NAIA 5000-metre race walk titles (2008-2010) as a member of the UBC Thunderbirds.
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[1] At the Rio Olympics, he finished in 12th place.[2]
He announced retirement the following year, on May 3, 2017.[3] In March 2018 Gómez was elected the World Athletics member of Athlete's Commission.[4]