Xavier Moreno

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
Xavier Moreno
Personal information
Full nameÉdison Xavier Moreno Cruz
Born (1979-11-15) November 15, 1979 (age 44)
Quito, Ecuador
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Ecuador
SportMen's Athletics
EventRacewalking
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2008 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men's Racewalking
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 50 km
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Armenia 50 km
Updated on 17 May 2015

Édison Xavier Moreno Cruz (born 15 November 1979) is an Ecuadorian racewalker who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics[1] and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal best

Event Result Venue Date
Road walk
10 km 41:09 min Spain A Coruña 16 May 1998
20 km 1:22:24 hrs Germany Naumburg 2 May 2004
35 km 2:54:32 hrs Ecuador Salinas 12 Feb 2012
50 km 3:52:07 hrs Brazil Rio de Janeiro 28 Jul 2007
Track walk
5000 m 19:46.37 min United States San Diego, California 7 Jun 2003
10,000 m 43:52.61 min France Annecy 30 Jul 1998
20,000 m 1:23:47.7 hrs (ht) United States Los Angeles, California 27 Jun 2004

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ecuador
1998 South American Race Walking Cup (U20) Bogotá, Colombia 1st 10 km 44:50 min
World Junior Championships Annecy, France 8th 10,000m walk 43:52.61 min
Pan American Race Walking Cup Miami, Florida, United States – 20 km DNF
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia – 20,000m walk DNF
2000 Pan American Race Walking Cup Poza Rica, Veracruz, México – 20 km DNF
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 3rd 20,000m walk 1:35:42.11 hrs
Pan American Race Walking Cup Cuenca, Ecuador – 50 km DQ
2002 South American Race Walking Cup Puerto Saavedra, Chile 5th 20 km 1:28:53
1st Team (20 km) 18 pts
World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 40th 20 km 1:29:54 hrs
4th Team (20 km) 61 pts
2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup Chula Vista, California, United States 12th 20 km 1:28:05
2nd Team (20 km) 13 pts
2004 South American Race Walking Cup Los Ángeles, Chile 6th 20 km 1:24:50 hrs
2nd Team (20 km) 12 pts
World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 22nd 20 km 1:22:24 hrs PB
2nd Team (20 km) 35 pts
Olympic Games Athens, Greece – 20 km DQ
2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup Lima, Peru 5th 50 km 4:05:38 hrs A
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 1st 50 km 4:09:07 hrs GR A
2006 South American Race Walking Cup Cochabamba, Bolivia 5th 20 km 1:29:31 hrs A
2nd Team (20 km) 12 pts
World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 59th 20 km 1:27:57 hrs
7th Team (20 km) 68 pts
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 2nd 20,000m walk 1:29:50.2 hrs
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 2nd 20,000m walk 1:30:32 hrs
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 50 km 3:52.07 hrs AR PB
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 18th 20 km 1:34:01 min
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia – 50 km DNF
9th Team (50 km) 130 pts
Olympic Games Beijing, China 36th 50 km 4:07:04 hrs
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia – 50 km DNF
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 47th 50 km 4:09:23 hrs
2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala 9th 50 km 4:11:09 A
2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica, Chile 21st 20 km 1:29:23
4th Team (20 km) 42 pts

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Xavier Moreno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2012.


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