Marco Evoniuk

Marco Evoniuk
Personal information
Full nameMarco Ray Evoniuk
Born (1957-09-30) September 30, 1957 (age 67)
San Francisco, California
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
Updated on 25 July 2013

Marco Ray Evoniuk (born September 30, 1957, in San Francisco, California) is a retired male race walker from the United States, who represented his native country at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1984. Evoniuk had qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[1]

Personal bests

  • 20 km: 1:25:23 hrs – Denmark Copenhagen, 12 May 1984
  • 50 km: 3:56:55 hrs – South Korea Seoul, 30 September 1988

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
1979 World Race Walking Cup Eschborn, West Germany 35th 50 km 4:12:37
Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd 50 km 4:24:20
1981 World Race Walking Cup Valencia, Spain 13th 50 km 4:07:44
1983 World Race Walking Cup Bergen, Norway — 50 km DSQ
World Championships Helsinki, Finland — 20 km DNF
9th 50 km 3:56.57
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 7th 20 km 1:25:42
— 50 km DNF
1985 World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man 16th 50 km 4:11:03
1986 Pan American Race Walking Cup Saint Léonard, Canada 2nd 50 km 4:05:56
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States — 20 km DNF
World Championships Rome, Italy 17th 50 km 3:57.43
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 22nd 50 km 3:56:55
Pan American Race Walking Cup Mar del Plata, Argentina — 50 km DNF
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States — 20 km DNF
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain — 50 km DNF
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, PR China 48th 50 km 4:11:31
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 68th 50 km 4:17:24

References

  1. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, Illinois: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.


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