Carlos Mercenario

{{Short description|Mexican race walker (born 1967)}} {{Infobox sportsperson |headercolor = lightblue |name = Carlos Mercenario |image =  |image_size =  |caption = |birth_name = |fullname = Carlos Mercenario Carbajal |nationality = |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|05|23}} |birth_place = [[Ciudad de México]], [[Mexican Federal District#Federal District|Distrito Federal]] |death_date = |death_place = |height = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|63|kg|abbr=on}} |country = {{MEX}} |sport = [[Track and field athletics|Athletics]] |event = [[Racewalking]] |show-medals = |updated = 27 July 2013 |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | [[Racewalking|Race walking]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{MEX}} }} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50 km walk]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|CAC Junior Championships]] (U20)}} {{MedalGold |[[1986 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|1986 Mexico City]] | 10,000 m walk}} {{MedalGold |[[1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|1984 San Juan]] | 10,000 m walk}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|CAC Junior Championships]] (U17)}} {{MedalGold |[[1982 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|1982 Bridgetown]] | 5000 m walk}} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Junior Athletics Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1984 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|1984 Nassau]] | [[1984 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|10,000 m walk]]}} }}

'''Carlos Mercenario Carbajal''' (born May 23, 1967) is a Mexican retired [[race walking|race walker]]. He was born in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexican Federal District|Distrito Federal]]. He is the 1992 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 50 K walk and a three-time [[World Race Walking Cup]] champion.

==Personal bests== *20 km: '''1:19:24 hrs''' – {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]], 3 May 1987 *50 km: '''3:42:03 hrs''' – {{flagicon|USA}} [[San Jose, California]], 2 June 1991

==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{MEX}} |- |1982 |[[1982 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics#Male Junior B .28under 17.29|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships (U-17)]] |[[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] |bgcolor=gold|1st |5000 m |22:52.46 |- |1984 |[[1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics#Male Junior A .28under 20.29|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships (U-20)]] |[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]] |bgcolor=gold|1st |10,000 m |46:48.7 |- |1984 |[[1984 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Pan American Junior Championships]] |[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], [[Bahamas]] |bgcolor=gold|1st |10,000 m |48:51.7 |- |rowspan=3|1986 |[[1986 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics#Male Junior A .28under 20.29|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)]] |[[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] |bgcolor=gold|1st |10,000 m |43:31.9 '''A''' |- |[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]] |[[Athens]], [[Greece]] |7th |10,000m |[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres walk|41:50.20]] |- |[[1986 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]] |[[St. Leonard, Quebec|Saint Léonard]], [[Canada]] |bgcolor=silver|2nd |20 km |1:21:33 |- |rowspan=3|1987 |[[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] |[[Indianapolis]], [[United States]] |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |20 km |1:24:50 |- |[[1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]] |[[New York City]], [[United States]] |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |20 km |1:19:24 |- |[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Rome]], Italy |align="center" | — |20 km |[[1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk|DSQ]] |- |rowspan=3|1988 |[[1988 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]] |[[Mar del Plata]], Argentina |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |20 km |1:24:00 |- |[[1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]] |[[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] |bgcolor=gold|1st |20 km |[[1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#20 kilometers walk|1:21:46.6]] '''A''' |- |[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |[[Seoul]], South Korea |7th |20 km |[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk|1:20:53]] |- |rowspan=3|1990 |[[1990 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]] |[[Xalapa]], Mexico |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |20 km |1:22:25 |- |[[1990 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]] |[[Manaus]], [[Brazil]] |bgcolor=gold|1st |20 km |[[1990 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#20 kilometers walk|1:25:29.5]] |- |[[Athletics at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]] |[[Mexico City, Mexico]] |bgcolor=silver|2nd |20 km |[[Athletics at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#20 kilometres walk|1:24:03]] |- |rowspan=3|1991 |[[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] |[[Havana]], Cuba |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |50 km |[[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk|4:03:09]] |- |[[1991 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]] |[[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[United States]] |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |50 km |3:42:03 |- |[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Tokyo, Japan]] |12th |20 km |[[1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk|1:21:37]] |- |1992 |[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |[[Barcelona]], Spain |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |50 km |[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 km walk|3:52.09]] |- |rowspan=2|1993 |[[1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]] |[[Monterrey]], Mexico |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |50 km |3:50:28 |- |[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Stuttgart]], Germany |8th |50 km |[[1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk|3:50:53]] |- |1994 |[[1994 Pan American Race Walking Cup|Pan American Race Walking Cup]] |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, United States]] |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |50 km |3:52:06 |- |rowspan=3|1995 |[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] |[[Mar del Plata]], Argentina |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |50 km |[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:47:55]] |- |[[1995 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|World Race Walking Cup]] |[[Beijing]], [[China]] |8th |50 km |3:56:41 |- |[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] |align="center" | 12th |50 km |[[1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:55.24]] |- |rowspan=2|1999 |[[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] |[[Winnipeg]], [[Canada]] |bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd |50 km |[[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk|4:09:48]] |- |[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Seville]], [[Spain]] |align="center" | 23rd |50 km |[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|4:09:40]] |}

==References== *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/carlos-mercenario-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173438/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/carlos-mercenario-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Carlos Mercenario}}

==External links== *{{World Athletics}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach|rec}} {{succession box|before={{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jozef Pribilinec]]|title=[[World record progression 20km walk men|Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder]]|years=May 3, 1987 – June 21, 1987|after={{flagicon|GDR}} [[Axel Noack]]}} {{s-end}} {{Footer IAAF World Walking Cup Men}} {{Footer Pan American Champions 20km Walk Men}} {{Footer Pan American Champions 50km Walk Men}} {{Footer WBYP Race Walk Men}} {{Authority control}}

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