Ernesto Canto Gudiño (18 October 1959 – 20 November 2020) was a Mexican

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who mainly competed in the 20 kilometer walk. He competed for Mexico at the

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held in

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, where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometer walk event. Canto died in 2020 at the age of 61 from pancreatic and liver cancer.

Personal bests

*20 km: 1:19:37 hrs –

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, 5 April 1987 *50 km: 3:52:16 hrs –

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, 12 April 1982

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1959 births 2020 deaths Mexican male racewalkers Olympic gold medalists for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Mexico Athletes from Mexico City Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people {{Mexico-Olympic-medalist-stub