Arturo Bravo Sobrino(born May 19, 1958) was a retired male

racewalker Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

from

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, who represented his native country at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

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. He set his personal best (3:52:08) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1987. His international career stretched through the 1980s, beginning with a fifth-place finish in the 50 km walk at the

1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 3 and 4 October 1981 in the streets of Valencia, Spain. The event was also known as ''IAAF Race Walking World Cup''. Complete results were published. Medallists Results Men's 20 km Men's 50 ...

. He won the

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in the event at the 1983 CAC Championships. He made his major appearances at the

1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 , ...

(finishing eighth) and at the Seoul Olympics (ranking 33rd overall).

Personal bests

*50 km: 3:52:08 hrs –

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, 5 September 1987

Achievements

References

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IAAF Fact & Figures

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1958 births Living people Mexican male race walkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mexico World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub