Guillaume LeBlanc
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| Born | April 14, 1962 Sept-Îles, Québec |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||||||
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Guillaume LeBlanc (born April 14, 1962 in Sept-Îles, Quebec) is a former Canadian athlete who mainly competed in the 20 kilometre walk.
A winner of the 20km event at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie he competed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, where he won the silver medal in the 20 kilometre walk event.
Personal bests
- 20 km: 1:21:13 hrs – Saint Léonard, 5 October 1986
- 50 km: 3:56:46 hrs –
Ciudad de México, 5 April 1992
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 4th | 20 km | 1:24:29 |
| — | 50 km | DNF | |||
| Pan American Race Walking Cup | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 2nd | 20 km | 1:27:06 | |
| 1986 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Saint Léonard, Canada | 1st | 20 km | 1:21:13 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, Korea | 10th | 20 km | 1:21:29 |
| Pan American Race Walking Cup | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | 20 km | 1:27:08 | |
| 1990 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Xalapa, México | 5th | 20 km | 1:23:26 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 20 km | 1:22:25 |
| — | 50 km | DQ | |||
See also
References
External links
- Guillaume LeBlanc profile at IAAF
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