Canadian racewalker (born 1961)
François Lapointe (born August 23, 1961 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired male racewalker from Canada. He set his personal best in the men's 20 km race walk event (1:23:50) in 1987.
Personal bests
- 20 km: 1:23:50 hrs – 1987
- 50 km: 3:48:15 hrs – Seoul, 30 September 1988
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Canada
|
1982
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Brisbane, Australia
|
5th
|
30 km
|
2:17:02
|
1983
|
Universiade
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
7th
|
20 km
|
1:26:43
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
—
|
20 km
|
DNF
|
6th
|
50 km
|
3:53:57
|
Pan American Games
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
–
|
50 km
|
DNF
|
1984
|
Olympic Games[1]
|
Los Angeles, United States
|
11th
|
20 km
|
1:27:06
|
—
|
50 km
|
DSQ
|
Pan American Race Walking Cup
|
Bucaramanga, Colombia
|
—
|
20 km
|
DSQ
|
1985
|
Universiade
|
Kobe, Japan
|
14th
|
20 km
|
1:34:59
|
1986
|
Goodwill Games
|
Moscow, Soviet Union
|
20th
|
20 km
|
1:29:11
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
|
—
|
30 km
|
DSQ
|
Pan American Race Walking Cup
|
Saint Léonard, Canada
|
6th
|
50 km
|
4:20:35
|
1987
|
World Race Walking Cup
|
New York City, United States
|
12th
|
50 km
|
3:52:38
|
Universiade
|
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
|
–
|
20 km
|
DNF
|
World Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
33rd
|
20 km
|
1:29.22
|
13th
|
50 km
|
3:56:11
|
1988
|
Olympic Games[1]
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
14th
|
50 km
|
3:48:15
|
1990
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Auckland, New Zealand
|
4th
|
30 km
|
2:12:41
|
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