# Juan Manuel Cano

Juan Manuel Cano Ceres (born 12 December 1987 in San Miguel de Tucumán) is an Argentine racewalker. He was raised in La Banda, Santiago del Estero. He competed in the 20 km walk at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics, he placed 22nd with a time of 1:22:10, an Argentine national record.
He has also represented Argentina at the 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015 World Athletics Championships.

## Personal bests

| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| Road walk ||||
| 10 km | 40:35 min | London | 4 August 2012 |
| 20 km | 1:22:10 hrs | London | 4 August 2012 |
| Track walk ||||
| 5000 m | 21:39.92 min | Mar del Plata | 21 March 2009 |
| 10,000 m | 40:05.53 min | Rosario | 20 June 2014 |
| 20,000 m | 1:22:18.5 hrs (ht) | Buenos Aires | 25 January 2014 |

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Argentina ||||||
| 2004 | South American Race Walking Championships (U18) | Los Ángeles, Bío Bío, Chile | – | 10 km walk | DQ |
| 2005 | South American Junior Championships | Rosario, Argentina | 3rd | 10,000 m track walk | 43:03.34 |
| 2006 | South American Race Walking Championships (U20) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 10 km walk | 45:39 |
| 2006 | World Race Walking Cup (U20) | A Coruña, Spain | 9th | 10 km walk | 43:25 |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 10th | 10,000 m track walk | 45:09.42 |
| 2006 | South American U23 Championships / South American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | — | 20,000 m track walk | DQ |
| 2007 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Balneário Camboriú, Brazil | 12th | 20 km walk | 1:35:40 |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | 20,000 m track walk | 1:28:28.47 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9th | 20 km walk | 1:34.45 |
| 2008 | South American Race Walking Championships | Cuenca, Ecuador | 7th | 20 km walk | 1:30:40 A |
| 2008 | World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 65th | 20 km walk | 1:26:36 |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 2nd | 20,000 m track walk | 1:24:19.20 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 40th | 20 km walk | 1:27:17 |
| 2008 | South American Under-23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 20,000 m track walk | 1:26:37 |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 6th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:28:34.8 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 40th | 20 km walk | 1:29:20 |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 6th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:27:51.8 |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:23:09.0 (ht) |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 36th | 20 km walk | 1:30:00 |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 9th | 20 km walk | 1:27:33 A |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 67th | 20 km walk | 1:28:12 |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:31:41.24 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 22nd | 20 km walk | 1:22:10 |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 5th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:30:16.98 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 46th | 20 km walk | 1:30:45 |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 6th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:24:45.0 |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | — | 20,000 m track walk | DQ |
| 2015 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Arica, Chile | 13th | 20 km walk | 1:25:42 |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 20,000 m track walk | 1:23:56.00 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 42nd | 20 km walk | 1:27:10 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 20,000 m track walk | 1:27:27.7 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 51st | 20 km walk | 1:27:27 |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 4th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:26:45.1 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 46th | 20 km walk | 1:24:49 |
| 2018 | Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 3rd | 20,000 m track walk | 1:24:07.00 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 4th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:26:19.9 |
| 2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 4th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:25:48.03 |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 7th | 10,000 m track walk | 41:32.71 |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 4th | 35 km walk | 2:39:56 |
| 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 20,000 m track walk | 1:24:01.1 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 45th | 20 km walk | 1:27:29 |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 12th | 20 km walk | 1:28:28 |
| 2024 | Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | – | 20 km walk | DQ |