# 1988 Pan American Race Walking Cup

The 1988 Pan American Race Walking Cup was held in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 12–13 November. The track of the Cup runs in the Boulevard Marítimo Félix U. Camet.
Complete results, medal winners until 2011, and the results for the Mexican athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men |||||||
| 20 km walk | Carlos Mercenario (MEX) | 1:24:00 | Ernesto Canto (MEX) | 1:25:15 | Guillaume LeBlanc (CAN) | 1:27:08 |
| 50 km walk | Martín Bermúdez (MEX) | 4:03:20 | Arturo Bravo (MEX) | 4:06:55 | Víctor Sánchez (MEX) | 4:10:26 |
| Men (Team) |||||||
| Team 20 km walk | United States | 34 pts | México | 30 pts | Argentina | 22 pts |
| Team 50 km walk | México | 43 pts | United States | 32 pts | Venezuela | 22 pts |
| Women |||||||
| 10 km walk | Ann Peel (CAN) | 46:23 | María de la Luz Colín (MEX) | 46:33 | Debbi Lawrence (USA) | 46:44 |
| Women (Team) |||||||
| Team 10 km walk | Canada | 48 pts | United States | 39 pts | México | 39 pts |

## Results
### Men's 20 km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Carlos Mercenario MEX | 1:24:00 |
| | Ernesto Canto MEX | 1:25:15 |
| | Guillaume LeBlanc CAN | 1:27:08 |
| 4 | Tim Lewis USA | 1:28:14 |
| 5 | Cláudio Bertolino BRA | 1:31:00 |
| 6 | Carl Schueler USA | 1:31:39 |
| 7 | Michael Stauch USA | 1:32:30 |
| 8 | Jorge Yannone ARG | 1:33:09 |
| 9 | Mario Rodríguez PAN | 1:34:15 |
| 10 | César Martínez VEN | 1:34:39 |
| 11 | Fernando Laterza ARG | 1:35:03 |
| 12 | Luis Parada CHI | 1:35:37 |
| 13 | Gary Morgan USA | 1:35:52 |
| 14 | Benjamín Loréfice ARG | 1:36:35 |
| 15 | Cicero Sabino de Moura BRA | 1:38:56 |
| 16 | Eliu Barrera CHI | 1:40:09 |
| 17 | Pedro Araújo BRA | 1:40:16 |
| 18 | Ramón Guerrero VEN | 1:40:39 |
| 19 | Josimar de Carvalho BRA | 1:46:45 |
| — | Joel Sánchez MEX | DQ |
| — | Omar Castillo VEN | DQ |
| — | Jorge Loréfice ARG | DQ |
| — | David Mendoza VEN | DQ |
| — | Alberto Cruz MEX | DQ |

#### Team

| Place | Country | Points |
| | United States | 34 pts |
| | México | 30 pts |
| | Argentina | 22 pts |
| 4 | Brazil | 21 pts |
| 5 | Venezuela | 11 pts |

### Men's 50 km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Martín Bermúdez MEX | 4:03:20 |
| | Arturo Bravo MEX | 4:06:55 |
| | Víctor Sánchez MEX | 4:10:26 |
| 4 | Martin Archambault CAN | 4:12:09 |
| 5 | Herman Nelson USA | 4:15:01 |
| 6 | Paul Wick USA | 4:21:36 |
| 7 | Lino Páez VEN | 4:26:42 |
| 8 | Eugene Kitts USA | 4:36:18 |
| 9 | Juan Yáñez VEN | 4:36:44 |
| 10 | Ademir Domingues BRA | 4:46:52 |
| 11 | Antônio Kohler BRA | 4:47:30 |
| 12 | Roberto Villalorenzo ARG | 4:47:53 |
| 13 | Argenis Guevara VEN | 4:52:17 |
| 14 | Nelson Ferreira Rocha BRA | 4:54:08 |
| 15 | Jorge Osvaldo Linari ARG | 5:01:22 |
| 16 | Antonio Deierolamo ARG | 5:24:03 |
| — | Juan Limpio VEN | DQ |
| — | Hernán Andrade MEX | DQ |
| — | Alberto Hidalgo ARG | DNF |
| — | Eliu Barrera CHI | DNF |
| — | Marco Evoniuk USA | DNF |
| — | Claudio Fernandes BRA | DNF |
| — | Luis Parada CHI | DNF |

#### Team

| Place | Country | Points |
| | México | 43 pts |
| | United States | 32 pts |
| | Venezuela | 22 pts |
| 4 | Brazil | 16 pts |
| 5 | Argentina | 8 pts |

### Women's 10 km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Ann Peel CAN | 46:23 |
| | María de la Luz Colín MEX | 46:33 |
| | Debbi Lawrence USA | 46:44 |
| 4 | Janice McCaffrey CAN | 46:45 |
| 5 | Alison Baker CAN | 47:17 |
| 6 | Graciela Mendoza MEX | 48:32 |
| 7 | Pascale Grand CAN | 48:35 |
| 8 | Maryanne Torrellas USA | 49:02 |
| 9 | Deborah Powell CAN | 49:07 |
| 10 | Wendy Sharp USA | 49:09 |
| 11 | Sara Standley USA | 50:51 |
| 12 | Rosemar Piazza BRA | 54:02 |
| 13 | Carla Castro MEX | 54:03 |
| 14 | Ivana Rubia Henn BRA | 54:34 |
| 15 | Maritza Aragón VEN | 54:42 |
| 16 | Ofelia Puyol ARG | 54:50 |
| 17 | Marcela León ARG | 54:58 |
| 18 | Claudia Córdoba ARG | 56:12 |
| 19 | Mirta Casal ARG | 56:19 |
| 20 | Denise Volker BRA | 58:38 |
| 21 | Ivonne da Silva BRA | 59:46 |
| 22 | Janette Bougeart VEN | 1:00:37 |
| — | Francisca Martínez MEX | DQ |
| — | Teresa Vaill USA | DQ |
| — | Allison Castillo DOM | DQ |
| — | Lourdes Lora DOM | DQ |
| — | Carmen Arvelo VEN | DQ |

#### Team

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Canada | 48 pts |
| | United States | 39 pts |
| | México | 39 pts |
| 4 | Brazil | 21 pts |
| 5 | Argentina | 15 pts |
| 6 | Venezuela | 9 pts |

## Participation

The participation of 74 athletes from 9 countries is reported.
* Argentina (12)
* Brazil (12)
* Canada (7)
* Chile (2)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* México (12)
* Panamá (1)
* United States (13)
* Venezuela (11)