# 1996 Pan American Race Walking Cup

The 1996 Pan American Race Walking Cup was held in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. The track of the Cup runs in the Estrada da Ponta Negra.
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 | Daniel García (MEX) | 1:27:29 | Julio René Martínez (GUA) | 1:28:47 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (MEX) | 1:29:06 |
| 50 km walk | Germán Sánchez (MEX) | 4:12:43 | Rubén Arikado (MEX) | 4:14:17 | Joel Sánchez (MEX) | 4:22:17 |
| Men (Team) |||||||
| Team 20 km walk | México | 45 pts | Colombia | 31 pts | United States | 27 pts |
| Team 50 km walk | México | 33 pts | United States | 15 pts | | |
| Women |||||||
| 10 km walk | Graciela Mendoza (MEX) | 48:24 | Michelle Rohl (USA) | 49:10 | Debbie Van Orden (USA) | 49:43 |
| Women (Team) |||||||
| Team 10 km walk | México | 47 pts | United States | 45 pts | Canada | 28 pts |

## Results
### Men's 20 km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Daniel García MEX | 1:27:29 |
| | Julio René Martínez GUA | 1:28:47 |
| | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez MEX | 1:29:06 |
| 4 | Héctor Moreno COL | 1:29:38 |
| 5 | Ignacio Zamudio MEX | 1:32:29 |
| 6 | Allen James USA | 1:34:46 |
| 7 | Querubín Moreno COL | 1:36:06 |
| 8 | Arturo Huerta CAN | 1:36:59 |
| 9 | Luis Fernando García GUA | 1:37:36 |
| 10 | Robert Cole USA | 1:37:49 |
| 11 | Gary Morgan USA | 1:39:29 |
| 12 | Wilson Vargas COL | 1:39:30 |
| 13 | Tim Seaman USA | 1:41:41 |
| 14 | Jeff Cassin CAN | 1:47:03 |
| 15 | Wellington da Silva Souza BRA | 1:47:18 |
| 16 | David Reyes GUA | 1:55:36 |
| 17 | José Ramírez PUR | 2:00:13 |
| — | Jorge Segura MEX | DQ |
| — | Roberto Oscal GUA | DQ |
| — | Curt Clausen USA | DQ |
| — | Alejandro López MEX | DQ |
| — | Sérgio Vieira Galdino BRA | DNF |
| — | Ramón Muñiz Jiménez PUR | DNF |
| — | Pascal Pedneault CAN | DNF |
| — | Ademar José Kammler BRA | DNF |
| — | Cláudio Bertolino BRA | DNF |
| — | Sidinei José Rodrigues BRA | DNF |

#### Team

| Place | Country | Points |
| | México | 45 pts |
| | Colombia | 31 pts |
| | United States | 27 pts |
| 4 | Guatemala | 27 pts |

### Men's 50 km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Germán Sánchez MEX | 4:12:43 |
| | Rubén Arikado MEX | 4:14:17 |
| | Joel Sánchez MEX | 4:22:17 |
| 4 | Hugo Leonel López GUA | 4:27:34 |
| 5 | Andrzej Chylinski USA | 4:33:31 |
| 6 | Sergio Velasco MEX | 4:36:41 |
| 7 | Rodrigo Moreno COL | 4:38:38 |
| 8 | Marco Evoniuk USA | 4:40:18 |
| 9 | Antônio Kohler BRA | 4:45:03 |
| 10 | Nelson Eduardo Funes GUA | 4:57:16 |
| 11 | Ian Whatley USA | 4:58:50 |
| 12 | David Marchese USA | 5:12:23 |
| — | Gerson Ademir Fagundes BRA | DQ |
| — | Eloy Quispe BOL | DQ |
| — | Alfonso Guerrero MEX | DQ |
| — | Ramón Muñiz Jiménez PUR | DNF |
| — | Fernando Rozo COL | DNF |
| — | Julio César Urías GUA | DNF |
| — | Herman Nelson USA | DNF |

#### Team

| Place | Country | Points |
| | México | 33 pts |
| | United States | 15 pts |

### Women's 10 km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Graciela Mendoza MEX | 48:24 |
| | Michelle Rohl USA | 49:10 |
| | Debbie Van Orden USA | 49:43 |
| 4 | María del Rosario Sánchez MEX | 49:59 |
| 5 | Francisca Martínez MEX | 50:28 |
| 6 | Tina Poitras CAN | 51:04 |
| 7 | Sara Standley USA | 51:27 |
| 8 | Joni-Ann Bender CAN | 51:35 |
| 9 | Ivonne Varas MEX | 53:01 |
| 10 | Gianetti Bonfim BRA | 53:09 |
| 11 | Dana Yarbrough USA | 53:18 |
| 12 | Nailze de Azevedo Pazin BRA | 53:39 |
| 13 | Abigail Sáenz MEX | 53:56 |
| 14 | Nohora Paque COL | 54:05 |
| 15 | Susan Hornung CAN | 54:07 |
| 16 | Rosane Prigol dos Santos BRA | 56:36 |
| 17 | Sandra Zapata COL | 57:59 |
| 18 | Rosemar Piazza BRA | 58:21 |
| — | Ofelia Puyol ARG | DQ |
| — | Victoria Herazo USA | DQ |
| — | Liliana Bermeo COL | DNF |

#### Team

| Place | Country | Points |
| | México | 47 pts |
| | United States | 45 pts |
| | Canada | 28 pts |
| 4 | Brazil | 19 pts |

## Participation

The participation of 66 athletes from 9 countries is reported.
* Argentina (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* Brazil (11)
* Canada (6)
* Colombia (8)
* Guatemala (7)
* México (15)
* Puerto Rico (2)
* United States (15)