| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Aroche de los Monteros |
| Born | March 14, 1946 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Racewalking |
| Updated on 25 July 2013 | |
Pedro Aroche de los Monteros (born March 14, 1946) is a retired male race walker from Mexico.
In 1977 he participated in the Søfteland Grand Prix at Fana stadion in Bergen, Norway. A squad of Mexican race walkers had been recruited to an attempt on the world record in the 50,000 metres track walk. Two days after Daniel Bautista broke the world record in the 20,000 metres track walk, the 50,000 metres contest was held. Pedro Aroche and Raúl González were vying for the lead for over half the race, past the 30,000 metre mark. They were then overtaken by compatriot Enrique Vera around the 35,000 metre mark, and in their attempts to follow Vera (who eventually broke the world record), both Aroche and González quit the race.[1] Reported Bergens Tidende, Vera's coach Jerzy Hausleber had believed that either Aroche or González would be the record setter.[2]
In 1978, Aroche returned to Norway to walk the same distance in another attempt on Vera's world record, this time staged in Førde due to track rehabilitation at Fana. Raúl González started well and was 10 minutes below the world record time when passing 25,000 metres. A slower second half recudec González' gap to four minutes, but he took the world record in 3:54.23.5 hours, ahead of Aroche who finished in 4:11.29 and Martín Bermúdez in 4:14.24. Participants from other nations all forfeited the race.[3][4]
At the 1979 Søfteland Grand Prix, a road race, Aroche finished second behind Anatoliy Solomin.[5] The same placement came in Mexico City in April 1985; this time a Norwegian walker Erling Andersen had been invited there, and won. According to Norwegian media, the race was spectated by 500,000 in "the Mecca of race walking, which Mexico is".[6]
Personal bests
[edit]- 20 km: 1:23:22 hrs – 1979
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Mexico
| |||||
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 12th | 20 km | 1:33:05 |
| 1974 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 20 km | 1:35:33 |
| 1984 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 1st | 50 km | 4:12:44 |
| 1985 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 50 km | 4:28:09 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mexikanerne gikk til v.rekord også på 5-milen". Bergens Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 20 May 1977. p. 10.
- ^ "Utrolig rekord over 125 runder". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 20 May 1977. p. 20.
- ^ "Verdensrekord på Førde stadion". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). 20 May 1978. p. 7.
- ^ "Ny verdensrekord i Søfteland Grand Prix". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 20 May 1978. p. 30.
- ^ "To seire til Stjernen i Søfteland søndag". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 30 May 1979. p. 8.
- ^ "Halv million tilskodarar så på". Midhordland (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 17 April 1985. p. 3.
