Guillaume LeBlanc

Guillaume LeBlanc (born April 14, 1962 in Sept-Îles, Quebec) is a Canadian retired race walker. He specialised in the 20 km event.

Guillaume LeBlanc

LeBlanc in 1984
Personal information
Born	(1962-04-14) April 14, 1962 Sept-Îles, Québec
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Canada Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 20 km Walk Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 30 km Walk 1982 Brisbane 30 km Walk Universiade 1983 Edmonton 20 km Walk 1985 Kobe 20 km Walk
Updated on 11 January 2024

Career

LeBlanc won the 20 km event at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie.

He competed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, where he won the silver medal in the 20 kilometre walk event.

Personal bests

• 20 km: 1:21:13 hrs – Saint Léonard, 5 October 1986
• 50 km: 3:56:46 hrs – Ciudad de México, 5 April 1992

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Canada
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	4th	20 km	1:24:29
			—	50 km	DNF
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Bucaramanga, Colombia	2nd	20 km	1:27:06
1986	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Saint Léonard, Canada	1st	20 km	1:21:13
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	10th	20 km	1:21:29
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	20 km	1:27:08
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, México	5th	20 km	1:23:26
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	20 km	1:22:25
			—	50 km	DQ

See also

• Canadian records in track and field

External links

• Guillaume LeBlanc at World Athletics
• Guillaume LeBlanc at Team Canada
• Guillaume LeBlanc at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Guillaume LeBlanc at Olympics.com
• Guillaume LeBlanc at Olympedia (archive)