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American racewalker
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30 September 1957(San Francisco, USA)
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Biography
Introduction
Marco Ray Evoniuk (born September 30, 1957 in San Francisco, California) is a retired male race walker from the United States, who represented his native country at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1984. Evoniuk had qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.
Personal bests
- 20 km: 1:25:23 hrs – Copenhagen, 12 May 1984
- 50 km: 3:56:55 hrs – Seoul, 30 September 1988
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States
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| 1979 | World Race Walking Cup | Eschborn, West Germany | 35th | 50 km | 4:12:37 |
| Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 50 km | 4:24:20 | |
| 1981 | World Race Walking Cup | Valencia, Spain | 13th | 50 km | 4:07:44 |
| 1983 | World Race Walking Cup | Bergen, Norway | — | 50 km | DSQ |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | 20 km | DNF | |
| 9th | 50 km | 3:56.57 | |||
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 7th | 20 km | 1:25:42 |
| — | 50 km | DNF | |||
| 1985 | World Race Walking Cup | St John's, Isle of Man | 16th | 50 km | 4:11:03 |
| 1986 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Saint Léonard, Canada | 2nd | 50 km | 4:05:56 |
| 1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | — | 20 km | DNF |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 17th | 50 km | 3:57.43 | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 22nd | 50 km | 3:56:55 |
| Pan American Race Walking Cup | Mar del Plata, Argentina | — | 50 km | DNF | |
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | — | 20 km | DNF |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | 50 km | DNF |
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, PR China | 48th | 50 km | 4:11:31 |
| 1997 | World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 68th | 50 km | 4:17:24 |