Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata on 18 March.[1][2]

Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
10,000 m walk		women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

Held on the track (50 laps), the two Mexicans and Pérez dominated the race as the others fell off the back of the lead pack. With two laps to go, the Mexicans used a team effort to box Pérez in behind a lapped walker, losing a couple of strides. A disgusted, future Olympic gold medalist, Pérez threw down his hat and took off in chase. Pérez caught García, but it wasn't until the last 100 metres that he challenged Segura. Responding to the challenge, Segura managed to cross the finish line first. After the race was over, the chief judge located Segura to show him the red paddle for losing contact on the final straight.