1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk
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These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk
event at the 1991 World Championships
held on Saturday August 31, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, with the start at 07:00h local time. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes.
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...
event at the 1991 World Championships
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...
held on Saturday August 31, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, with the start at 07:00h local time. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes.
Medalists
| Gold |  Aleksandr PotashovAleksandr Potashov Aleksandr Potashov is a retired race walker who represented the USSR and later Belarus. He won the gold medal over 50 kilometres at the 1991 World Championships... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS) |
| Silver | Andrey Perlov Andrey Perlov Andrey Borisovich Perlov is a retired race walker who represented the USSR and later Russia.Perlov won the gold medal over 50 kilometres at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS) |
| Bronze |  Hartwig GauderHartwig Gauder Hartwig Gauder is a former German race walker.-Biography:In 1996 Gauda started suffering from a virus infection of his heart. After living with an artificial heart for several months, he received a heart transplant. He has subsequently taken part in the New York Marathon several times... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record WL world leading AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
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3:53:09 | |
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3:53:09 | |
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3:55:14 | |
| 4. | 4:00:10 | |
| 5. | 4:02:34 | |
| 6. | 4:03:43 | |
| 7. | 4:06:07 | |
| 8. | 4:06:30 | |
| 9. | 4:07:44 | |
| 10. | 4:09:18 | |
| 11. | 4:11:56 | |
| 12. | 4:13:19 | |
| 13. | 4:13:32 | |
| 14. | 4:14:23 | |
| 15. | 4:14:35 | |
| 16. | 4:14:59 | |
| 17. | 4:16:36 | |
| 18. | 4:26:24 | |
| 19. | 4:27:23 | |
| 20. | 4:29:45 | |
| 21. | 4:34:41 | |
| 22. | 4:35:22 | |
| 23. | 4:38:09 | |
| 24. | 4:39:15 | |
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See also
- 1990 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Split)1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 50 km walk event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of fifteen participating athletes, who finished the race.-Abbreviations:...
- 1992 Men's Olympic 50km Walk (Barcelona)Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walkThese are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 45 competitors, with seven athletes who were disqualified.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...
- 1993 Men's World Championships 50km Walk (Stuttgart)1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1993 World Championships held on Saturday August 21, 1993 in Stuttgart, Germany...