1997 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk
Encyclopedia
These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk
event at the 1997 World Championships
held on Thursday 7 August 1997 in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 42 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 1997 World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
held on Thursday 7 August 1997 in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes.
Medalists
| Gold |  Robert KorzeniowskiRobert Korzeniowski Robert Korzeniowski is a former Polish racewalker. He has won four gold medals at the Summer Olympics and three at world championships.... Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... (POL) |
| Silver |  Jesús Ángel GarcíaJesús Ángel García Jesús Ángel García Bragado is a Spanish race walker. He is married to gymnast Carmen Acedo.-Achievements:-References:... Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... (ESP) |
| Bronze |  Miguel RodríguezMexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... (MEX) |
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 ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:44:46 | |||
| 3:44:59 | |||
| 3:48:30 | |||
| 4 | 3:50:04 | ||
| 5 | 3:50:14 | ||
| 6 | 3:50:27 | ||
| 7 | 3:51:17 | ||
| 8 | 3:51:33 | ||
| 9 | 3:53:40 | ||
| 10 | 3:54:28 | ||
| 11 | 3:55:06 | ||
| 12 | 3:56:19 | ||
| 13 | 3:56:30 | ||
| 14 | 3:57:38 | ||
| 15 | 3:58:18 | ||
| 16 | 3:59:29 | ||
| 17 | 3:59:33 | ||
| 18 | 3:59:52 | ||
| 19 | 4:04:17 | ||
| 20 | 4:05:09 | ||
| 21 | 4:05:25 | ||
| 22 | 4:05:35 | ||
| 23 | 4:07:18 | ||
| 24 | 4:07:38 | ||
| 25 | 4:08:26 | ||
| 26 | 4:09:08 | ||
| 27 | 4:10:03 | ||
| 28 | 4:11:00 | ||
| 29 | 4:30:05 | ||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
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| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
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See also
- 1994 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Helsinki)1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km WalkThe Men's 50 km walk event at the 1994 European Championships was held on 13 August 1994 in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds...
- 1996 Men's Olympic 50km Walk (Atlanta)Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walkThese are the official results of the men's 50 km walk at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:-Results:-References:* * *...
- 1998 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Budapest)