1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
Encyclopedia
The Men's 50 km walk
event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Friday August 21, 1998.
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 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Friday August 21, 1998.
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 |  Valentin KononenValentin Kononen Valentin Kononen is a former Finnish race walker. His competitive accomplishments include winning several medals in major competitions, which ranks him as one of the top Finnish performer in his sport.... Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... (FIN) |
| Bronze |  Andrey PlotnikovAndrey Plotnikov Andrey Plotnikov is a Russian race walker, who won the bronze medal in the 50 km race at the 1998 European Championships. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record | 3:37:41 | August 5, 1989 |  LeningradLeningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province... , 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.... |
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| Event Record | 3:40:55 | August 31, 1986 |  StuttgartStuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
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| 3:43:51 | SB 1998 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 3:44:29 | SB 1998 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 4 | 3:47:24 | PB | |
| 5 | 3:48:05 | ||
| 6 | 3:48:17 | ||
| 7 | 3:48:49 | SB 1998 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 8 | 3:49:46 | PB | |
| 9 | 3:51:03 | ||
| 10 | 3:54:43 | ||
| 11 | 3:55:31 | ||
| 12 | 3:55:37 | SB 1998 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 13 | 3:57:35 | ||
| 14 | 3:58:28 | SB 1998 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 15 | 3:58:45 | ||
| 16 | 3:59:23 | ||
| 17 | 3:59:46 | ||
| 18 | 4:01:38 | ||
| 19 | 4:02:33 | ||
| 20 | 4:02:43 | ||
| 21 | 4:04:17 | ||
| 22 | 4:04:54 | SB 1998 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 23 | 4:05:25 | ||
| 24 | 4:09:02 | ||
| 25 | 4:15:49 | PB | |
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