2001 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk
Encyclopedia
The Men's 50 km Walk
event at the 2001 World Championships
was held on Saturday August 11, 2001 in Edmonton, Canada.
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 2001 World Championships
2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...
was held on Saturday August 11, 2001 in Edmonton, Canada.
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 |  Edgar HernándezÉdgar Hernández (racewalker) Edgar Hernández is a male race walker from Mexico. He won the bronze medal in the 50 km distance at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-References:... Mexico 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
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
3:37:26 | May 21, 2000 |  MoscowMoscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , 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... |
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| Event Record | 3:40:53 | September 5, 1987 |  RomeRome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| Season Best | 3:43:43 | April 8, 2001 |  NaumburgNaumburg Naumburg is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is in the district Burgenlandkreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. It is approximately southwest of Leipzig, south-southwest of Halle, and north-northeast of Jena.... , 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... |
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Intermediates
| Rank | Number | Athlete | Time |
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| 5 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 799 | 23:00 | |
| 2 | 392 | 23:00 | |
| 3 | 891 | 23:00 | |
| 4 | 719 | 23:01 | |
| 5 | 983 | 23:01 | |
| 10 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 301 | 45:58 | |
| 2 | 865 | 45:58 | |
| 3 | 891 | 45:58 | |
| 4 | 719 | 45:59 | |
| 5 | 981 | 45:59 | |
| 15 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 893 | 1:08:18 | |
| 2 | 799 | 1:08:24 | |
| 3 | 891 | 1:08:24 | |
| 4 | 719 | 1:08:24 | |
| 5 | 301 | 1:08:24 | |
| 20 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 893 | 1:30:24 | |
| 2 | 891 | 1:30:39 | |
| 3 | 721 | 1:30:39 | |
| 4 | 719 | 1:30:39 | |
| 5 | 796 | 1:30:39 | |
| 25 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 893 | 1:52:28 | |
| 2 | 1150 | 1:52:52 | |
| 3 | 719 | 1:52:52 | |
| 4 | 891 | 1:52:52 | |
| 5 | 983 | 1:52:52 | |
| 30 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 719 | 2:14:26 | |
| 2 | 891 | 2:14:27 | |
| 3 | 983 | 2:14:27 | |
| 4 | 981 | 2:14:38 | |
| 5 | 301 | 2:14:38 | |
| 35 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 891 | 2:36:05 | |
| 2 | 719 | 2:36:14 | |
| 3 | 301 | 2:36:23 | |
| 4 | 983 | 2:36:33 | |
| 5 | 981 | 2:36:52 | |
| 40 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 891 | 2:57:47 | |
| 2 | 301 | 2:58:34 | |
| 3 | 719 | 2:58:35 | |
| 4 | 983 | 2:59:08 | |
| 5 | 981 | 2:59:49 | |
| 45 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 891 | 3:19:48 | |
| 2 | 301 | 3:20:56 | |
| 3 | 719 | 3:21:37 | |
| 4 | 983 | 3:22:29 | |
| 5 | 786 | 3:24:03 | |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
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| 3:42.08 | WL | ||
| 3:43.07 | SB 2001 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2001 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 3:46.12 | PB | ||
| 4 | 3:46.20 | ||
| 5 | 3:46.53 | ||
| 6 | 3:48.28 | ||
| 7 | 3:50.46 | SB 2001 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2001 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 8 | 3:51.09 | SB 2001 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2001 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 9 | 3:53.06 | ||
| 10 | 3:53.25 | ||
| 11 | 3:53.42 | ||
| 12 | 3:53.52 | ||
| 13 | 3:54.42 | ||
| 14 | 3:56.33 | PB | |
| 15 | 3:57.17 | ||
| 16 | 3:57.35 | SB 2001 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2001 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 17 | 3:58.47 | ||
| 18 | 3:58.54 | ||
| 19 | 3:59.34 | ||
| 20 | 3:59.57 | SB 2001 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2001 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 21 | 4:01.50 | ||
| 22 | 4:03.21 | ||
| 23 | 4:04.50 | ||
| 24 | 4:06.45 | ||
| 25 | 4:07.48 | ||
| 26 | 4:08.35 | ||
| 27 | 4:10.54 | ||
| 28 | 4:11.58 | ||
| 29 | 4:12.28 | ||
| 30 | 4:22.02 | ||
| 31 | 4:25.07 | ||
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