2003 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk
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The Men's 50 km Walk
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 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

 in Paris, France was held on Wednesday August 27, 2003, with the start at 07:50h local time.

Medalists

Gold   Robert Korzeniowski
Robert 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   German Skurygin
German Skurygin
German Skurygin was a Russian race walker.He originally won a gold medal at the 1999 World Championships, but later lost it due to doping. He was suspended from 1999-2001.He died of a heart attack.-Achievements:-References:*...


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)
Bronze   Andreas Erm
Andreas Erm
Andreas Erm is a German race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...


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
    DSQ disqualified
    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
3:36:03 WL
3:36:42 NR
Russian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Russia maintained by All-Russia Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timingX = unratified due to no doping control-External links:...

3:37:46 NR
German records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Germany maintained by its national athletics federation, Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband ....

4 3:38:01 PB
5 3:38:23 PB
6 3:43:56 SB
7 3:44:53 PB
8 3:46:14 PB
9 3:47:42 SB
10 3:49:05 SB
11 3:53:18 PB
12 3:53:24 SB
13 3:54:12 SB
14 3:56:27
15 3:56:31 PB
16 3:56:41 SB
17 3:58:10
18 3:58:36
19 4:02:03 SB
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