2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk
Encyclopedia
The Men's 20 km race walk
event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
was held on August 6 in the streets of Helsinki
with the start at 18:40h local time, and the goal line situated in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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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 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
was held on August 6 in the streets of Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
with the start at 18:40h local time, and the goal line situated in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
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Medalists
| Gold |  Jefferson PérezJefferson Pérez Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada is a retired Ecuadorian race walker. He specializes in the 20 km event, in which he has won the only two medals his country has ever achieved in the Olympic Games.... Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... (ECU) |
| Silver |  Francisco Javier FernándezFrancisco Javier Fernández Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez is a Spanish race walker. He specializes in the 20 km race walk.... 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 | Juan Manuel Molina Juan Manuel Molina Juan Manuel Molina Morote is a male race walker from Spain.-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) |
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 2005 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.... |
1:17.21 | August 23, 2003 |  Paris, France |
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| Event Record | ||||
Intermediates
| Rank | Number | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 227 | 19:47 | |
| 2 | 156 | 19:47 | |
| 3 | 158 | 19:47 | |
| 4 | 832 | 19:47 | |
| 5 | 459 | 19:47 | |
| 10 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 227 | 39:31 | |
| 2 | 459 | 39:32 | |
| 3 | 158 | 39:32 | |
| 4 | 818 | 39:32 | |
| 5 | 210 | 39:32 | |
| 15 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 227 | 59:10 | |
| 2 | 210 | 59:10 | |
| 3 | 212 | 59:22 | |
| 4 | 240 | 59:23 | |
| 5 | 158 | 59:29 | |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:18:35 | SB 2005 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2005 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 1:19:36 | |||
| 1:19:44 | PB | ||
| 4 | 1:20:00 | PB | |
| 5 | 1:20:19 | SB 2005 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2005 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 6 | 1:20:25 | ||
| 7 | 1:20:34 | ||
| 8 | 1:20:45 | ||
| 9 | 1:21:01 | ||
| 10 | 1:21:43 | ||
| 11 | 1:22:15 | ||
| 12 | 1:22:28 | ||
| 13 | 1:22:45 | ||
| 14 | 1:22:52 | SB 2005 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2005 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 15 | 1:23:03 | ||
| 16 | 1:23:10 | ||
| 17 | 1:23:12 | ||
| 18 | 1:23:42 | ||
| 19 | 1:23:46 | ||
| 20 | 1:23:52 | ||
| 21 | 1:23:55 | ||
| 22 | 1:24:00 | ||
| 23 | 1:24:17 | ||
| 24 | 1:25:02 | ||
| 25 | 1:25:28 | ||
| 26 | 1:26:35 | ||
| 27 | 1:26:45 | ||
| 28 | 1:26:54 | ||
| 29 | 1:27:08 | ||
| 30 | 1:27:10 | SB 2005 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2005 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km... |
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| 31 | 1:29:58 | ||
| 32 | 1:30:10 | ||
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