The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

 was held throughout the city of Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

 on August 16, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburg Gate is a former city gate and one of the most well-known landmarks of Berlin and Germany. It is located west of the city centre at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which...

.

Undefeated since May 2007, the Olympic and World champion Olga Kaniskina

Olga Kaniskina

Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...

 was a clear favourite. Russian champion and second fastest of the year Vera Sokolova

Vera Sokolova

Vera Sokolova is a Russian race walker.A gold medalist on the track at World Youth and European Junior level, she won her first major senior medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, taking the 20 km road walk bronze medal...

 was predicted as a possible medallist, as were Sabine Krantz and Kjersti Platzer who had both won on the racewalking circuit prior to the competition. Amongst the other fastest athletes before the championships were Russians Anisya Kirdyapkina

Anisya Kirdyapkina

-Achievements:-References:...

 and Larisa Emelyanova, while Olympic medallist Elisa Rigaudo

Elisa Rigaudo

Elisa Rigaudo is an Italian race walker from Cuneo. In 2002 she received a public warning for a doping offence.-Achievements:-References:*...

 and Universiade

Universiade

The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation . The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad"...

 medallist Masumi Fuchise

Masumi Fuchise

' is a Japanese racewalker. She was seventh at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and is a two-time Asian Race Walking Champion. In 2009 she set the Japanese record for the 20 kilometres race walk event...

 were suggested as other contenders for the podium.

Competing on the course along the Unter den Linden

Unter den Linden

Unter den Linden is a boulevard in the Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is named for its linden trees that line the grassed pedestrian mall between two carriageways....

 boulevard, German Sabine Krantz led early on, but dropped out halfway into the race, and Norwegian Platzer was disqualified with five kilometres to go. Kaniskina emerged as the clear winner, becoming the first woman to win the racewalking gold in consecutive championships. Forty-nine seconds behind her was the surprise silver medallist Olive Loughnane

Olive Loughnane

Olive Loughnane is an Irish race walker. She has competed in three Olympic Games . Loughnane has represented Ireland at five consecutive editions of the World Championships in Athletics and she won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships. Loughnane earned $30,000 in prize money from the...

, who won Ireland

Ireland at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Ireland will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 14 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards...

's first championship medal since 2003, and her first ever medal at a major championships. Liu Hong

Liu Hong (athlete)

Liu Hong is a Chinese race walker.She first came to prominence by winning the World Junior and Asian Games titles in 2006. After a poor global debut at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics , she rebounded with a fourth place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...

 took the bronze, while Russian teenager Kirdyapkina took fourth place.

Kaniskina's victory completed a Russian men's and women's 20 km double with Valeriy Borchin

Valeriy Borchin

Valeriy Viktorovich Borchin is a race walker from Russia who is the reigning Olympic and World champion over the 20 km distance....

, and she received a winner's prize of $60,000 for her achievement. Her win highlighted her success in an event in which she had won an Olympic gold, two World Championships titles, and a gold in the World Cup

IAAF World Race Walking Cup

The IAAF World Race Walking Cup is a race walking event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. It was formerly known as the Lugano Cup after the city that hosted the...

 in just three years.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... '	Olive Loughnane Olive Loughnane Olive Loughnane is an Irish race walker. She has competed in three Olympic Games . Loughnane has represented Ireland at five consecutive editions of the World Championships in Athletics and she won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships. Loughnane earned $30,000 in prize money from the... '	Liu Hong Liu Hong (athlete) Liu Hong is a Chinese race walker.She first came to prominence by winning the World Junior and Asian Games titles in 2006. After a poor global debut at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics , she rebounded with a fourth place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... '

Records

World record		1:25:41	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... , 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...	7 August 2005
Championship record		1:25:41	Helsinki, Finland	7 August 2005
World leading		1:24:56	Adler Adler The term Adler, the German word for the bird of prey "eagle", is both the last name of many people and an emblematic bird featured on many blazons since the feudal age, including the present German Bundeswappen and at times on the flags of Austria and Germany... , 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...	28 February 2009
African record		1:36:18	Mézidon-Canon Mézidon-Canon -References:*... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	2 May 1999
Asian record		1:26:22	Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	19 November 2001
North American record		1:30:03	Mézidon-Canon, France	2 May 1999
South American record		1:31:25	Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... , Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....	7 May 2005
European record		1:25:41	Helsinki, Finland	7 August 2005
Oceanian record		1:27:44	Naumburg Naumburg 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...	2 May 2004

Qualification standards

A time	B time
1:33:30	1:38:00

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 16, 2009	12:00	Final

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		1:28:09
	Olive Loughnane Olive Loughnane Olive Loughnane is an Irish race walker. She has competed in three Olympic Games . Loughnane has represented Ireland at five consecutive editions of the World Championships in Athletics and she won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships. Loughnane earned $30,000 in prize money from the...		1:28:58	SB
	Liu Hong Liu Hong (athlete) Liu Hong is a Chinese race walker.She first came to prominence by winning the World Junior and Asian Games titles in 2006. After a poor global debut at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics , she rebounded with a fourth place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		1:29:10	SB
	Anisya Kirdyapkina Anisya Kirdyapkina -Achievements:-References:...		1:30:09
	Vera Santos Vera Santos Vera Lúcia Montez dos Santos is a Portuguese race walker.She began racing at the senior international level in 2002, taking part in the 2002 European Athletics Championships. Her first major medal was a silver at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships and she went on to compete at that...		1:30:35
	Beatriz Pascual Beatriz Pascual Beatriz Pascual Rodríguez is a Spanish race walker.She holds the women's national record for Spain in the 5000 m track walk . She was also Spain's national champion in the 20 km walk event in 2006 and 2008. She represented Spain at the Olympics in 2008 and finished sixth in the women's 20 km...		1:30:40
	Masumi Fuchise Masumi Fuchise ' is a Japanese racewalker. She was seventh at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and is a two-time Asian Race Walking Champion. In 2009 she set the Japanese record for the 20 kilometres race walk event...		1:31:15
	Kristina Saltanovič Kristina Saltanovic Kristina Saltanovič is a Lithuanian race walker.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:31:23	SB
	Elisa Rigaudo Elisa Rigaudo Elisa Rigaudo is an Italian race walker from Cuneo. In 2002 she received a public warning for a doping offence.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:31:52
10	Susana Feitor Susana Feitor Susana Paula de Jesus Feitor, DamIH is a Portuguese racewalker. She was born in Alcobertas, Médio Tejo.-Achievements:-References:...		1:32:04
11	Inês Henriques Inês Henriques Inês Henriques is a Portuguese race walker.-Achievements:-References:...		1:32:51
12	Kumi Otoshi		1:33:05
13	Larisa Emelyanova		1:34:31
14	Vera Sokolova Vera Sokolova Vera Sokolova is a Russian race walker.A gold medalist on the track at World Youth and European Junior level, she won her first major senior medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, taking the 20 km road walk bronze medal...		1:34:35
15	Sniazhana Yurchanka		1:34:57	>-	16	Ana Maria Groza Ana Maria Groza Ana Maria Groza is a female race walker from Romania.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:35:19
17	Valentina Trapletti		1:35:33	SB
18	Yang Mingxia Yang Mingxia Yang Mingxia is a female Chinese race walker. She represented her country at the 20 km race walk event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified. She had previously finished fourth in a IAAF Race Walking Challenge meet in 2008.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:35:42
19	Zuzana Schindlerová Zuzana Schindlerová Zuzana Schindlerová is Czech athlete, whose specialization is race walking. She was born in Baška, Czechoslovakia.She competed at championship in Lugano 9th March 2008 with a time 1:33:15 A-limit at 20 km race and has qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She has finished the olympic...		1:35:47
20	Tania Regina Spindler		1:35:51
21	Evaggelía Xinoú		1:35:56
22	Jess Rothwell		1:36:01
23	Claudia Stef Claudia Stef Claudia Stef, née Iovan is a Romanian race walker.Stef holds the world indoor record for 3000 metres track walk with 11:40.33 minutes, achieved in January 1999 in Bucharest. -Achievements:...		1:36:09
24	Brigita Virbalytė		1:36:28
25	Marie Polli		1:36:44
26	Zuzana Malíková Zuzana Malíková Zuzana Malíková is a female race walker from Slovakia.-Achievements:-References:...		1:37:47
27	Claire Tallent Claire Tallent Claire Tallent is an Australian racewalker.She has represented Australia at the Olympic Games, World Championships in Athletics and medalled at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. She is married to international racewalker and dual Olympic medallist, Jared Tallent...		1:38:12
28	Agnieszka Dygacz		1:38:36
29	Alessandra Picagevicz		1:38:50
30	Geovana Irusta		1:39:16
31	Chaima Trabelsi		1:39:50
32	Svetlana Tolstaya Svetlana Tolstaya Svetlana Nikolayevna Tolstaya-Akimzhanova is a Kazakh race walker. She was born in Almaty.-Achievements:-External links:*...		1:40:41	SB
33	Johana Ordóñez		1:42:27
34	Anamaria Greceanu		1:43:35
35	Rachel Lavallée		1:45:45
36	Olha Yakovenko		1:45:55
37	Cristina López Cristina López Cristina Esmeralda López is an Salvadoran race walker.When she won the gold medal at the Pan American Games, she made history by winning the first ever medal for El Salvador at the games. Lopez also had the worries of having her 3-year-old daughter Monica Michelle back in El Salvador undergoing...		1:47:33	SB

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Cheryl Webb

Cheryl Webb , is an Australian race walker. Webb won the bronze medal in the 20km race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. She is self coached since 2004.Webb made her international debut in 2004...

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Johanna Jackson

Johanna Jackson is a British race walker, and Commonwealth champion.-Achievements:-External links:...

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Mayumi Kawasaki

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María Vasco

María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo is a Spanish race walker. She won the bronze medal over 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.-Achievements:-References:*...

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Teresa Vaill

Teresa Vaill is a retired female racewalker from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's 20 km race walk event on April 1, 2001 at a meet in Manassas, Virginia....

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