The women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held on the streets of Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

 on 28 July.

Medalists

Gold	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... Russia Russia at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Russia was represented by 105 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.- Participants :-Results:- References :*...  (RUS)
Silver	Anisya Kirdyapkina Anisya Kirdyapkina -Achievements:-References:... Russia Russia at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Russia was represented by 105 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.- Participants :-Results:- References :*...  (RUS)
Bronze	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... Russia Russia at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Russia was represented by 105 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.- Participants :-Results:- References :*...  (RUS)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
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
European record		1:25:41	Helsinki, Finland	7 August 2005
Championship record		1:26:42	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , 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...	7 August 2002
World Leading		1:25:11	Sochi Sochi Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains... , 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...	20 February 2010
European Leading		1:25:11	Sochi, Russia	20 February 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
28 July 2010	8:05	Final

Final

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...		1:27:44	SB
	Anisya Kirdyapkina Anisya Kirdyapkina -Achievements:-References:...		1:28:55
	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...		1:29:32
	Melanie Seeger Melanie Seeger Melanie Seeger is a German race walker. She has represented Germany at the Summer Olympics on two occasions...		1:29:43
	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...		1:29:52
	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...		1:30:52
	Kristina Saltanovič Kristina Saltanovic Kristina Saltanovič is a Lithuanian race walker.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:31:40	SB
	Ana Cabecinha Ana Cabecinha Ana Cabecinha is a Portuguese race walker. She was born in Santiago Maior .-Achievements:-References:...		1:31:48
	Inês Henriques Inês Henriques Inês Henriques is a Portuguese race walker.-Achievements:-References:...		1:32:26
10	Jo Jackson		1:33:33
11	María José Poves María José Poves María José Poves Novella is a Spanish race walker.-Achievements:-References:*...		1:34:19
12	Agnieszka Dygacz		1:34:51
13	Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė is a professional race-walker which competes internationally for Lithuania. She participated in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and reached 24th place. Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė is also Lithuanian National Radio and Television sport journalist...		1:35:00
14	Nastassia Yatsevich		1:36:59
15	Neringa Aidietytė Neringa Aidietytė Neringa Aidietytė is a Lithuanian racewalker, who competes in the 20 km walking event. Her personal record is 1:33:54, reached at 2007. She represented Lithuania at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:...		1:37:32
16	Lucie Pelantová		1:41:35

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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...

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Zuzana Malíková

Zuzana Malíková is a female race walker from Slovakia.-Achievements:-References:...

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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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