2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 15, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Wang Hao China (CHN)
|
Eder Sánchez Mexico (MEX)
|
Giorgio Rubino Italy (ITA)
|
Records
| World record |  Vladimir Kanaykin (RUS)
|
1:17:16 | Saransk, Russia | 29 September 2007 |
| Championship record |  Jefferson Pérez (ECU)
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1:17:21 | Paris, France | 23 August 2003 |
| World Leading | Valeriy Borchin (RUS)
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1:17:38 | Adler, Russia | 28 February 2009 |
| African record |  Hatem Ghoula (TUN)
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1:19:02 | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 10 May 1997 |
| Asian record |  Zhu Hongjun (CHN)
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1:17:41 | Cixi, China | 23 April 2005 |
| North American record |  Julio René Martínez (GUA)
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1:17:46 | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 8 May 1999 |
| South American record | Jefferson Pérez (ECU)
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1:17:21 | Paris, France | 23 August 2003 |
| European record | Vladimir Kanaykin (RUS)
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1:17:16 | Saransk, Russia | 29 September 2007 |
| Oceanian record |  Nathan Deakes (AUS)
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1:17:33 | Cixi, China | 23 April 2005 |
Qualification standards
| A Time | B Time |
|---|---|
| 1:22:30 | 1:24:20 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2009 | 13:00 | Final |
Competition notes
With the 2007 champion and 2008 Olympic silver medallist Jefferson Pérez having retired, the reigning Olympic champion Valeriy Borchin was regarded as strong favourite. He had recorded the world-leading time prior to the tournament and had been undefeated that season. The Olympic third and fourth-place finishers, Jared Tallent and Wang Hao, were regarded as the strongest challengers to Borchin. Italians Giorgio Rubino and Ivano Brugnetti were singled out as medal contenders, while former world record holder and three-time World silver medallist Paquillo Fernández was seen as being past his peak.[1]
Borchin prevailed and was first to cross the line at the Brandenburg gate, with a winning time of 1:18:41. Chinese athlete Hao improved upon his previous best to take the silver medal while Mexican Eder Sánchez produced a season's best performance for the bronze medal. The veteran competitor Paquillo Fernández withdrew from the race before the halfway mark.[2]
Despite becoming the reigning World and Olympic champion, Borchin stated that he needed to achieve much more to match the achievements of his sporting heroes Jefferson Pérez and Robert Korzeniowski.[3]
Startlist
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Intermediates
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Results
Key: DNF = Did not finish, DQ = Disqualified, NR = National record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best
See also
References
- General
- Specific
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-09). Men's 20 Kilometres Race Walk - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. Archived 2009-09-08.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-15). Event Report - Men's 20Km Race Walk - Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
- ^ Butcher, Michael (2009-08-15). After Beijing and Berlin gold, no more anonymity for Race Walk champion Borchin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.