2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 16, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate.

Undefeated since May 2007, the Olympic and World champion Olga Kaniskina was a clear favourite. Russian champion and second fastest of the year Vera Sokolova 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 and Larisa Emelyanova, while Olympic medallist Elisa Rigaudo and Universiade medallist Masumi Fuchise were suggested as other contenders for the podium.[1]

Competing on the course along the Unter den Linden 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, who won Ireland's first championship medal since 2003, and her first ever medal at a major championships. Liu Hong took the bronze, while Russian teenager Kirdyapkina took fourth place.[2]

Kaniskina's victory completed a Russian men's and women's 20 km double with Valeriy Borchin, 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 in just three years.[3]

On January 15, 2015, Kaniskina's results were disqualified for doping violations.[4] Most of the athletes coached by Viktor Chegin have received similar bans. On July 6, 2016, Loughnane will receive the gold medal in a full ceremony at the 2016 European Athletics Championships.[5]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Olga Kaniskina
 Russia (RUS)
Olive Loughnane
 Ireland (IRL)
Liu Hong
 China (CHN)

Records

World record  Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 1:25:41 Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
Championship record  Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 1:25:41 Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
World leading  Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 1:24:56 Adler, Russia 28 February 2009
African record  Susan Vermeulen (RSA) 1:36:18 Mézidon-Canon, France 2 May 1999
Asian record  Wang Yan (CHN) 1:26:22 Guangzhou, China 19 November 2001
North American record  Graciela Mendoza (MEX) 1:30:03 Mézidon-Canon, France 2 May 1999
South American record  Miriam Ramón (ECU) 1:31:25 Lima, Peru 7 May 2005
European record  Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 1:25:41 Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
Oceanian record  Jane Saville (AUS) 1:27:44 Naumburg, Germany 2 May 2004

Qualification standards

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

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 16, 200912:00Final

Results

Olga Kaniskina defended her 20 km walk World Championships title
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
DSQ Russia (RUS)1:28:09
Olive Loughnane Ireland (IRL)1:28:58SB
Liu Hong China (CHN)1:29:10SB
4Anisya Kirdyapkina Russia (RUS)1:30:09
5Vera Santos Portugal (POR)1:30:35
6Beatriz Pascual Spain (ESP)1:30:40
7Masumi Fuchise Japan (JPN)1:31:15
8Kristina Saltanovič Lithuania (LTU)1:31:23SB
9Elisa Rigaudo Italy (ITA)1:31:52
10Susana Feitor Portugal (POR)1:32:04
11Inês Henriques Portugal (POR)1:32:51
12Kumi Otoshi Japan (JPN)1:33:05
13Larisa Emelyanova Russia (RUS)1:34:31
14Vera Sokolova Russia (RUS)1:34:35
15Sniazhana Yurchanka Belarus (BLR)1:34:57
16Ana Maria Groza Romania (ROM)1:35:19
17Valentina Trapletti Italy (ITA)1:35:33SB
18Yang Mingxia China (CHN)1:35:42
19Zuzana Schindlerová Czech Republic (CZE)1:35:47
20Tania Regina Spindler Brazil (BRA)1:35:51
21Evaggelía Xinoú Greece (GRE)1:35:56
22Jess Rothwell Australia (AUS)1:36:01
23Claudia Stef Romania (ROM)1:36:09
24Brigita Virbalytė Lithuania (LTU)1:36:28
25Marie Polli Switzerland (SUI)1:36:44
26Zuzana Malíková Slovakia (SVK)1:37:47
27Claire Tallent Australia (AUS)1:38:12
28Agnieszka Dygacz Poland (POL)1:38:36
29Alessandra Picagevicz Brazil (BRA)1:38:50
30Geovana Irusta Bolivia (BOL)1:39:16
31Chaima Trabelsi Tunisia (TUN)1:39:50
32Svetlana Tolstaya Kazakhstan (KAZ)1:40:41SB
33Johana Ordóñez Ecuador (ECU)1:42:27
34Anamaria Greceanu Romania (ROM)1:43:35
35Rachel Lavallée Canada (CAN)1:45:45
36Olha Yakovenko Ukraine (UKR)1:45:55
37Cristina López El Salvador (ESA)1:47:33SB
Cheryl Webb Australia (AUS)DQ
Johanna Jackson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)DQ
María Hatzipanayiotídou Greece (GRE)DQ
Yang Yawei China (CHN)DQ
Monica Svensson Sweden (SWE)DQ
Mária Gáliková Slovakia (SVK)DQ
Mayumi Kawasaki Japan (JPN)DQ
Kjersti Plätzer Norway (NOR)DQ
María Vasco Spain (ESP)DNF
Teresa Vaill United States (USA)DNF
Sabine Krantz Germany (GER)DNF

DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

References

General
Specific
  1. Landells, Steve (2009-08-09). Women's 20 Kilometres Race Walk - PREVIEW Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  2. Landells, Steve (2009-08-16). Event Report - Women's 20Km Race Walk - Final Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  3. Powell, David (2009-08-16). Kaniskina follows in Borchin’s footsteps Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  4. "Информация о дисквалификации: легкая атлетика" (in Russian). Russian Anti-Doping Agency. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/cheated-athletes-to-receive-world-gold-medal-ceremony-at-european-championships-44496/


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