2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk
The Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held on a loop course starting and finishing at Gukchae - bosang Memorial Park on August 31.
| Women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2011 World Championships | ||||||||||
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 Elisa Rigaudo, 4th at the arrival af 20km racewalk at Daegu 2011 advanced to bronze, in 2016, and to silver, in 2019, for IAAF decision per Russian doping scandal. | ||||||||||
| Venue | Daegu | |||||||||
| Dates | 30 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 50 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Olga Kaniskina of Russia looked to continue a series of major victories which had seen her win consecutive world titles (2007, 2009), the 2008 Olympic title and a gold medal at the 2010 European Championships. Two other Russians, Vera Sokolova and Anisya Kirdyapkina, had walked the two fastest times ever for the distance that February and comprised her primary opposition. Outside of the Russians, 2009 medallists Olive Loughnane and Liu Hong were the other major medal contenders. Other entrants were Qieyang Shenjie, Li Yanfei, Beatriz Pascual, Kumi Otoshi and Vera Santos – all of whom were among the fastest walkers that year.[1]
Records
| Record | Athlete | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Vera Sokolova (RUS) |
1:25:08 | Sochi, Russia | 26 February 2011 |
| Championship record | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) |
1:25:41 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
| World leading | Vera Sokolova (RUS) |
1:25:08 | Sochi, Russia | 26 February 2011 |
| African record |  Grace Wanjiru Njue (KEN) |
1:34:19 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 August 2010 |
| Asian record |  Yan Wang (CHN) |
1:26:22 | Guangzhou, China | 19 November 2001 |
| NCAC record |  Maria 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 | Vera Sokolova (RUS) |
1:25:08 | Sochi, Russia | 26 February 2011 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 31, 2011 | 09:00 | Final |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final
Elisa Rigaudo became bronze medal on 24 March 2016 (5 years after the event) in 20 km walk (she was 4th) after disqualification of Russian Olga Kaniskina who originally had run the race.[2] And silver in March 2019 (8 years after the event) after disqualification of Russian Anisya Kirdyapkina originally second.[3][4]
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References
- Martin, David (2011-08-21). Women's 20Km Race Walk - PREVIEW Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
- "GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS AFFECTED BY THE 24 MARCH 2016 CAS DECISION". iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
Now disqualified by doping violation: Valeriy Borchin (RUS) originally 1st, 1:18:41
- "20 KILOMETRES RACE WALK WOMEN 13TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS - ADAEGU (DS), KOREA 27 AUG 2011 - 04 SEP 2011". iaaf.org. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "Squalificata Anisja Kirdyapkina, per Elisa Rigaudo argento nella 20 km di marcia dei Mondiali di Daegu 2011" (in Italian). cuneodice.it. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
External links
- 20 kilometres walk results at IAAF website
