2003 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk
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The Men's 20 km Walk
at the 2003 World Championships
in Paris, France was held on 4 August 2003, with the start at 08.30h local time.
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...
at the 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
in Paris, France was held on 4 August 2003, with the start at 08.30h local time.
Medalists
| Gold |  Jefferson PérezJefferson Pérez Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada is a retired Ecuadorian race walker. He specializes in the 20 km event, in which he has won the only two medals his country has ever achieved in the Olympic Games.... Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... (ECU) |
| Silver |  Francisco Javier FernándezFrancisco Javier Fernández Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez is a Spanish race walker. He specializes in the 20 km race walk.... Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... (ESP) |
| Bronze |  Roman RasskazovRoman Rasskazov Roman Rasskazov is a Russian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:... 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... (RUS) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record personal best season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2003 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
1:17.22 | April 28, 2002 |  Turku, Finland |
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| Event Record | 1:19.37 | August 24, 1991 |  Tokyo, Japan |
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| Broken records during the 2003 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
1:17.21 | August 23, 2003 |  Paris, France |
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| Event Record | ||||
Intermediates
| Rank | Number | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 385 | 19:29 | |
| 2 | 366 | 19:35 | |
| 3 | 1159 | 19:35 | |
| 4 | 1164 | 19:36 | |
| 5 | 935 | 19:36 | |
| 10 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 385 | 38:38 | |
| 2 | 366 | 39:10 | |
| 3 | 1159 | 39:11 | |
| 4 | 1181 | 39:11 | |
| 5 | 935 | 39:11 | |
| 15 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 385 | 58:03 | |
| 2 | 366 | 58:19 | |
| 3 | 1181 | 58:34 | |
| 4 | 935 | 58:38 | |
| 5 | 1159 | 58:39 | |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:17:21 | |||
| 1:18:00 | |||
| 1:18:07 | |||
| 4 | 1:18:14 | ||
| 5 | 1:19:35 | ||
| 6 | 1:19:40 | ||
| 7 | 1:19:46 | ||
| 8 | 1:20:14 | ||
| 9 | 1:20:15 | ||
| 10 | 1:20:24 | ||
| 11 | 1:20:34 | ||
| 12 | 1:20:38 | ||
| 13 | 1:20:44 | ||
| 14 | 1:21:12 | ||
| 15 | 1:21:18 | ||
| 16 | 1:21:23 | ||
| 17 | 1:22:07 | ||
| 18 | 1:22:25 | ||
| 19 | 1:22:43 | ||
| 20 | 1:24:22 | ||
| 21 | 1:24:45 | ||
| 22 | 1:25:15 | ||
| 23 | 1:25:41 | ||
| 24 | 1:26:48 | ||
| 25 | 1:27:27 | ||
| 26 | 1:27:41 | ||
| 27 | 1:30:17 | ||
| 28 | 1:30:53 | NR Costa Rican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Costa Rica maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Costarricense de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude... |
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| 29 | 1:31:15 | ||
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See also
- Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games - Men's 20 kilometres walk
- 2003 Race Walking Year Ranking