2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
Encyclopedia
The men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held on the streets of Barcelona
on 30 July.
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 30 July.
Medalists
| Gold |  Yohann DinizYohann Diniz Yohann Diniz is a French race walker.He won the gold medal in the 50 km race at the 2006 European Championships in a personal best time of 3:41:39 hours... France France at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics France were represented by 60 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.- Participants :-Results:- References :*... (FRA) |
| Silver |  Grzegorz SudołPoland Poland at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Poland, at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Spain. In this European Championship, 71 athletes represented Poland.- Participants :-Results:... (POL) |
| Bronze |  Sergey BakulinSergey Bakulin Sergey Bakulin is a male race walker from Russia.-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) |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World record | 3:34:14 | Cheboksary Cheboksary -Twin towns/sister cities:Cheboksary is twinned with: Eger in Hungary Antalya in Turkey Santa Clara in CubaAlso Partnerships are shown with: Rundu in Namibia -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... |
11 May 2008 | |
| European record | 3:34:14 | Cheboksary, Russia | 11 May 2008 | |
| Championship record | 3:36:39 | 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... |
8 August 2002 | |
| World Leading | 3:46:56 | Wajima, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
18 April 2010 | |
| European Leading | 3:49:54 | Dudince Dudince Dudince is a spa town in southern Slovakia, with a population of 1,500. It is known for its healing mineral waters and spas.-Geography:... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
27 March 2010 | |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2010 | 7:35 | Final |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| Yohann Diniz Yohann Diniz Yohann Diniz is a French race walker.He won the gold medal in the 50 km race at the 2006 European Championships in a personal best time of 3:41:39 hours... |
3:40:37 | EL | ||
| Grzegorz Sudoł | 3:42:24 | PB | ||
| Sergey Bakulin Sergey Bakulin Sergey Bakulin is a male race walker from Russia.-Achievements:-References:... |
3:43:26 | PB | ||
| 4 | Robert Heffernan Robert Heffernan Robert Heffernan is an Irish race walker. Having been seen as one of Ireland's best hopes of an athletics medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, he came eighth in the 20km Walk. His wife Marian Andrews is also national women's 400 metres champion and was on the Irish women's team that finished 4th in... |
3:45:30 | NR Irish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ireland maintained by Athletics Association of Ireland .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitudea = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28... |
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| 5 | Jesús Ángel García Jesús Ángel García Jesús Ángel García Bragado is a Spanish race walker. He is married to gymnast Carmen Acedo.-Achievements:-References:... |
3:47:56 | SB | |
| 6 | Marco de Luca Marco De Luca -Achievements:-References:... |
3:48:36 | SB | |
| 7 | André Höhne André Höhne André Höhne is a German race walker.He finished 14th in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, crossing the line with a time of 1:21:59.-Achievements:-References:... |
3:49:29 | ||
| 8 | Łukasz Nowak Łukasz Nowak -Achievements:-References:... |
3:51:31 | ||
| 9 | Tadas Šuškevičius Tadas Šuškevičius Tadas Šuškevičius is a race-walker who competes internationally for Lithuania.He finished 32nd in the 50 km walk at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He also competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics reaching 17th place and setting a personal record.-Achievements:- Personal bests... |
3:52:31 | PB | |
| 10 | Yuriy Andronov Yuriy Andronov -Achievements:-References:*... |
3:54:22 | SB | |
| 11 | Colin Griffin | 3:57:58 | SB | |
| 12 | Andreas Gustafsson | 3:58:02 | ||
| 13 | Dušan Majdán | 4:00:51 | PB | |
| 14 | Augusto Cardoso | 4:03:40 | ||
| 15 | Predrag Filipovic Predrag Filipovic (racewalker) Predrag Filipović is a Serbian racewalker.Filipović is currently competing for the club of AK Vlasotince in his native country. His current coach is Tomislav Stefanović... |
4:06:29 | ||
| – | Donatas Škarnulis Donatas Škarnulis Donatas Škarnulis is a Lithuanian race walker.He finished twelfth at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. He also competed at the 2006 World Race Walking Cup.-Achievements:-References:... |
DSQ | ||
| – | Sergey Kirdyapkin Sergey Kirdyapkin Sergey Alexandrovich Kirdyapkin is a Russian race walker.He won the gold medal in the 50 km race at the 2005 World Championships in a personal best time of 3:38:08 hours. He won his second world title at the 2009 World Championships, finishing in 3:38:35, his second fastest ever time.He is married... |
DNF | ||
| – | Trond Nymark Trond Nymark Trond Nymark is a Norwegian race walker. He was born in Bergen and represents TIF Viking.-Achievements:-External links:* Homepage of Trond Nymark.... |
DNF | ||
| – | Andriy Kovenko | DNF | ||
| – | Alex Schwazer Alex Schwazer Alex Schwazer is an Italian race walker.Schwazer won the bronze medal in the 50 km race at the 2005 World Championships in a national record time of 3:41.54 hours... |
DNF | ||
| – | Serhiy Budza | DNF | ||
| – | Artur Brzozowski | DNF | ||
| – | Christopher Linke | DNF | ||
| – | António Pereira | DNF | ||
| – | Jarkko Kinnunen Jarkko Kinnunen Jarkko Juhani Kinnunen is a Finnish race walker. His trainer is Kari Ahonen since 1999.-Achievements:-References:... |
DNF | ||
| – | Miloš Bátovský | DNF | ||
| – | Mikel Odriozola Mikel Odriozola Mikel Odriozola Domínguez is a Spanish race walker.-Achievements:-References:*... |
DNF |