20 kilometres race walk

20 km Walking is an Olympic track and field competition for men and women and is discharged on a street track. Unlike runners walkers must always have contact with the ground, otherwise they will be warned by referee and possibly disqualified.

The 20 km route is the shorter of two Olympic disciplines (near the 50 - km walk ). The same track is played as a path walking and then referred to the distinction than 20,000 -meter walk. At the German Championships in the 20 - km walk, there is also a team classification. For this, the times of the three best participants of an association or a community start to be added.

The fastest men achieve times at 1:17 hours, corresponding to 4.27 m / s or 15.37 km / h

The fastest women achieve times at 1:26 hours, corresponding to 3.83 m / s or 13.79 km / h

An Olympic decision is the 20 - kilometer walk for men since 1956, for women since 2000.

History

The Sport Go has early roots in multi-day treks in England in the 18th century.

In the English Championships Go was the first time in 1866 discharged as a 7 -mile track event.

In Germany, late 19th century, competitions were held over extremely long distances. When walking distance 1893 from Vienna to Berlin for a distance of 578 kilometers ( Winner: Arno Alsatian, Magdeburg 154:35 h; night's sleep 22-4 clock ) no walking technique was prescribed, also running was allowed. The Distance march Club Berlin- Vienna organized on May 12, 1894 270 - km walk from Berlin to Friedrichsruh (winner: Fritz Maag, hiked in: 58:53 h). Place on 14 October 1894 as the Berlin championship a 100 - km walk instead of ( Winner: Christian Clasen, 12:27:53 h).

The Olympic program was going for men at the 1906 Summer Olympics as the 1500 - and 3000 - meter track walking, then even with the official 1908 Olympic Games with the distances 3500 meters and 10 miles. In 1928, the Go was canceled because of the many violations of the rules of 1924, resumed in 1932 than 50 km Walk to the Olympic program.

By the mid- '20s found goers competitions takes place mainly on the cinder track. With the transition to road walking at the Olympic Games 1924 Track Walk lost its importance. 1934 decided by the International Athletics Federation IAAF, only on the track record achieved times as recognize. In Germany goers competitions took place almost exclusively on the road to 1945.

The 20 - kilometer walk was introduced as an Olympic sport in 1956. Women were first launch in 1992 at the 10-kilometer route, since 2000 they are going the 20 -kilometer route.

The route length of the race walking events at the Olympic Games has been changed several times:

Men:

Women:

Milestones

Men, in course matches obtained: First time under 1:40 hours: 1:39:25 h, German Reich, Hermann Müller, 1909
First time under 1:35 hours: 1:34:26,0 h, Latvia Janis Dalin, 1933
First time under 1:30 hours: 1:28:45,2 h, Soviet Union Leonid Spirin, 1956
First time under 1:25 hours: 1:24:45,0 h, Germany BR Bernd Kannenberg, 1974
First time under 1:20 hours: 1:18:40,0 h, Mexico Ernesto Canto, 1984

Men in road competitions achieved: First time under 1:35 hours: 1:34:15 h, Czechoslovakia Václav 1920 Balsan, 19A33
First time under 1:30 hours: 1:28:39 h, Soviet Union Vladimir Guk, 1957
First time under 1:20 hours: 1:19:35 h, Mexico Domingo Colin, 1980

Women in track competitions achieved: First time under 1:35 hours: 1:30:48 h, Italy Rossella Giordano, 2000
First time under 1:30 hours: 1:26:52 h, Russia Olimpiada Ivanova, 2001

Women in street competitions achieved: First time under 2 hours: 1:59:01 h, Switzerland Lina Aebersold, 1934
First time under 1:50 hours: 1:47:09 h, Sweden Margareta Simu, 1973
First time under 1:40 hours: 1:39:31 h, Australia Susan Cook, 1981
First time under 1:35 and 1:30 hours: 1:29:40 h, Kerry Saxby - Junna Australia, 1988
First time under 1:25 hours: 1:24:50 h, Russia Olimpiada Ivanova, 2001

Successful athletes

2 Olympic medals: Italy Ugo Frigerio, 1920 and 1924, each in the 10,000 -meter walking
Sweden John Mikaelsson, 1948 and 1952, respectively in the 10,000 -meter walking
Soviet Union Volodymyr Holubnytschyj, 1960 and 1968, as well as third party Olympia 1964

Ecuador Jefferson Perez, 2003, 2005 and 2007

Italy Maurizio Damilano, 1987 and 1991

Most successful German: Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 Hartwig Gauder, Olympic champion 1980, world champion in 1987
Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 Peter Frenkel, Olympic champion in 1972, Olympic 1976 Third
Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 Hans -Georg Reimann, 1976 Olympic silver medalist, Olympic 1972 Third
Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 Dieter Lindner, Olympic silver medalist in 1964
Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 Ronald Weigel, Olympic silver medalist in 1988
Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 Roland Wieser, Olympia Third 1980

Statistics

Medalist of the Olympic Games

Women

Medalist at the World Championships

Women

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