2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

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The official results of the Women's 20 km Walk at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, held on Thursday 9 August 2001.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Russia.svg Olimpiada Ivanova
Russia (RUS)
Silver Flag of Belarus.svg Valentina Tsybulskaya
Belarus (BLR)
Bronze Flag of Italy.svg Elisabetta Perrone
Italy (ITA)

Abbreviations

DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
WLworld leading
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of Russia.svg  Olimpiada Ivanova  (RUS)1:24:50March 4, 2001 Flag of Russia.svg Adler, Russia
Event Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Hongyu  (CHN)1:30:50August 27, 1999 Flag of Spain.svg Seville, Spain
Broken records during the 2001 World Athletics Championships
Event Record Flag of Russia.svg  Olimpiada Ivanova  (RUS)1:27:48August 9, 2001 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton, Canada

Intermediates

Final ranking

RankAthleteTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Olimpiada Ivanova  (RUS)1:27:48 CR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Belarus.svg  Valentina Tsybulskaya  (BLR)1:28:49PB
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Elisabetta Perrone  (ITA)1:28:56
4Flag of Italy.svg  Erica Alfridi  (ITA)1:29:48
5Flag of Spain.svg  María Vasco  (ESP)1:30:19
6Flag of Romania.svg  Norica Câmpean  (ROM)1:30:39
7Flag of Germany.svg  Melanie Seeger  (GER)1:30:41 NR
8Flag of Italy.svg  Annarita Sidoti  (ITA)1:31:40 SB
9Flag of Mexico.svg  María Guadalupe Sánchez  (MEX)1:32:27 SB
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Victoria Palacios  (MEX)1:33:52PB
11Flag of Greece.svg  Athina Papayianni  (GRE)1:34:56
12Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Nevena Mineva  (BUL)1:35:18PB
13Flag of Ireland.svg  Olive Loughnane  (IRL)1:35:24
14Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Mi-Jung  (KOR)1:35:30
15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vira Zozulya  (UKR)1:35:32
16Flag of Bolivia.svg  Geovana Irusta  (BOL)1:36:50
17Flag of Norway.svg  Anne Haaland-Simonsen  (NOR)1:37:11
18Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Sonata Milušauskaitė  (LTU)1:37:33
19Flag of the United States.svg  Debbi Lawrence  (USA)1:37:57 SB
20Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Karen Foan  (CAN)1:38:09PB
21Flag of Portugal.svg  Sofia Avoila  (POR)1:39:10
22Flag of Mexico.svg  Mara Ibañez  (MEX)1:39:26
23Flag of France.svg  Fatiha Ouali  (FRA)1:40:16
24Flag of Japan.svg  Kaori Nikaido  (JPN)1:40:57
25Flag of the United States.svg  Jill Zenner  (USA)1:42:43
26Flag of Guatemala.svg  Teresita Collado  (GUA)1:42:43
27Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Angela Keogh  (NFI)2:08:46
DISQUALIFIED (DSQ)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Hongyu  (CHN)DSQ
Flag of Ireland.svg  Gillian O'Sullivan  (IRL)DSQ
Flag of Russia.svg  Natalya Fedoskina  (RUS)DSQ
Flag of Japan.svg  Ryoko Tadamasa  (JPN)DSQ
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Svetlana Tolstaya  (KAZ)DSQ
Flag of Portugal.svg  Inês Henriques  (POR)DSQ
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Chunfang  (CHN)DSQ
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jane Saville  (AUS)DSQ
Flag of the United States.svg  Michelle Rohl  (USA)DSQ
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kerry Saxby-Junna  (AUS)DSQ
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Maya Sazonova  (KAZ)DSQ
Flag of Greece.svg  Hristina Kokotou  (GRE)DSQ
Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Nikolayeva  (RUS)DSQ
Flag of Norway.svg  Kjersti Plätzer  (NOR)DSQ
Flag of Portugal.svg  Susana Feitor  (POR)DSQ

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