2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 20th |
Date | October 12–13 |
Host city | Turin, Piemonte, Italy |
Events | 3 |
Participation | 298 athletes from 51 nations |
The 2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 12 and 13 October 2002 in the streets of Turin, Italy. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given for the IAAF. [1] [2] [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men | ||||||
Men's 20 km walk | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | 1:21:26 | Vladimir Andreyev Russia | 1:21:50 | Alejandro López Mexico | 1:22:01 |
Men's 50 km walk | Aleksey Voyevodin Russia | 3:40:59 | German Skurygin Russia | 3:42:08 | Tomasz Lipiec Poland | 3:45:37 |
Team (Men) | ||||||
Team (Men 20 km) | Russia | 24 pts | Belarus | 28 pts | Italy | 34 pts |
Team (Men 50 km) | Russia | 7 pts | France | 59 pts | China | 78 pts |
Women | ||||||
Women's 20 km walk | Erica Alfridi Italy | 1:28:55 | Olimpiada Ivanova Russia | 1:28:57 | Natalya Fedoskina Russia | 1:28:59 |
Team (Women) | ||||||
Team (Women 20 km) | Russia | 9 pts | Italy | 26 pts | Romania | 42 pts |
Place | Country | Points |
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Russia | 24 pts | |
Belarus | 28 pts | |
Italy | 34 pts | |
4 | Ecuador | 61 pts |
5 | China | 63 pts |
6 | Spain | 82 pts |
7 | Portugal | 82 pts |
8 | Slovakia | 91 pts |
9 | Czech Republic | 99 pts |
10 | Germany | 127 pts |
11 | Poland | 147 pts |
12 | United States | 149 pts |
13 | Hungary | 157 pts |
14 | Norway | 159 pts |
15 | United Kingdom | 175 pts |
16 | France | 175 pts |
17 | Iran | 235 pts |
18 | Switzerland | 239 pts |
19 | Ghana | 258 pts |
Place | Country | Points |
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Russia | 7 pts | |
France | 59 pts | |
China | 78 pts | |
4 | Australia | 81 pts |
5 | Italy | 85 pts |
6 | Sweden | 93 pts |
7 | Latvia | 101 pts |
8 | Japan | 101 pts |
9 | Portugal | 118 pts |
10 | Belarus | 125 pts |
11 | Hungary | 135 pts |
12 | Lithuania | 136 pts |
13 | Germany | 146 pts |
Place | Country | Points |
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Russia | 9 pts | |
Italy Erica Alfridi Rossella Giordano Elisa Rigaudo Gisella Orsini Elisabetta Perrone | 26 pts | |
Romania | 42 pts | |
4 | Belarus | 44 pts |
5 | Mexico | 57 pts |
6 | Spain | 64 pts |
7 | Portugal | 73 pts |
8 | China | 86 pts |
9 | Germany | 111 pts |
10 | Ukraine | 134 pts |
11 | Norway | 136 pts |
12 | France | 168 pts |
13 | Poland | 168 pts |
14 | United States | 173 pts |
15 | Hungary | 177 pts |
The participation of 298 athletes (203 men/95 women) from 51 countries is reported. [4]
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