2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

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The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 26, 2007 in the streets of Osaka, Japan.

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The event saw some controversy as Paquillo Fernández, who finished second after overtaking Hatem Ghoula in the final straight, was disqualified after the race for lifting. However, following an appeal by the Spanish team the same day, video evidence was examined and Fernández was found to have walked in compliance with the rules. He was thus re-awarded the silver medal.

Jefferson Pérez became the first race walker to win three World Championship gold medals. Also, Fernández won his third consecutive silver medal. Hatem Ghoula became the first African race walker to win a World Championship medal.

Medallists

Gold Jefferson Pérez
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)
Silver Paquillo Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Bronze Hatem Ghoula
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)

Abbreviations

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 2007 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of Ecuador.svg  Jefferson Pérez  (ECU)1:17.21August 23, 2003 Flag of France.svg Paris, France
Event Record

Final ranking

RankAthleteNationTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svg Jefferson Pérez Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)1:22:20
Silver medal icon.svg Paquillo Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:22:40
Bronze medal icon.svg Hatem Ghoula Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1:22:40
4 Eder Sánchez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)1:23:36
5 Giorgio Rubino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:23:39 
6 Robert Heffernan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1:23:42 
7 Luke Adams Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:23:52
8 Erik Tysse Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1:24:10
9 Ilya Markov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:24:35
10 Alex Schwazer Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:24:39 SB
11 Koichiro Morioka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1:24:46
12 Rolando Saquipay Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)1:25:03
13 Li Gaobo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1:25:30
14 Matej Tóth Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)1:25:57
15 Park Chil-Sung Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)1:26:08
16 Juan Manuel Molina Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:26:26
17 Benjamin Kuciński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:26:43
18 Andriy Kovenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1:26:44
19 Akihiro Sugimoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1:26:45
20 Kim Hyun-sup Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)1:26:51
21 Takayuki Tanii Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1:26:53
22 Luis Fernando López Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)1:27:22
23 Benjamin Sánchez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)1:27:29
24 Hassanine Sebei Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1:27:35
25 João Vieira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)1:27:44
26 Rafał Augustyn Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:27:54
27 Ivan Trotski Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)1:27:56
28 Kevin Eastler Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:28:29
29 Han Yucheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1:31:58
30 Dong Jimin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1:32:03
31 Timothy Seaman Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:33:58
32 Predrag Filipović Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia  (SRB)1:35:51
Jared Tallent Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS) DQ
Gabriel Ortiz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX) DQ
Andrés Chocho Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU) DQ
Ivano Brugnetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) DQ
Daniel García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX) DQ
Igor Erokhin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) DQ
Gustavo Restrepo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL) DQ
Valeriy Borchin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) DNF
Sérgio Vieira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR) DNF
André Höhne Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) DNF

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