2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

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The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 16, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate.

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Undefeated since May 2007, the Olympic and World champion Olga Kaniskina was a clear favourite. Russian champion and second fastest of the year Vera Sokolova was predicted as a possible medallist, as were Sabine Krantz and Kjersti Platzer who had both won on the racewalking circuit prior to the competition. Amongst the other fastest athletes before the championships were Russians Anisya Kirdyapkina and Larisa Emelyanova, while Olympic medallist Elisa Rigaudo and Universiade medallist Masumi Fuchise were suggested as other contenders for the podium. [1]

Competing on the course along the Unter den Linden boulevard, German Sabine Krantz led early on, but dropped out halfway into the race, and Norwegian Platzer was disqualified with five kilometres to go. Kaniskina emerged as the clear winner, becoming the first woman to win the racewalking gold in consecutive championships. Forty-nine seconds behind her was the surprise silver medallist Olive Loughnane, who won Ireland's first championship medal since 2003, and her first ever medal at a major championships. Liu Hong took the bronze, while Russian teenager Kirdyapkina took fourth place. [2]

Kaniskina's victory completed a Russian men's and women's 20 km double with Valeriy Borchin, and she received a winner's prize of $60,000 for her achievement. Her win highlighted her success in an event in which she had won an Olympic gold, two World Championships titles, and a gold in the World Cup in just three years. [3]

On January 15, 2015, Kaniskina's results were disqualified for doping violations. [4] Most of the athletes coached by Viktor Chegin have received similar bans. On July 6, 2016, Loughnane will receive the gold medal in a full ceremony at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. [5]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Olive Loughnane
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)
Liu Hong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Anisya Kirdyapkina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)

Records

World record Flag of Russia.svg  Olimpiada Ivanova  (RUS)1:25:41 Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
Championship record Flag of Russia.svg  Olimpiada Ivanova  (RUS)1:25:41Helsinki, Finland7 August 2005
World leadingFlag of Russia.svg  Olga Kaniskina  (RUS)1:24:56 Adler, Russia 28 February 2009
African record Flag of South Africa.svg  Susan Vermeulen  (RSA)1:36:18 Mézidon-Canon, France 2 May 1999
Asian record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Yan  (CHN)1:26:22 Guangzhou, China 19 November 2001
North American record Flag of Mexico.svg  Graciela Mendoza  (MEX)1:30:03Mézidon-Canon, France2 May 1999
South American record Flag of Ecuador.svg  Miriam Ramón  (ECU)1:31:25 Lima, Peru 7 May 2005
European record Flag of Russia.svg  Olimpiada Ivanova  (RUS)1:25:41Helsinki, Finland7 August 2005
Oceanian recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Jane Saville  (AUS)1:27:44 Naumburg, Germany 2 May 2004

Qualification standards

A timeB time
1:33:301:38:00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 16, 200912:00 Final

Results

Olga Kaniskina defended her 20 km walk World Championships title but was later disqualified on doping offenses Olga Kaniskina Osaka07 2.jpg
Olga Kaniskina defended her 20 km walk World Championships title but was later disqualified on doping offenses
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
DSQ Olga Kaniskina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:28:09
Gold medal icon.svg Olive Loughnane Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1:28:58SB
Silver medal icon.svg Liu Hong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1:29:10SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Anisya Kirdyapkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:30:09
5 Vera Santos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)1:30:35
6 Beatriz Pascual Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:30:40
7 Masumi Fuchise Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1:31:15
8 Kristina Saltanovič Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)1:31:23SB
9 Elisa Rigaudo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:31:52
10 Susana Feitor Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)1:32:04
11 Inês Henriques Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)1:32:51
12 Kumi Otoshi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1:33:05
13 Larisa Emelyanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:34:31
14 Vera Sokolova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1:34:35
15 Sniazhana Yurchanka Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)1:34:57
16 Ana Maria Groza Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)1:35:19
17 Valentina Trapletti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:35:33SB
18 Yang Mingxia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1:35:42
19 Zuzana Schindlerová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)1:35:47
20 Tania Regina Spindler Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:35:51
21 Evaggelía Xinoú Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)1:35:56
22 Jess Rothwell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:36:01
23 Claudia Stef Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)1:36:09
24 Brigita Virbalytė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)1:36:28
25 Marie Polli Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1:36:44
26 Zuzana Malíková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)1:37:47
27 Claire Tallent Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:38:12
28 Agnieszka Dygacz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1:38:36
29 Alessandra Picagevicz Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:38:50
30 Geovana Irusta Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia  (BOL)1:39:16
31 Chaima Trabelsi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1:39:50
32 Svetlana Tolstaya Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)1:40:41SB
33 Johana Ordóñez Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)1:42:27
34 Anamaria Greceanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)1:43:35
35 Rachel Lavallée Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:45:45
36 Olha Yakovenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1:45:55
37 Cristina López Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador  (ESA)1:47:33SB
Cheryl Webb Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)DQ
Johanna Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)DQ
María Hatzipanayiotídou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)DQ
Yang Yawei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)DQ
Monica Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)DQ
Mária Gáliková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)DQ
Mayumi Kawasaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)DQ
Kjersti Plätzer Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)DQ
María Vasco Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)DNF
Teresa Vaill Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)DNF
Sabine Krantz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)DNF

DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

References

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Specific
  1. Landells, Steve (2009-08-09). Women's 20 Kilometres Race Walk - PREVIEW Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  2. Landells, Steve (2009-08-16). Event Report - Women's 20Km Race Walk - Final Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  3. Powell, David (2009-08-16). Kaniskina follows in Borchin’s footsteps Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  4. "Информация о дисквалификации: легкая атлетика" (in Russian). Russian Anti-Doping Agency. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. "Cheated athletes to receive world gold medal ceremony at European Championships". 8 June 2016.