Men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 29 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 53 from 29 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:40:32 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Events at the 2015 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 August. [1] [2] [3]
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [4]
World record | Yohann Diniz (FRA) | 3:32:33 | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August 2014 |
Championship record | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) | 3:36:03 | Saint-Denis, France | 23 August 2003 |
World Leading | Matej Tóth (SVK) | 3:34:38 | Dudince, Slovakia | 21 March 2015 |
African Record | Marc Mundell (RSA) | 3:55:32 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 |
Asian Record | Yu Chaohong (CHN) | 3:36:06 | Nanjing, China | 22 October 2005 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | Erick Barrondo (GUA) | 3:41:09 | Dudince, Slovakia | 23 March 2013 |
South American Record | James Rendón (COL) | 3:47:41 | Valley Cottage, United States | 14 September 2014 |
European Record | Yohann Diniz (FRA) | 3:32:33 | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August 2014 |
Oceanian record | Nathan Deakes (AUS) | 3:35:47 | Geelong, Australia | 2 December 2006 |
The following records were established during the competition: | ||||
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South American Record | Andrés Chocho (ECU) | 3:46:00 | Beijing, China | 29 August 2015 |
Time [5] |
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4:06:00 |
Date | Time | Round |
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29 August 2015 | 07:30 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)
The race was started at 07:30. [6]
KEY: | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Liu Xiang is a Chinese former 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China.
Yohann Diniz is a French race walker. He is the current world-record holder for the 50 km race, with a time of 3:32:33, and for the 50,000 metres track walk, with a time of 3:35:27.
The 50 kilometre race walk was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its final Olympic appearance in 2021. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it.
Kevin Eastler is an American race walker. He is a four-time U.S. 20-km race walking champion, a 2007 U.S. 50-km race walking champion, and a 30-km record holder at the 2006 U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Eastler is also a captain of the United States Air Force, and is assigned to the 566th Intelligence Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado.
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The men's high jump at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 28 and 30 August.
The men's hammer throw at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 23 August.
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 24 August.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 August.
The men's decathlon at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 28 and 29 August.
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