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]
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. This is assessed by race judges. Typically held on either roads or on running tracks, common distances vary from 3000 metres (1.8 mi) up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi).
The fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships was held 22–30 August 2015 in Beijing, China. 43 nations won medals, 144 of which were awarded. Kenya topped the medal table for the first time, with 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. The United States won 18 medals, six gold, six silver and six bronze, which was the highest tally. Host nation China, finished 11th on the medals table, while Russia finished ninth.
Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, is a stadium in Beijing. The stadium (BNS) was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and will be used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has some extra temporary large screens installed at the stands of the stadium.
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [4]
World record | 3:32:33 | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August 2014 | |
Championship record | 3:36:03 | Saint-Denis, France | 23 August 2003 | |
World Leading | 3:34:38 | Dudince, Slovakia | 21 March 2015 | |
African Record | 3:55:32 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 | |
Asian Record | 3:36:06 | Nanjing, China | 22 October 2005 | |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | 3:41:09 | Dudince, Slovakia | 23 March 2013 | |
South American Record | 3:47:41 | Valley Cottage, United States | 14 September 2014 | |
European Record | 3:32:33 | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August 2014 | |
Oceanian record | 3:35:47 | Geelong, Australia | 2 December 2006 | |
The following records were established during the competition: | ||||
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South American Record | 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 |
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 is an Olympic athletics event. 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. Fifty kilometres is approximately 31 miles.
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The men's 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 27, 28 and 30 August.
The men's 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 August.
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 August.
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 discus throw at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 27 and 29 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 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22, 23 and 25 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 women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 and 30 August.
The men's decathlon at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 28 and 29 August.
The men's marathon at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 August.
The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 23 August.
The women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 28 August.