2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 50 kilometres walk

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Women's 50 kilometres walk
at the 2019 World Championships
Venue Khalifa International Stadium
Dates28 September
Competitors23 from 13 nations
Winning time4:23:26
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Liang Rui  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Li Maocuo  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Eleonora Giorgi  Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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The women's 50 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held in Doha, Qatar, on 28 September 2019. [1]

2019 World Athletics Championships Athletics event

The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships is the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is held between 27 September and 6 October 2019 in Doha, Qatar at the renovated multi-purpose Khalifa International Stadium, but reduced to 21,000 seats. Nearly 2000 athletes from 209 nations compete in a total of 49 athletics events over the ten-day competition, comprising 24 events each for men and women, plus a mixed relay. There will be 43 track and field events, 4 racewalking events, and 2 marathon road running events. The racewalking and marathon events were held in Doha Corniche.

Doha City in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar

Doha is the capital and most populous city of the State of Qatar. It has a population of 1,850,000. The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country. It is Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and it is also the economic centre of the country.

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Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 3:59:15 Liu Hong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN 9 Mar 2019 Huangshan, China
Championship 4:05:56 Inês Henriques Flag of Portugal.svg  POR 13 Aug 2017 London, Great Britain
World leading3:57:08 Klavdiya Afanasyeva Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 15 Jun 2019 Cheboksary, Russia
African 4:48:00 Natalie le Roux Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA 5 Jan 2018 Taicang, China
Asian Record 3:59:15 Liu Hong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN 15 Jan 2017 Huangshan, China
NACAC 4:13:56 Mirna Ortiz Flag of Guatemala.svg  GUA 24 Feb 2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala
South American 4:11:12 Johana Ordóñez Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU 11 Aug 2019 Lima, Peru
European 4:04:50 Eleonora Anna Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg  ITA 15 Jan 2017 Alytus, Lithuania
Oceanian 4:09:33 Claire Tallent Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 5 May 2018 Taicang, China

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows: [3]

DateTimeRound
28 September23:30 Final

Results

The final was started at 23:30. [4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Liang Rui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)4:23:26
Silver medal icon.svg Li Maocuo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)4:26:40
Bronze medal icon.svg Eleonora Giorgi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)4:29:13
4 Olena Sobchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)4:33:38
5 Ma Faying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)4:34:56
6 Khrystyna Yudkina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)4:36:00
7 Magaly Bonilla Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)4:37:03
8 Júlia Takács Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)4:38:20
9 Paola Pérez Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)4:38:54
10 Mar Juárez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)4:39:28
11 Masumi Fuchise Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)4:41:02
12 Nastassia Yatsevich Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)4:44:01
13 Nadzeya Darazhuk Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)4:47:26
14 Angeliki Makri Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)4:54:09
15 Mara Ribeiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)4:58:44
16 Elianay Pereira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)5:11:26
17 Katie Burnett Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)5:23:05
Mariavittoria Becchetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) DNF
Nicole Colombi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Mária Czaková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)
Inês Henriques Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)
Valentyna Myronchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)
Ivana Renić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)
Tiia Kuikka Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN) DNS

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Racewalking athletic discipline

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 differ from 3000 metres (1.8 mi) up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi).

50 kilometres race walk

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.

The women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium and Moscow streets on 13 August.

The men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 August.

The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 50 kilometres walk, as recognised by the IAAF.

2017 World Championships in Athletics – Womens 50 kilometres walk

The women's 50 kilometres walk at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held on a 2 kilometre course comprising lengths of The Mall between Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch on 13 August.

The women's 20 kilometres walk was held on a 2 kilometre course comprising lengths of The Mall between Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch on 13 August.

The women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held in Doha, Qatar, on 27 September 2019. The competition starts by midnight, and is the first midnight marathon in the history of the world championships.

2019 World Athletics Championships – Mens 50 kilometres walk

The men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held in Doha, Qatar, on 28 September 2019.

The women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on 29 September 2019.

Li Maocuo is a Chinese racewalking athlete. Representing China at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she won a silver medal in the women's 50 kilometres walk.

Ma Faying is a Chinese racewalking athlete. Representing China at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she placed fifth in the women's 50 kilometres walk.

Khrystyna Yudkina is a Ukrainian racewalking athlete. Representing Ukraine at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she placed sixth in the women's 50 kilometres walk.

References

  1. ↑ "50 Kilometres Race Walk Women − Final − Start List" (PDF). IAAF. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "50 Kilometres Race Walk Women – Records". IAAF . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Women's 50 Kilometres Race Walk − Timetable". IAAF . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "50 Kilometres Race Walk Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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