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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Robert Heffernan | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Kenny (born 10 January 1999 [1] ) is an Irish racewalking athlete. He represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.
Kenny represented Ireland at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 20 kilometres walk and finished in ninth place with a personal best time of 1:25:43. [1] He again represented Ireland at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 20 kilometres walk and won a silver medal with a time of 1:25:50. This was Ireland's ninth medal at the European Athletics U23 Championships, and first-ever racewalking medal. [2] [3]
Kenny is coached by former Olympic medal-winning race walker Robert Heffernan. [4] He represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk and finished in 29th place. [5] [6]
Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully assess that this is maintained throughout the race. Typically held on either roads or running tracks, common distances range from 3,000 metres (1.9 mi) up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi).
Robert Heffernan is an Irish race walker.
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.
Evan Dunfee is a Canadian race walker and Olympian. An Olympic and World medallist, Dunfee first set the Canadian record in the 50 kilometres race walk at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he placed fourth. He went on to win bronze medals at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and the 2020 Summer Olympics, which was the last time both of those competitions held the 50 km as an event.
Massimo Stano is a male Italian racewalker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing in the 19th position, and the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, finishing in first place. On 24 July 2022, Stano won the 2022 World Athletics Championships with a championship record.
Samuel Ireri Gathimba is a Kenyan racewalking athlete. He was the 20 kilometres walk gold medallist at the African Championships in Athletics in 2016. He holds a personal best of 1:19:24 hours.
Manuel Esteban Soto Ruiz is a Colombian male racewalking athlete who competes in the 20 kilometres race walk. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
María Pérez García is a Spanish race walker. She finished first in the 20 kilometers race walk and in the 35 kilometers race walk at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, fourth in the 20 kilometres walk at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Pérez won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, setting a championship record in the process. She is the world record holder for the 35 km race walk with a time of 2:37:15, set on 21 May 2023 at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Poděbrady, Czech Republic.
Vasiliy Vitalyevich Mizinov is a Russian racewalking athlete. He won a bronze medal in 20 kilometres race walk at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. Representing the Authorised Neutral Athletes at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, he won a silver medal in 20 kilometres walk. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, taking place in Tokyo, Japan in 2021, he was disqualified for going off-course.
Salih Korkmaz is a Turkish racewalking athlete.
Tatyana Nikolaevna Mineyeva is a Russian female former racewalking athlete. She won age category titles at international level, including the World Junior Championships in 2008, the European Race Walking Cup in 2009, and the European Athletics U23 Championships in 2011. She won a 20 kilometres race walk national title in 2011 and represented her country at senior level at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. She won the 2009 IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final race.
Katarzyna Zdziebło is a Polish racewalker. She won silver medals in the women's 20 kilometres walk and 35 kilometres walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Zdziebło earned also a silver in the 20 km walk at the 2022 European Championships.
Jonathan Hilbert is a German racewalker. He won the silver medal in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2019, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 23rd place.
Priyanka Goswami is an Indian athlete who competes in the 20 kilometres race walk. She represented India at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing in 17th position. She won the silver medal in the 10,000 meters walk at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk with a silver in the 10,000m event. She qualified for the Paris Olympics by meeting the mark at the Indian Open National Race Walking Competition in Ranchi on 14 February 2023.
Declan Tingay is an Australian racewalking athlete. He won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres walk at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Tingay is the Oceanian record holder for the 5000 m and 10,000 m walk.
Alexander David Hurtado Espinosa is an Ecuadorian racewalking athlete. He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.
César Augusto Rodríguez Diburga is a Peruvian racewalking athlete. He represented Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.
Jhon Alexander Castañeda Ángulo is a Colombian racewalking athlete. He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.
José Oswaldo Calel Sis is a Guatemalan racewalking athlete. He represented Guatemala at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.
Olga Chojecka is a Polish racewalker. She has won multiple medals at the Polish Championships and competed internationally.
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