Lugano Trophy (World Race Walking Cup)

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Lugano Trophy, set up in 1961 at the occasion of the first edition of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, so in the Lugano 1961 edition, represented the team rankings that combined the 20 km race walk and 50 km race walk events. [1] It was held until 1997 and since 1993 two different team rankings were drawn for 20 km and for 50 km, so for three editions (1993, 1995 and 1997), three titles were assigned for team race.

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Podium

Until 1985, the first 4 classifieds of each nation were ranked for team ranking since 1987. In any case, the medals were awarded to the participants, although they did not finish the race.

YearGoldSilverBronze
1961 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 53Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 53 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 28
1963 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 93Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 64Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 63
1965 Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 117Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 87Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 64
1967 Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 128Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 107Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 104
1970 Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 134Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 125Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 88
1973 Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 139Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 134 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 104
1975 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 117Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 105Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 102
1977 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 185Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 180 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 160
1979 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 240Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 235Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 201
1981 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 227Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 227Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 221
1983 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 231 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 189Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 146
1985 Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 234Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 234 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 233
1987 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 607 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 569Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 518
1989 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 585 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 534Flag of France.svg  France 516
1991 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 517Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 491Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 487
1993 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 540Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 491 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 487
1995 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 846 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 815Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 805
1997 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 865Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 802Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 801

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The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. It was formerly known as the Lugano Cup after the city that hosted the first event, then became the IAAF World Race Walking Cup until 2016 and than IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships until 2018. In 2004, a junior division was added, consisting of men and women aged under 20. Since 2008 it has been a constituent meeting of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge.

The 1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 1 and 2 May 1999 in the streets of Mézidon-Canon, France. From this year on, there was no combined men's team trophy, just the separate standings for the two races, and the women's team trophy was no longer called "Eschborn Cup" as before with their distance being increased from 10 km to 20 km.

The 1995 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 29 and 30 April 1995 in the streets of Beijing, China. The event was also known as IAAF/Reebok World Race Walking Cup.

The 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 24 and 25 April 1993 in the streets of Monterrey, Mexico. The event was also known as IAAF/Reebok World Race Walking Cup. For the first time, event specific team standings were introduced for the men's 20 km and 50 km competitions.

The 1991 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 1 and 2 June 1991 in the streets of San Jose, California, USA. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup. The course followed a loop along Park Avenue and Almaden Boulevard, north and east of the intersection.

The 1989 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 27 and 28 May 1989 in the streets of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, suburb of Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.

The 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 2 and 3 May 1987 in the streets of New York City, USA. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup.

The 1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 28 and 29 September 1985 in the streets of St John's, Isle of Man. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup.

The 1983 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 24 and 25 September 1983 in the streets of Bergen, Norway. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup.

The 1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 3 and 4 October 1981 in the streets of Valencia, Spain. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup.

The 1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, on October 15–16, 1961. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy.

The 1963 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Varese, Italy, on October 12–13, 1963. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy.

The 1965 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Pescara, Italy, on October 9–10, 1965. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy.

The 1967 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Bad Saarow, German Democratic Republic, on October 15, 1967. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy.

The 1970 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Eschborn, Federal Republic of Germany, on October 10, 1970. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy.

The 1973 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Lugano, Switzerland, on October 12–13, 1973. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy.

The 1975 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Le Grand-Quevilly, France, on October 11–12, 1975. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy. For the first time, there was a women's 5 km race held as invitation event.

The 1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, on 24–25 September 1977. For the first time, a new competition name IAAF Race Walking World Cup was introduced replacing the former Lugano Trophy. As in 1975, there was a women's 5 km race held as invitation event. Mexico was dominant in the men's events, taking the team title and the top two spots in the 20 km and 50 km events through Daniel Bautista, Domingo Colín, Raúl González and Pedro Aroche. Sweden's Siv Gustavsson won the invitational women's event.

The 1979 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Eschborn, Federal Republic of Germany, on September 29–30, 1979. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup. The women's 5 km race was now officially introduced into the competition with the women's teams competing for the Eschborn Cup.

Italian team at the running events

The Italian team at the running events represents Italy at senior level at the road running, racewalking, cross country running and track long-distance running events, such as World championships, World of European Cups.

References

  1. "IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - TAICANG 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 5 August 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)