2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

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The Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held on a loop course starting and finishing at Gukchae - bosang Memorial Park on August 31.

Olga Kaniskina of Russia looked to continue a series of major victories which had seen her win consecutive world titles (2007, 2009), the 2008 Olympic title and a gold medal at the 2010 European Championships. Two other Russians, Vera Sokolova and Anisya Kirdyapkina, had walked the two fastest times ever for the distance that February and comprised her primary opposition. Outside of the Russians, 2009 medallists Olive Loughnane and Liu Hong were the other major medal contenders. Other entrants were Qieyang Shenjie, Li Yanfei, Beatriz Pascual, Kumi Otoshi and Vera Santos – all of whom were among the fastest walkers that year.[1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Liu Hong
 China (CHN)		 Anisya Kirdyapkina
 Russia (RUS)		 Elisa Rigaudo

 Italy (ITA)

Records

World record  Vera Sokolova (RUS) 1:25:08 Sochi, Russia 26 February 2011
Championship record  Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 1:25:41 Helsinki, Finland 7 August 2005
World leading  Vera Sokolova (RUS) 1:25:08 Sochi, Russia 26 February 2011
African record  Grace Wanjiru Njue (KEN) 1:34:19 Nairobi, Kenya 1 August 2010
Asian record  Yan Wang (CHN) 1:26:22 Guangzhou, China 19 November 2001
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Maria Graciela Mendoza (MEX) 1:30:03 Mézidon-Canon, France 2 May 1999
South American record  Miriam Ramón (ECU) 1:31:25 Lima, Peru 7 May 2005
European record  Vera Sokolova (RUS) 1:25:08 Sochi, Russia 26 February 2011
Oceanian record  Jane Saville (AUS) 1:27:44 Naumburg, Germany 2 May 2004

Qualification standards

A time B time
1:33:30 1:38:00

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 31, 201109:00Final

Results

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Final

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Liu Hong China (CHN)1:30:00
2nd, silver medalist(s)Anisya Kirdyapkina Russia (RUS)1:30:13
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Elisa Rigaudo Italy (ITA)1:30:44SB
4Qieyang Shenjie China (CHN)1:31:14
5Susana Feitor Portugal (POR)1:31:26
6Ana Cabecinha Portugal (POR)1:31:36
7Kristina Saltanovič Lithuania (LTU)1:31:40SB
8Beatriz Pascual Spain (ESP)1:31:46
9Inês Henriques Portugal (POR)1:32:06
10Vera Sokolova Russia (RUS)1:32:13
11Olena Shumkina Ukraine (UKR)1:32:17SB
12María Vasco Spain (ESP)1:32:42
13Gao Ni China (CHN)1:32:49
14Regan Lamble Australia (AUS)1:33:38
15Olive Loughnane Ireland (IRL)1:34:02
16Tatiana Mineeva Russia (RUS)1:34:08
17Nastassia Yatsevich Belarus (BLR)1:34:09
18Jamy Franco Guatemala (GUA)1:34:36
19Kumi Otoshi Japan (JPN)1:34:37
20Claire Tallent Australia (AUS)1:34:46
21Mayumi Kawasaki Japan (JPN)1:35:03
22Johanna Jackson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)1:35:32
23Nadiia Borovska-Prokopuk Ukraine (UKR)1:35:38
24Lucie Pelantová Czech Republic (CZE)1:35:45
25Jeon Yong-eun South Korea (KOR)1:35:52SB
26Claudia Stef Romania (ROM)1:36:55
27Agnese Pastare Latvia (LAT)1:37:48
28Brigita Virbalytė Lithuania (LTU)1:38:39
29Maria Michta United States (USA)1:38:54
30Mária Czaková Slovakia (SVK)1:39:07
31Arabelly Orjuela Colombia (COL)1:39:28
32Ingrid Hernández Colombia (COL)1:39:53
33Zuzana Schindlerová Czech Republic (CZE)1:39:57
34Marie Polli Switzerland (SUI)1:40:28
35Milángela Rosales Venezuela (VEN)1:40:49
36Rachel Lavallée Seaman Canada (CAN)1:43:31
37Grace Wanjiru Kenya (KEN)1:43:59
38Yadira Guamán Ecuador (ECU)1:45:15
39Chaima Trabelsi Tunisia (TUN)1:46:29
Claudia Balderrama Bolivia (BOL)DSQ
María José Poves Spain (ESP)DSQ
Viktória Madarász Hungary (HUN)DSQ
Neringa Aidietytė Lithuania (LTU)DSQ
María Guadalupe Sánchez Mexico (MEX)DSQ
Olga Iakovenko Ukraine (UKR)DSQ
Sabine Krantz Germany (GER)DNF
Melanie Seeger Germany (GER)DNF
Masumi Fuchise Japan (JPN)DNF
Semiha Mutlu Turkey (TUR)DNF
DSQOlga Kaniskina Russia (RUS)1:29:42disqualified

References

  1. ↑ Martin, David (2011-08-21). Women's 20Km Race Walk - PREVIEW Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine.. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
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