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

None thumb|110px|Official Video The Men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 28 on a loop course starting and finishing at Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park in the center of Daegu. Forty-six men started the competition and 27 countries were represented. Valeriy Borchin entered as the reigning world and 2008 Olympic champion. The athletes on the Chinese and Russian teams led the rankings that year: Wang Zhen and Chu Yafei were the top two, while Borchin, world record holder Vladimir Kanaykin, and Sergey Morozov were in the top six. Wang Hao, Eder Sánchez and Jared Tallent had also performed well that year, as had Kim Hyun-sub, who represented the host nation.Rowbottom, Mike (2011-08-21). Men's 20Km Race Walk - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210651/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61172 2012-05-09 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. Italian Giorgio Rubino and Japan's Yusuke Suzuki were the early leaders after 5 km. The two remained half a minute ahead at 10 km, but Rubino fell off the pace and was later disqualified for lifting both feet off the ground. Borchin and Wang Zhen made up ground on Suzuki and after 15 km Borchin progressively pulled away to win the race and defend his title. In the last 5 km Vladimir Kanaykin and Luis Fernando López finished quickly to came away with the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Wang Zhen held on for fourth, with Stanislav Emelyanov fifth kKim Hyun-sub sixth.Rowbottom, Mike (2011-08-28). Men's 20Km Race Walk - Final - Borchin retains World title https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210730/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventReportsListDetail.aspx?id=61403 2012-05-09 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. At the time, Borchin became only the third walker to win consecutive 20 km world titles, joining Maurizio Damilano and Jefferson Pérez. Although his winning time was not especially quick, the race was undertaken in hot and humid conditions.Russia’s Borchin wins 20km walk. Korea Herald (2011-08-28). Retrieved on 2011-08-29. On 20 January 2015, Borchin was suspended for eight years from 15 October 2012, with his results between 14 July 2009 and 15 October 2012 (including his 2009 and 2011 World Championship gold medals) being deleted from the records. On the same day, Kanaykin was suspended for life starting from 17 December 2012, with all of his results between 11 February 2011 to 17 December 2012 (including his 2011 world Championship silver medal) being deleted from the records. López was therefore declared the 2011 World Champion, with his gold medal being Colombia's first ever medal in the history of the Championships, while Wang Zhen was promoted to silver. Stanislav Yemelyanov of Russia was originally promoted to the bronze medal, but he was suspended for eight years for a second doping offence from 7 April 2017, with all of his results from 2 June 2009 being deleted from the records (including these championships); this suspension was made indefinite on 2 June 2018. Accordingly, the IAAF informed the Korea Association of Athletics Federations (KAAF) that Kim would be awarded the bronze medal, South Korea's first ever at these Championships.https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190821002300315 8 years, 3 doping cases later, race walker becomes 1st S. Korean with world championships medal Yonhap News Agency Seoul 2019-08-21 2019-08-21 Medalists GoldSilverBronzeLuis Fernando LópezColombiaWang ZhenChinaKim Hyun-subSouth Korea Records World RecordVladimir Kanaykin RUS1:17:16Saransk, Russia29 September 2007Championship RecordJefferson Pérez ECU1:17:21Paris, France23 August 2003World LeadingWang Zhen CHN1:18:30Taicang, China22 April 2011African RecordHatem Ghoula TUN1:19:02Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany10 May 1997Asian RecordZhu Hongjun CHN1:17:41Cixi, China23 April 2005North, Central American and Caribbean recordJulio René Martínez GUA1:17:46Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany8 May 1999South American recordJefferson Pérez ECU1:17:21Paris, France23 August 2003European RecordVladimir Kanaykin RUS1:17:16Saransk, Russia29 September 2007Oceanian recordNathan Deakes AUS1:17:33Cixi, China23 April 2005 Qualification standards A timeB time 1:22:30 1:24:00 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 28, 2011 09:00 Final Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Final Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Luis Fernando López Colombia 1:20:38 SB Season best Wang Zhen China 1:20:54 Kim Hyun-sub South Korea 1:21:17 4 Yūsuke Suzuki Japan 1:21:39 5 Alex Schwazer Italy 1:21:50 SB 6 Erick Barrondo Guatemala 1:22:08 7 Chu Yafei China 1:22:10 8 Wang Hao China 1:22:49 9 Matej Tóth Slovakia 1:22:55 10 Eder Sánchez Mexico 1:23:05 11 João Vieira Portugal 1:23:26 12 Miguel Ángel López Spain 1:23:41 13 Anton Kucmin Slovakia 1:23:57 14 James Rendón Colombia 1:24:08 SB 15 Horacio Nava Mexico 1:24:15 16 Christopher Linke Germany 1:24:17 17 Caio Bonfim Brazil 1:24:29 18 Trevor Barron United States 1:24:33 19 Rafał Augustyn Poland 1:24:47 20 Byun Young-joon South Korea 1:24:48 21 Hassanine Sebei Tunisia 1:25:17 22 Jared Tallent Australia 1:25:25 23 Nazar Kovalenko Ukraine 1:25:50 24 Gurmeet Singh India 1:26:34 25 Babubhai Panucha India 1:26:53 26 David Kimutai Kenya 1:27:20 SB 27 Yerko Araya Chile 1:27:47 28 Hédi Teraoui Tunisia 1:29:48 29 Diego Flores Mexico 1:30:00 30 Juan Manuel Cano Argentina 1:30:00 31 Emerson Hernandez El Salvador 1:30:48 SB 32 Ronald Quispe Bolivia 1:32:09 PB 99 Moacir Zimmermann Brazil 9:99:99 DSQ 99 Gustavo Restrepo Colombia 9:99:99 DSQ 99 Giorgio Rubino Italy 9:99:99 DSQ 99 Anatole Ibáñez Sweden 9:99:99 DSQ 99 Paquillo Fernández Spain 9:99:99 DSQ 99 Adam Rutter Australia 9:99:99 DNF 99 Mauricio Arteaga Ecuador 9:99:99 DNF 99 Park Chil-sung South Korea 9:99:99 DNF 99 Valeriy Borchin Russia 9:99:99 DSQ doping (1:19:56) 99 Vladimir Kanaykin Russia 9:99:99 DSQ doping (1:20:27) 99 Stanislav Emelyanov Russia 9:99:99 DSQ doping (1:21:11) 99 Ruslan Dmytrenko Ukraine 9:99:99 DSQ doping (1:21:31) 99 Sergey Morozov Russia 9:99:99 DSQ doping (1:22:37) 99 Recep Çelik Turkey 9:99:99 DSQ doping (1:25:39) References External links 20 kilometres walk results at IAAF website 20 kilometres race walk men result at IAAF website Walk 20 Category:Race walking at the World Athletics Championships