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1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk

These are the official results of the men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1983 World Championships held on 12 August 1983 in Helsinki, Finland.

1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk

These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1995 World Championships held on Thursday 10 August 1995 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 26, 2007 in the streets of Osaka, Japan.

2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk

The men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on 1 September 2007 in the streets of Osaka, Japan.

2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

The Women's 20 km Race Walk event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 31, 2007 in the streets of Osaka, Japan.

Alain Lemercier

Alain Lemercier (born January 11, 1957 in Flers, Orne) is a retired male race walker from France, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992) during his career.

Benjamin Sánchez

Benjamin Sánchez Bermejo (born 10 March 1985 in Cieza, Murcia) is a Spanish race walker.

Bernardo Segura

Bernardo Segura Rivera (born February 11, 1970 in San Mateo Atenco) is a Mexican race walker.

Carlo Mattioli

Carlo Mattioli (born October 23, 1954 in Pergola, Pesaro e Urbino) is a retired male race walker from Italy, who represented his native country twice at the Olympic Games: 1984 and 1988.

Denis Langlois

Denis Langlois (born 10 December 1968 in Drancy) is a French race walker.

Graciela Mendoza

María Graciela Mendoza Barrios (born March 23, 1963 in Ixtapan del Oro, Estado de México) is a retired female race walker from Mexico.

Jean-Marie Neff

Jean-Marie Neff (born September 29, 1961 in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin) is a retired male race walker from France, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Juan Manuel Molina

Juan Manuel Molina Morote (born March 15, 1979 in Cieza, Murcia) is a male former race walker from Spain.

Paquillo Fernández

Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez, more known as Paquillo Fernández, (born on 6 March 1977 in Guadix, Province of Granada, Andalusia) is a Spanish race walker.

René Piller

René Piller (born April 23, 1965 in Héricourt, Haute-Saône) is a retired male race walker from France, who competed in three Summer Olympics during his career.

Thierry Toutain

Thierry Toutain (born February 14, 1962 in Fourmies) is a retired French race walker.

Tim Seaman

Timothy ("Tim") M. Seaman (born May 14, 1972 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island) is a male race walker from the United States.

Tom Bosworth

Thomas Stewart "Tom" Bosworth (born 17 January 1990) is a British race walker who holds two British Records.

Uģis Brūvelis

Uģis Brūvelis (born June 28, 1971 in Balgale parish) is a Latvian race walker.

Valérie Nadaud

Valérie Lévêque-Nadaud (born March 16, 1968 in Soyaux, Charente) is a retired female race walker from France.


see also

Doug Logan

Logan was the CEO of USA Track & Field, the national governing body for track and field, long distance running and race walking from 2008 to 2010.

José Alessandro Bagio

On March 31, 2011, Bagio was tested positive for the steroid called 19-Norandrosterone, during a national race walking competition in Brazil, a year before.