World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by World Athletics. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. The first women's edition of the event happened in 1979. 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 then IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships until 2018. In 2004, a junior division was added for athletes between 16 and 20. Since 2008 it has been a constituent meeting of the World Athletics Challenge – Race Walking.
| World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Racewalking competitions |
| Date | various |
| Frequency | biannual |
| Location | various |
| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Organised by | World Athletics |
From 1975 to 1997 was awarded Lugano Trophy for combined team (20K + 50K). Since 1993 the medals have been awarded for the single events of the 20K and 50K teams, therefore in the 1993, 1995 and 1997 editions three team medals were assigned, from 1999 the combined was abolished and the team medals remained two until the present day.[1]
Host cities
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The 2016 Cup was due to be held in Cheboksary, Russia. However the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions. This event was relocated.[2]
The 2020 Championships, planned in Minsk, Belarus, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] World Athletics announce Oman to host 2022 Race during 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Events
edit| Event | Individual | Team | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 20 km individual | 28 | 1961 | 2018 | |
| Men's 20 km team | 14 | 1993 | 2022 | |
| Men's 35 km | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Men's 10 km (junior) | 9 | 9 | 2004 | 2022 |
| Women's 20 km individual | 11 | 1999 | 2022 | |
| Women's 20 km team | 21 | 1979 | 2022 | |
| Women's 35 km | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Women's 10 km (junior) | 9 | 9 | 2004 | 2022 |
| Defunct events | ||||
| Men's 50 km individual | 28 | 1961 | 2018 | |
| Men's 50 km team | 13 | 1993 | 2018 | |
| Women's 5 km individual | 4 | 1975 | 1981 | |
| Women's 10 km individual | 8 | 1983 | 1997 | |
| Women's 50 km | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
| 95 | ||||
Championships records
editKey: Defunct event
Men
edit| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | 1:18:15 | Paquillo Fernández |  Spain |
10 May 2008 | 2008 | Cheboksary, Russia | [5] |
| 35 km | 2:36:14 | Perseus Karlstrom |  Sweden |
5 March 2022 | 2022 | Muscat, Oman | [6] |
| 50 km | 3:34:14 | Denis Nizhegorodov |  Russia |
11 May 2008 | 2008 | Cheboksary, Russia | [5] |
| 10 km (Junior event) | 39:40 | Gao Wenkui |  China |
3 May 2014 | 2014 | Taicang, China |
Women
edit| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | 22:51 | Marion Fawkes |  Great Britain |
29/30 September 1979 | 1979 | Eschborn, West Germany | [5] |
| 10 km | 41:52 | Irina Stankina | Russia |
19 April 1997 | 1997 | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | [5] |
| 20 km | 1:25:42 | Olga Kaniskina | Russia |
11 May 2008 | 2008 | Cheboksary, Russia | [5] |
| 35 km | 2:48:33 | Glenda Morejón |  Ecuador |
5 March 2022 | 2022 | Muscat, Oman | [7] |
| 50 km | 4:04:36 | Liang Rui | China |
5 May 2018 | 2018 | Taicang, China | [8] |
| 10 km (Junior event) | 42:44 | Tatyana Kalmykova | Russia |
10 May 2008 | 2008 | Cheboksary, Russia | [5] |
Medal summary
editLegend: Where there is the symbol
, the original top three result has been adjusted due to doping disqualifications.
Men
edit20 km
edit35 km
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Country | Athlete | Country | Athlete | Country | |
| 2022 | Perseus Karlström | Sweden |
Alvaro Martin | Spain |
Miguel Angel Lopez | Spain |
50 km
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In 2008, Vladimir Kanaykin from Russia was initially 2nd and silver medallist in 3:36:55, but disqualified because of doping violations.[5]
In 2012, original gold medallist Sergey Kirdyapkin, Igor Erokhin original silver medallist and fourth-placer Sergey Bakulin all from Russia, had their times and placings annulled due to doping violations. In 2016, Alex Schwazer from 
Italy was initially 1st and gold medallist, but disqualified because of doping violations.
Lugano Trophy
editTeam ranking that combining results of 20 km and 50 km.[9]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  United Kingdom 53 |
Sweden 53 |
Italy 28 |
| 1963 | United Kingdom 93 |
 Hungary 64 |
Sweden 63 |
| 1965 |  East Germany 117 |
United Kingdom 87 |
Hungary 64 |
| 1967 | East Germany 128 |
 Soviet Union 107 |
United Kingdom 104 |
| 1970 | East Germany 134 |
Soviet Union 125 |
 West Germany 88 |
| 1973 | East Germany 139 |
Soviet Union 134 |
Italy 104 |
| 1975 | Soviet Union 117 |
East Germany 105 |
West Germany 102 |
| 1977 |  Mexico 185 |
East Germany 180 |
Italy 160 |
| 1979 | Mexico 240 |
Soviet Union 235 |
East Germany 201 |
| 1981 | Italy 227 |
Soviet Union 227 |
Mexico 221 |
| 1983 | Soviet Union 231 |
Italy 189 |
Mexico 146 |
| 1985 | East Germany 234 |
Soviet Union 234 |
Italy 233 |
| 1987 | Soviet Union 607 |
Italy 569 |
East Germany 518 |
| 1989 | Soviet Union 585 |
Italy 534 |
 France 516 |
| 1991 | Italy 517 |
Germany 491 |
Mexico 487 |
| 1993 | Mexico 540 |
Spain 491 |
Italy 487 |
| 1995 | Mexico 846 |
Italy 815 |
China 805 |
| 1997 | Russia 865 |
Mexico 802 |
 Belarus 801 |
Teams 20 km
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Mexico 265 |
Italy 244 |
Spain 240 |
| 1995 | China 436 |
Italy 422 |
Mexico 420 |
| 1997
|
Russia 431 |
Belarus 413 |
Mexico 403 |
| 1999 | Russia 19 |
Mexico 28 |
China 29 |
| 2002 | Russia 24 |
Belarus 28 |
Italy 34 |
| 2004 | China 18 |
Ecuador 35 |
Italy 35 |
| 2006 | Spain 33 |
 Australia 37 |
Russia 37 |
| 2008
|
Russia 11 |
Spain 22 |
Australia 47 |
| 2010
|
China 9 |
Russia 25 |
Mexico 41 |
| 2012
|
China 14 |
 Ukraine 15 |
Australia 56 |
| 2014 | Ukraine 18 |
China 23 |
 Japan 35 |
| 2016 | China 16 |
 Canada 27 |
Ecuador 41 |
| 2018 | Japan 12 |
Italy 29 |
China 42 |
| 2022 | Ecuador 25 |
Japan 26 |
China 45 |
| 2024 | Spain 13 |
Japan 26 |
Italy 33 |
Teams 35 km
editTeams 50 km
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Mexico 275 |
Spain 251 |
France 245 |
| 1995 | Mexico 426 |
Russia 419 |
Spain 413 |
| 1997 | Russia 434 |
 Slovakia 415 |
Spain 407 |
| 1999 | Russia 14 |
Spain 26 |
Germany 55 |
| 2002 | Russia 7 |
France 59 |
China 78 |
| 2004 | Russia 8 |
China 14 |
Spain 23 |
| 2006 | Spain 20 |
 Poland 38 |
China 39 |
| 2008
|
Italy 28 |
Mexico 29 |
Spain 30 |
| 2010 | China 21 |
Mexico 22 |
Russia 38 |
| 2012
|
China 28 |
Ukraine 31 |
Mexico 43 |
| 2014
|
Ukraine 19 |
China 34 |
Spain 70 |
| 2016
|
Italy 14 |
Ukraine 25 |
Spain 30 |
| 2018 | Japan 10 |
Ukraine 29 |
Poland 37 |
Women
edit5 km
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Country | Athlete | Country | Athlete | Country | |
| 1975† | Margareta Simu | Sweden |
Siv Gustavsson | Sweden |
Britt Holmquist | Sweden |
| 1977† | Siv Gustavsson | Sweden |
Carol Tyson | United Kingdom |
Margareta Simu | Sweden |
| 1979 | Marion Fawkes | United Kingdom |
Carol Tyson | United Kingdom |
Thorill Gylder |  Norway |
| 1981 | Siv Gustavsson | Sweden |
Aleksandra Derevinskaya | USSR |
Lyudmila Khrushcheva | USSR |
† Invitational, non-cup event.
10 km
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Country | Athlete | Country | Athlete | Country | |
| 1983 | Xu Yongjiu | China |
Natalya Sharipova | USSR |
Sue Cook | Australia |
| 1985 | Yan Hong | China |
Guan Ping | China |
Olga Krishtop Aleksandra Grigoryeva |
USSR USSR |
| 1987 | Olga Krishtop | USSR |
Irina Strakhova | USSR |
Jin Bingjie | China |
| 1989 | Beate Anders | East Germany |
Kerry Saxby | Australia |
Ileana Salvador | Italy |
| 1991 | Irina Strakhova | USSR |
Graciela Mendoza | Mexico |
Yelena Sayko | USSR |
| 1993 | Wang Yan | China |
Sari Essayah |  Finland |
Yelena Nikolayeva |  Russia |
| 1995 | Gao Hongmiao | China |
Yelena Nikolayeva | Russia |
Liu Hongyu | China |
| 1997 | Irina Stankina | Russia |
Olimpiada Ivanova | Russia |
Gu Yan | China |
20 km
edit35 km
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Country | Athlete | Country | Athlete | Country | |
| 2022 | Glenda Morejón | Ecuador |
Li Maocuo | China |
Katarzyna Zdziebło | Poland |
50 km
editTeams 20 km
edit* Invitation event
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975* | Sweden 70 |
Great Britain & NI 46 |
France 42 |
| 1977 | No team contest | ||
| 1979 | Great Britain & NI 85 |
Sweden 74 |
Norway 69 |
| 1981 | USSR 105 |
Sweden 104 |
Australia 90 |
| 1983 | PR of China 132 |
USSR 130 |
Australia 126 |
| 1985 | PR of China 104 |
USSR 98 |
Canada 74 |
| 1987 | USSR 203 |
Spain 174 |
Australia 167 |
| 1989 | USSR 218 |
PR of China 212 |
Italy 203 |
| 1991 | USSR 203 |
Italy 180 |
Mexico 162 |
| 1993 | Italy 196 |
PR of China 193 |
Russia 193 |
| 1995
|
PR of China 443 |
Italy 427 |
Russia 424 |
| 1997 | Russia 440 |
Italy 435 |
PR of China 425 |
| 1999 | PR of China 13 |
Russia 16 |
Mexico 54 |
| 2002 | Russia 9 |
Italy 26 |
 Romania 42 |
| 2004 | PR of China 18 |
Russia 28 |
Romania 41 |
| 2006 | Russia 10 |
PR of China 19 |
Belarus 25 |
| 2008 | Russia 7 |
 Portugal 24 |
Spain 38 |
| 2010 | Portugal 13 |
Spain 22 |
PR of China 32 |
| 2012
|
Spain 16 |
Russia 27 |
PR of China 32 |
| 2014
|
Russia 8 PR of |
China 22 |
Portugal 36 |
| 2016
|
PR of China 14 |
Australia 40 |
 Colombia 58 |
| 2018 | PR of China 17 |
Italy 38 |
Spain 40 |
| 2022 | PR of China 10 |
 Greece 30 |
 India 61 |
| 2024 | China 15 |
 Peru 15 |
Spain 31 |
Teams 35 km
editTeams 50 km
editMixed
editMedal table
editIndividual overall
editMen and women senior and junior only individual events update to 2024 edition.[10][11]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
26 | 26 | 12 | 64 |
| 2 | Russia |
15 | 16 | 19 | 50 |
| 3 | Mexico |
15 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Germany |
11 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Spain |
7 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Soviet Union |
6 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 | Italy |
6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 8 | Japan |
6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Ecuador |
6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Sweden |
5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Australia |
4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | Great Britain |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Colombia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Ukraine |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Peru |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Belarus |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovakia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Poland |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Finland |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Norway |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Portugal |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 25 |  Ethiopia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Brazil |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 |  United States |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Guatemala |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| India |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kenya |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (33 entries) | 122 | 122 | 123 | 367 | |
Individual senior
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
14 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 2 | China |
13 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Germany |
11 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Russia |
10 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Soviet Union |
6 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
| 6 | Spain |
6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Sweden |
5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Ecuador |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Great Britain |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Japan |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 12 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | Ukraine |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Peru |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | Belarus |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovakia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Poland |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Finland |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Norway |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Portugal |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 24 | Brazil |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| United States |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 | France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenya |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 88 | 88 | 88 | 264 | |
Individual junior
editDoping
editThe competition conducts doping tests on participating athletes and several have been disqualified from the races as a result. Ukraine's Olga Leonenko became the first doping disqualification, having originally finished seventh in 1995. Daniel Plaza became the first man in 1997 and was again disqualified in 1999. Nine years passed without incident then in 2008 two Russians were excluded Viktor Burayev and Vladimir Kanaykin – the latter was the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the cup.[12]
In 2010 fourth place Erik Tysse was removed. Four athletes were disqualified for doping at the 2012 edition: silver medallist Igor Yerokhin was the most prominent, followed by fifth place Sergey Morozov, then Turkish walkers Recep Çelik and Handan Koçyiğit Cavdar.[12] Yuriy Andronov became the fifth Russian to be caught doping at the event in 2014.[13]
Outside of the event, several medallists have been later disqualified for doping, including women's winners Olga Kaniskina and Elena Lashmanova,[14] and men's runners-up Valeriy Borchin and Alex Schwazer.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "TAICANG 2018 - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). iaaf.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "IAAF provisionally suspends Russian Member Federation ARAF". iaaf.org. 13 November 2015.
- ↑ "World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Minsk postponed". World Athletics. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ "Oman to host 2020 World Race Walking Team Championships". Oman Daily Observer. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - SARANSK 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF). IAAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 35km Race Walk Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Women's 35km Race Walk Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Women's 50km Race Walk Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ "IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - TAICANG 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). iaaf.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). worldathletics.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ↑ "WORLD ATHLETICS RACE WALKING TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS TAICANG 2018 - MEDAL TABLE". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- 1 2 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. Archived 2014-05-03 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Doping Sanctions: Positive cases in athletics - Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of November 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-12-20.
- ↑ Wilderjune, Charly (2015-06-16). Where Racewalking Is King, the Antidoping Officials Are Busy. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Lane, Samantha (2015-01-21). Jared Tallent furious doping Russians get to keep Olympic gold. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.