2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk explained

Event:Men's 50 kilometres walk
Competition:European Athletics Championships

These are the official results of the Men's 50 km walk event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany, held on August 8, 2002. Poland's Robert Korzeniowski set a new world record, clocking a total time of 3:36:39, defeating Valeriy Spitsyn's 3:37:26 from May 21, 2000 set in Moscow, Russia.

Medalists

Gold Robert Korzeniowski
Poland (POL)
Silver Aleksey Voyevodin
Russia (RUS)
Bronze Jesús Ángel García
Spain (ESP)

Abbreviations

DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
WL world leading
AR area record
CR event record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2002 European Athletics Championships
3:37:26 May 21, 2000 Moscow, Russia
3:40:55 August 31, 1986 Stuttgart, West Germany
Standing records after the 2002 European Athletics Championships
3:36:39 August 8, 2002 Munich, Germany
Event Record

Final

RankAthleteTimeNote
3:36:39 WR
3:40:16 SB
3:44:33 SB
4 3:48:58
5 3:50:16
6 3:50:47 SB
7 3:51:47 SB
8 3:52:17
9 3:52:36 SB
10 3:54:35
11 3:55:34
12 3:55:50
13 3:56:32 SB
14 4:00:31 SB
15 4:03:20 SB
16 4:03:39
17 4:07:03
18 4:07:20 SB
19 4:14:39
20 4:19:08
DISQUALIFIED (DQ)
- DQ
- DQ
- DQ
- DQ
- DQ
- DQ
- DQ
- DQ
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
- DNF
- DNF
DID NOT START (DNS)
- DNS

See also

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