| Host City: Tokyo, Japan |
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| Dates: August 23 – September 1 |
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| Nations participating: 167 |
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| Athletes participating: 1517 |
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Main venue: Olympic Stadium
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| “It was like a sauna with 11 million people in it,” said defending champion Gauder of the conditions. Even with a 7:00 start, the temperature was 25°C and humidity 97%. Potashov and Perlov upped the pace after 20Km (1:33:03), taking with them Gauder and Popovih. The four were all still in contention at halfway, but Potashov and Perlov pulled clear of Gauder, who in turn dropped the third Soviet. The two leaders, friends for 16 years, were together for the rest of the race and decided to attempt a dead heat. “Fifty metres before the finish we thought it would be better not to compete and finish together. It was better for me to walk with Potashov than to walk alone,” said Perlov. The two crossed the line with their arms around each other, but the photograph showed that Potashov had “won” by a margin of 0.01. There were 12 non-finishers in the torrid conditions, including two-time medallist Weigel. |
| These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1991 World Championships held on Saturday August 31, 1991, in Tokyo, Japan, with the start at 07:00h local time. There were a total number of 38 participating athletes. |
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50km Race Walk |
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31 August |
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Final |
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| 1 |
Aleksandr Potashov |
URS |
12 Mar 62 |
3.53.09 |
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| 2 |
Andrey Perlov |
URS |
12 Dec 61 |
3.53.09 |
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| 3 |
Hartwig Gauder |
GER |
10 Nov 54 |
3.55.14 |
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| 4 |
Vitaliy Popovich |
URS |
22 Oct 62 |
4.00.10 |
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| 5 |
Valentin Kononen |
FIN |
7 Mar 69 |
4.02.34 |
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| 6 |
Giuseppe De Gaetano |
ITA |
4 Oct 66 |
4.03.43 |
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| 7 |
Fumio Imamura |
JPN |
5 Nov 66 |
4.06.07 |
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| 8 |
René Piller |
FRA |
23 Apr 65 |
4.06.30 |
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| 9 |
Godfried De Jonckheere |
BEL |
1 Jul 52 |
4.07.44 |
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| 10 |
Les Morton |
GBR |
1 Jul 58 |
4.09.18 |
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| 11 |
Martín Bermúdez |
MEX |
19 Jul 58 |
4.11.56 |
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| 12 |
José Marín |
ESP |
20 Jan 50 |
4.13.19 |
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| 13 |
Tadahiro Kosaka |
JPN |
10 Feb 60 |
4.13.32 |
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| 14 |
Gyula Dudás |
HUN |
20 Aug 66 |
4.14.23 |
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| 15 |
Tim Berrett |
CAN |
23 Jan 65 |
4.14.35 |
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| 16 |
Pavol Szikora |
SVK |
26 Mar 52 |
4.14.59 |
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| 17 |
Jorge Llopart |
ESP |
5 May 52 |
4.16.36 |
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| 18 |
Hubert Sonnek |
TCH |
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4.26.24 |
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| 19 |
Torsten Trampeli |
GER |
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4.27.23 |
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| 20 |
Jaroslav Makovec |
TCH |
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4.29.45 |
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| 21 |
German Sanchez |
MEX |
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4.34.41 |
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| 22 |
Paul Blagg |
GBR |
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4.35.22 |
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| 23 |
Takehiro Sonohara |
JPN |
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4.38.09 |
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| 24 |
Christopher Maddocks |
GBR |
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4.39.15 |
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| - |
Simon Baker |
AUS |
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DNF |
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| - |
Sandro Bellucci |
ITA |
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DNF |
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| - |
Martial Fesselier |
FRA |
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DNF |
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| - |
Robert Korzeniowski |
POL |
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DNF |
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| - |
Basilio Labrador |
ESP |
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DNF |
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| - |
Veijo Savikko |
FIN |
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DNF |
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| - |
Ronald Weigel |
GER |
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DNF |
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| - |
Bo Gustafsson |
SWE |
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DNF |
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| - |
Giovanni Perricelli |
ITA |
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DNF |
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| - |
Hector Moreno |
COL |
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DNF |
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| - |
Carl Schueler |
USA |
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DNF |
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| - |
Antonio Kohler |
BRA |
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DNF |
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| - |
Enrique Vera-Ybanez |
SWE |
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DQ |
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| - |
Rodrigo Serrano |
MEX |
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DQ |
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| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1991 |
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| 1 |
Jorge Llopart |
 ESP |
3:44:33 |
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| 2 |
Fumio Imamura |
 JPN |
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| 3 |
Martial Fesselier |
 FRA |
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| 4 |
Antonio Kohler |
 BRA |
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Sandro Bellucci |
 ITA |
3:48:08 |
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| 6 |
Robert Korzeniowski |
 POL |
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| 7 |
Martín Bermúdez |
 MEX |
3:43:36 |
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| 8 |
Pavol Szikora |
 TCH |
3:42:20 |
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| 9 |
Takehiro Sonohara |
JPN |
4:00:11 |
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| 10 |
Andrey Perlov |
 URS |
3:37:41 |
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| 11 |
Jaroslav Makovec |
TCH |
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| 12 |
Valentin Kononen |
 FIN |
3:48:54 |
3:48:54 |
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Ronald Weigel |
 GER |
3:38:17 |
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| 14 |
Veijo Savikko |
FIN |
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| 15 |
Rodrigo Serrano |
MEX |
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| 16 |
Carl Schueler |
 USA |
3:57:09 |
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| 17 |
Germán Sánchez |
MEX |
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| 18 |
Hartwig Gauder |
GER |
3:39:45 |
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| 19 |
Hector Moreno |
 COL |
4:01:31 |
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| 20 |
Les Morton |
 GBR |
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| 21 |
Torsten Trampeli |
GER |
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| 22 |
Paul Blagg |
GBR |
3:59:55 |
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| 23 |
Simon Baker |
 AUS |
3:43:13 |
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| 24 |
Giuseppe De Gaetano |
ITA |
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| 25 |
Tim Berrett |
 CAN |
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| 26 |
Gyula Dudás |
 HUN |
3:53:47 |
3:53:47 |
| 27 |
Hubert Sonnek |
TCH |
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| 28 |
Basilio Labrador |
ESP |
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| 29 |
Godfried Dejonckheere |
 BEL |
3:47:34 |
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| 30 |
Vitaliy Popovich |
URS |
3:43:57 |
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| 31 |
Giovanni Perricelli |
ITA |
3:47:14 |
3:49:40 |
| 32 |
José Marín |
ESP |
3:40:46 |
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| 33 |
Christopher Maddocks |
GBR |
3:51:37 |
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| 34 |
Aleksandr Potashov |
URS |
3:40:02 |
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| 35 |
René Piller |
FRA |
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| 36 |
Tadahiro Kosaka |
JPN |
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| 37 |
Enrique Vera |
 SWE |
3:43:59 |
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| 38 |
Bo Gustafsson |
SWE |
3:44:49 |
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