1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk

These are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...

event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with the race held on 18 August 1998.

Medalists

Gold	Ilya Markov Ilya Markov Ilya Vladislavovich Markov is a Russian race walker.-Achievements:-References:*... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS)
Silver	Aigars Fadejevs Aigars Fadejevs Aigars Fadejevs is a Latvian athlete, competing in 20 km, 50 km walk and marathon running.Fadejevs has competed in 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th in 20 km walk and in 2000 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in 50 km,2004 Olympic,50 km 11th,20 km 9th... Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... (LAT)
Bronze	Francisco Javier Fernández Francisco Javier Fernández Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez is a Spanish race walker. He specializes in the 20 km race walk.... Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... (ESP)

Abbreviations

All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

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

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships
World Record		1:18:04	April 7, 1994	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , PR China
Event Record		1:18:45	August 8, 1994	Helsinki, Finland

Final ranking

Rank	Athlete	Time	Note
		1:21:10
		1:21:25
		1:21:39
4		1:21.53
5		1:22.12
6		1:22.46
7		1:23.02
8		1:23.32
9		1:23.36
10		1:25.06	SB 1998 Race Walking Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km...
11		1:25.54
12		1:25.57
13		1:26.04
14		1:26.28
15		1:26.43
16		1:27.07
17		1:27.25
18		1:27.51
19		1:27.56
20		1:29.38
21		1:30.16
22		1:30.19
23		1:32.28
24		1:35.55
25		1:38.58
DISQUALIFIED (DSQ)
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DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
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Medalists

Abbreviations

Records

Final ranking

See also