2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk
Encyclopedia
The Women's 20 km walk
event at the 2006 European Championships
was held on August 9, 2006 in Gothenburg, Sweden, with the start at 17:15h.
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 2006 European Championships
2006 European Championships in Athletics
The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"...
was held on August 9, 2006 in Gothenburg, Sweden, with the start at 17:15h.
Medalists
| Gold |  Ryta TuravaRyta Turava Ryta Turava is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking. She was born in Vitebsk.... Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... (BLR) |
| Silver |  Olga KaniskinaOlga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... 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) |
| Bronze |  Elisa RigaudoElisa Rigaudo Elisa Rigaudo is an Italian race walker from Cuneo. In 2002 she received a public warning for a doping offence.-Achievements:-References:*... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (ITA) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record WL world leading AR area record NR national record personal best season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2006 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record | 1:24.50 | March 4, 2001 | Adler Adlersky City District Adlersky City District is the southernmost of four city districts of the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, lying along the Black Sea coast near the southern Russian border with Abkhazia, Georgia... , 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... |
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| Event Record | 1:26.42 | August 7, 2002 |  Munich, Germany |
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Results
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
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| 1:27:08 | |||
| 1:28:35 | |||
| 1:28:37 | |||
| 4 | 1:28:45 | ||
| 5 | 1:29:27 | ||
| 6 | 1:29:56 | ||
| 7 | 1:30:31 | NR Polish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * * * *... |
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| 8 | 1:30:41 | ||
| 9 | 1:31:02 | NR Latvian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Latvia maintained by its national athletics federation: Latvijas Vieglatlētikas Savienība .-Men:-Women:-U23 Men:-Junior Men:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing... |
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| 10 | 1:31:29 | ||
| 11 | 1:31:35 | ||
| 12 | 1:31:58 | ||
| 13 | 1:32:14 | NR Slovakian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Slovakia maintained by its national athletics federation: Slovenský Atletický Zväz .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:x = mixed competitionOT = oversized track-External links:* *... |
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| 14 | 1:32:19 | ||
| 15 | 1:32:50 | ||
| 16 | 1:33:10 | ||
| 17 | 1:33:39 | ||
| 18 | 1:33:56 | ||
| 19 | 1:35:03 | ||
| 20 | 1:36:03 | ||
| 21 | 1:36:20 | ||
| 22 | 1:38:25 | ||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | DNF | ||
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | DSQ | ||