The men's 20 kilometres 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 2007 World Championships in Athletics

2007 World Championships in Athletics

The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...

took place on August 26, 2007 in the streets of Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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The event saw some controversy as Francisco Javier Fernández, who finished second after overtaking Hatem Ghoula in the final straight, was disqualified after the race for lifting. However, following an appeal by the Spanish team the same day, video evidence was examined and Fernández was found to have walked in compliance with the rules. He was thus re-awarded the silver medal.

Jefferson Pérez became the first race walker to win three World Championship gold medals. Also, Fernández won his third consecutive silver medal. Hatem Ghoula became the first African race walker to win a World Championship medal.

Medallists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 2007 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		1:17.21	August 23, 2003	Paris, France
Event Record

Final ranking

Rank	Athlete	Time	Note
		1:22:20
		1:22:40
		1:22:40
4		1:23:36
5		1:23:39
6		1:23:42
7		1:23:52
8		1:24:10
9		1:24:35
10		1:24:39	SB
11		1:24:46
12		1:25:03
13		1:25:30
14		1:25:57
15		1:26:08
16		1:26:26
17		1:26:43
18		1:26:44
19		1:26:45
20		1:26:51
21		1:26:53
22		1:27:22
23		1:27:29
24		1:27:35
25		1:27:44
26		1:27:54
27		1:27:56
28		1:28:29
29		1:31:58
30		1:32:03
31		1:33:58
32		1:35:51
DISQUALIFIED (DSQ)
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DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
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See also

• Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games - Men's 20 kilometres walk
• 2007 Race Walking Year Ranking