2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The Men's 20 km Walk at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Saturday August 4, 2001, with the start at 15:50h.
Medalists
| Gold | Russia (RUS) |
| Silver | Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Russia (RUS) |
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 |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | 1:17.46 | May 8, 1999 | ||
| 1:17.46 | May 19, 2000 | |||
| Event Record | 1:19.37 | August 24, 1991 | ||
| Season Best | 1:18:05 | March 4, 2001 | ||
Startlist
| № | Athlete | Season Best | Personal Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| 668 | 1:24:33 | 1:24:33 | |
| 788 | 1:20:49 | 1:17:56 | |
| 964 | 1:18:06 | 1:18:06 | |
| 256 | 1:22:27 | 1:21:58 | |
| 979 | 1:19:36 | 1:18:30 | |
| 661 | 1:21:20 | 1:19:29 | |
| 463 | 1:19:32 | 1:18:42 | |
| 931 | 1:22:34 | 1:21:35 | |
| 39 | 1:18:14 | 1:18:14 | |
| 153 | 1:23:46 | 1:21:46 | |
| 797 | 1:19:00 | ||
| 304 | 1:21:09 | 1:21:09 | |
| 200 | 1:21:10 | 1:18:32 | |
| 114 | 1:21:43 | 1:19:48 | |
| 744 | 1:22:09 | 1:22:09 | |
| 963 | 1:20:14 | 1:18:16 | |
| 878 | 1:31:22 | ||
| 389 | 1:22:16 | 1:21:26 | |
| 110 | 1:19:15 | ||
| 559 | 1:21:11 | 1:21:11 | |
| 584 | 1:22:10 | 1:22:10 | |
| 261 | 1:20:21 | 1:19:18 | |
| 172 | 1:29:09 | 1:21:03 | |
| 514 | 1:23:04 | 1:21:52 | |
| 921 | 1:22:52 | 1:20:59 | |
| 1108 | 1:21:41 | 1:19:02 | |
| 477 | 1:22:49 | 1:22:05 | |
| 1199 | 1:26:15 | 1:23:42 | |
| 719 | 1:19:53 | 1:19:36 | |
| 112 | 1:19:45 | 1:18:18 | |
| 281 | 1:18:24 | ||
| 590 | 1:21:42 | 1:20:28 | |
| 787 | 1:19:03 | ||
| 746 | 1:22:35 | 1:22:35 | |
| 297 | 1:19:47 | 1:18:56 | |
| 698 | 1:22:35 | 1:22:35 | |
| 984 | 1:20:30 | 1:17:46 |
Intermediates
| Rank | Number | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 979 | 20:40 | |
| 2 | 963 | 20:41 | |
| 3 | 261 | 20:41 | |
| 4 | 719 | 20:41 | |
| 5 | 787 | 20:42 | |
| 10 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 963 | 41:05 | |
| 2 | 979 | 41:05 | |
| 3 | 297 | 41:05 | |
| 4 | 787 | 41:05 | |
| 5 | 719 | 41:05 | |
| 15 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 979 | 1:01:17 | |
| 2 | 39 | 1:01:17 | |
| 3 | 297 | 1:01:18 | |
| 4 | 112 | 1:01:18 | |
| 5 | 964 | 1:01:18 | |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:20:31 | SB | ||
| 1:20:33 | |||
| 1:20:36 | |||
| 4 | 1:20:55 | ||
| 5 | 1:21:09 | PB | |
| 6 | 1:22:05 | ||
| 7 | 1:22:11 | ||
| 8 | 1:22:20 | ||
| 9 | 1:22:42 | ||
| 10 | 1:23:14 | ||
| 11 | 1:23:20 | ||
| 12 | 1:24:05 | ||
| 13 | 1:24:29 | ||
| 14 | 1:25:02 | ||
| 15 | 1:25:02 | ||
| 16 | 1:25:28 | ||
| 17 | 1:25:37 | ||
| 18 | 1:26:47 | ||
| 19 | 1:27:47 | ||
| 20 | 1:27:53 | ||
| 21 | 1:29:27 | ||
| 22 | 1:29:49 | ||
| 23 | 1:31:24 | ||
| 24 | 1:32:03 | ||
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
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| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
