2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
The Men's 50 km Walk event at the 2001 World Championships was held on Saturday August 11, 2001 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Medalists
| Gold |  Robert KorzeniowskiPoland (POL) |
| Silver |  Jesús Ángel GarcíaSpain (ESP) |
| Bronze |  Edgar HernándezMexico (MEX) |
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 |  Valeriy Spitsyn (RUS) |
3:37:26 | May 21, 2000 | Moscow, Russia
|
| Event Record |  Hartwig Gauder (GDR) |
3:40:53 | September 5, 1987 |  Rome, Italy
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| Season Best | .svg.png){kind=small} Nathan Deakes (AUS) |
3:43:43 | April 8, 2001 |  Naumburg, Germany
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Startlist
Intermediates
| Rank | Number | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 799 | Omar Zepeda (MEX) |
23:00 |
| 2 | 392 |  Denis Langlois (FRA) |
23:00 |
| 3 | 891 | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
23:00 |
| 4 | 719 |  Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
23:01 |
| 5 | 983 | Vladimir Potemin (RUS) |
23:01 |
| 10 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 301 | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) |
45:58 |
| 2 | 865 |  Craig Barrett (NZL) |
45:58 |
| 3 | 891 | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
45:58 |
| 4 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
45:59 |
| 5 | 981 | Nikolay Matyukhin (RUS) |
45:59 |
| 15 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 893 | Tomasz Lipiec (POL) |
1:08:18 |
| 2 | 799 | Omar Zepeda (MEX) |
1:08:24 |
| 3 | 891 | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
1:08:24 |
| 4 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
1:08:24 |
| 5 | 301 | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) |
1:08:24 |
| 20 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 893 | Tomasz Lipiec (POL) |
1:30:24 |
| 2 | 891 | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
1:30:39 |
| 3 | 721 | Modris Liepiņš (LAT) |
1:30:39 |
| 4 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
1:30:39 |
| 5 | 796 | Miguel Rodríguez (MEX) |
1:30:39 |
| 25 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 893 | Tomasz Lipiec (POL) |
1:52:28 |
| 2 | 1150 |  Curt Clausen (USA) |
1:52:52 |
| 3 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
1:52:52 |
| 4 | 891 | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
1:52:52 |
| 5 | 983 | Vladimir Potemin (RUS) |
1:52:52 |
| 30 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
2:14:26 |
| 2 | 891 | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
2:14:27 |
| 3 | 983 | Vladimir Potemin (RUS) |
2:14:27 |
| 4 | 981 | Nikolay Matyukhin (RUS) |
2:14:38 |
| 5 | 301 | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) |
2:14:38 |
| 35 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 891 | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
2:36:05 |
| 2 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
2:36:14 |
| 3 | 301 | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) |
2:36:23 |
| 4 | 983 | Vladimir Potemin (RUS) |
2:36:33 |
| 5 | 981 | Nikolay Matyukhin (RUS) |
2:36:52 |
| 40 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 891 | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
2:57:47 |
| 2 | 301 | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) |
2:58:34 |
| 3 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
2:58:35 |
| 4 | 983 | Vladimir Potemin (RUS) |
2:59:08 |
| 5 | 981 | Nikolay Matyukhin (RUS) |
2:59:49 |
| 45 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 891 | Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
3:19:48 |
| 2 | 301 | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) |
3:20:56 |
| 3 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
3:21:37 |
| 4 | 983 | Vladimir Potemin (RUS) |
3:22:29 |
| 5 | 786 | Edgar Hernández (MEX) |
3:24:03 |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Robert Korzeniowski (POL)
|
3:42.08 | WL |
 |
Jesús Ángel García (ESP)
|
3:43.07 | SB |
 |
Edgar Hernández (MEX)
|
3:46.12 | PB |
| 4 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT)
|
3:46.20 | |
| 5 | Vladimir Potemin (RUS)
|
3:46.53 | |
| 6 | Valentí Massana (ESP)
|
3:48.28 | |
| 7 | Curt Clausen (USA)
|
3:50.46 | SB |
| 8 | Marco Giungi (ITA)
|
3:51.09 | SB |
| 9 | Tomasz Lipiec (POL)
|
3:53.06 | |
| 10 | Mike Trautmann (GER)
|
3:53.25 | |
| 11 | Denis Langlois (FRA)
|
3:53.42 | |
| 12 | David Boulanger (FRA)
|
3:53.52 | |
| 13 | Francesco Galdenzi (ITA)
|
3:54.42 | |
| 14 | Philip Dunn (USA)
|
3:56.33 | PB |
| 15 | Mikel Odriozola (ESP)
|
3:57.17 | |
| 16 |  Spiridon Kastanis (GRE)
|
3:57.35 | SB |
| 17 |  Yoshimi Hara (JPN)
|
3:58.47 | |
| 18 |  Miloš Holuša (CZE)
|
3:58.54 | |
| 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} Tim Berrett (CAN)
|
3:59.34 | |
| 20 |  Sergey Korepanov (KAZ)
|
3:59.57 | SB |
| 21 | .svg.png){kind=small} Aleksandar Raković (YUG)
|
4:01.50 | |
| 22 |  Jacob Sørensen (DEN)
|
4:03.21 | |
| 23 |  Stefan Malik (SVK)
|
4:04.50 | |
| 24 | Miguel Rodríguez (MEX)
|
4:06.45 | |
| 25 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jorge Costa (POR)
|
4:07.48 | |
| 26 |  Fredrik Svensson (SWE)
|
4:08.35 | |
| 27 | René Piller (FRA)
|
4:10.54 | |
| 28 |  Jamie Costin (IRL)
|
4:11.58 | |
| 29 | Fumio Imamura (JPN)
|
4:12.28 | |
| 30 | Uģis Brūvelis (LAT)
|
4:22.02 | |
| 31 | Arturo Huerta (CAN)
|
4:25.07 | |
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | Liam Murphy (AUS)
|
DSQ | |
| — | Roman Magdziarczyk (POL)
|
DSQ | |
| — | Pedro Martins (POR)
|
DSQ | |
| — | Darren Bown (AUS)
|
DSQ | |
| — | Modris Liepiņš (LAT)
|
DSQ | |
| — | Nikolay Matyukhin (RUS)
|
DSQ | |
| — | Nathan Deakes (AUS)
|
DSQ | |
| — | Bengt Bengtsson (SWE)
|
DSQ | |
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} Daugvinas Zujus (LTU)
|
DSQ | |
| — | Denis Trautmann (GER)
|
DSQ | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | Aleksey Voyevodin (RUS)
|
DNF | |
| — | Giovanni De Benedictis (ITA)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Trond Nymark (NOR)
|
DNF | |
| — | Craig Barrett (NZL)
|
DNF | |
| — | Omar Zepeda (MEX)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Sándor Urbanik (HUN)
|
DNF | |
| — | Matej Spisiak (SVK)
|
DNF | |
References
| 50 km |
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| 35 km |
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