50 kilometres race walk
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The 50 kilometre race walk was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its final Olympic appearance in 2021. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must alw
Men's racewalk. Walker at right appears to be illegal in that both feet are off the ground, but an infraction is only committed when loss of contact is visible to the human eye.
Yohann Diniz, world record holder
Jared Tallent
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Jared Tallent is an Australian race walker and Olympic gold medallist in the 50 km walk from London in 2012. He is a four-time Olympic medallist, three-time World Championship medallist and holds the
50 kilometres race walk
…when loss of contact is visible to the human eye. World records Men Yohann Diniz 3:32:33 (2014) Women Liu Hong 3:59:15 (2019) Olympic records Men Jared Tallent 3:36:53 (2012) Yohann Diniz, world record holder The 50 kilometre race walk was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its…
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Jared at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, 50 km walk race