IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships
The IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. It was formerly known as the Lugano Cup after the city that hosted the first event, then became the IAAF World Race Walking Cup until 2016. In 2004, a junior division was added, consisting of men and women aged under 20. Since 2008 it has been a constituent meeting of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge.
| IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships IAAF World Race Walking Cup | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Racewalking competitions |
| Date(s) | various |
| Frequency | biannual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Organised by | IAAF |
From 1975 to 1997 was awarded Lugano Trophy for combined team (20K + 50K). Since 1993 the medals have been awarded for the single events of the 20K and 50K teams, therefore in the 1993, 1995 and 1997 editions three team medals were assigned, from 1999 the combined was abolished and the team medals remained two until the present day.[1]
Host cities
| Year | City | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Lugano | Switzerland |
| 1963 | Varese | Italy |
| 1965 | Pescara | Italy |
| 1967 | Bad Saarow | East Germany |
| 1970 | Eschborn | West Germany |
| 1973 | Lugano | Switzerland |
| 1975 | Grand-Quevilly | France |
| 1977 | Milton Keynes | United Kingdom |
| 1979 | Eschborn | West Germany |
| 1981 | Valencia | Spain |
| 1983 | Bergen | Norway |
| 1985 | St John's, Isle of Man | Isle of Man |
| 1987 | New York City | United States |
| 1989 | L'Hospitalet | Spain |
| 1991 | San Jose | United States |
| 1993 | Monterrey | Mexico |
| 1995 | Beijing | China |
| 1997 | Poděbrady | Czech Republic |
| 1999 | Mézidon-Canon | France |
| 2002 | Turin | Italy |
| 2004 | Naumburg | Germany |
| 2006 | La Coruña | Spain |
| 2008 | Cheboksary | Russia |
| 2010 | Chihuahua | Mexico |
| 2012 | Saransk | Russia |
| 2014 | Taicang | China |
| 2016 | Rome | Italy |
| 2018 | Taicang | China |
| 2020 | Minsk | Belarus |
The 2016 Cup was due to be held in Cheboksary, Russia. However the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions. This event was relocated.[2]
Medal summary
Men
20 kilometres
50 kilometres
†: In 2008, Vladimir Kanaykin from 
‡: In 2012, Igor Erokhin from
Lugano Throphy
Team ranking that combining results of 20 km and 50 km.[4]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  |  |  |
| 1963 | |  | |
| 1965 |  | | |
| 1967 | |  | |
| 1970 | | |  |
| 1973 | | | |
| 1975 | | | |
| 1977 |  | | |
| 1979 | | | |
| 1981 | | | |
| 1983 | | | |
| 1985 | | | |
| 1987 | | | |
| 1989 | | |  |
| 1991 | | | |
| 1993 | |  | |
| 1995 | | |  |
| 1997 | | |  |
Teams 20 km
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | | | |
| 1995 | | | |
| 1997 | | | |
| 1999 | | | |
| 2002 | | | |
| 2004 | |  | |
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| 2008 | | | |
| 2010 | | | |
| 2012 | | |  |
| 2014 | | |  |
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| 2018 | | | |
Teams 50 km
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | | | |
| 1995 | | | |
| 1997 | |  | |
| 1999 | | | |
| 2002 | | | |
| 2004 | | | |
| 2006 | |  | |
| 2008 | | | |
| 2010 | | | |
| 2012 | | | |
| 2014 | | | |
| 2016 | | | |
| 2018 | | | |
Women
5 kilometres
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975† | Margareta Simu | 23:41 | Siv Gustavsson | 24:33 | Britt Holmquist | 24:45 |
| 1977† | Siv Gustavsson | 23:19 | Carol Tyson | 23:46 | Margareta Simu | 24:12 |
| 1979 | Marion Fawkes | 22:51 | Carol Tyson | 22:59 | Thorill Gylder | 23:08 |
| 1981 | Siv Gustavsson | 22:57 | Aleksandra Derevinskaya | 23:18 | Lyudmila Khrushcheva | 23:26 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
† Invitational, non-cup event.
10 kilometres
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Xu Yongjiu | 45:14 | Natalya Sharipova | 45:26 | Sue Cook | 45:27 |
| 1985 | Yan Hong | 46:22 | Guan Ping | 46:23 | Olga Krishtop Aleksandra Grigoryeva | 46:24 |
| 1987 | Olga Krishtop | 43:22 | Irina Strakhova | 43:35 | Jin Bingjie | 43:45 |
| 1989 | Beate Anders | 43:08 | Kerry Saxby | 43:12 | Ileana Salvador | 43:12 |
| 1991 | Irina Strakhova | 43:55 | Graciela Mendoza | 44:09 | Yelena Sayko | 44:11 |
| 1993 | Wang Yan | 45:10 | Sari Essayah | 45:18 | Yelena Nikolayeva | 45:22 |
| 1995 | Gao Hongmiao | 42:19 | Yelena Nikolayeva | 42:32 | Liu Hongyu | 42:49 |
| 1997 | Irina Stankina | 41:52 | Olimpiada Ivanova | 41:59 | Gu Yan | 42:15 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
20 kilometres
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Liu Hongyu | 1:27:32 | Natalya Fedoskina | 1:27:35 | Norica Cîmpean | 1:27:48 |
| 2002 | Erica Alfridi | 1:28:55 | Olimpiada Ivanova | 1:28:57 | Natalya Fedoskina | 1:28:59 |
| 2004 | Yelena Nikolayeva | 1:27:24 | Jiang Jing | 1:27:34 | María Vasco | 1:27:36 |
| 2006 | Ryta Turava | 1:26:27 | Olimpiada Ivanova | 1:27:26 | Irina Petrova | 1:27:46 |
| 2008 | Olga Kaniskina | 1:25:42 CR | Tatyana Sibileva | 1:26:29 | Vera Santos | 1:28:17 |
| 2010 | María Vasco | 1:31:55 | Vera Santos | 1:32:06 | Ines Henriques | 1:33:28 |
| 2012 | Elena Lashmanova | 1:27:38 | Olga Kaniskina | 1:28:33 | María José Poves | 1:29:10 |
| 2014 | Anisya Kirdyapkina | 1:26:31 | Liu Hong | 1:26:58 | Elmira Alembekova | 1:27:02 |
| 2016 | Maria Guadalupe González | 1:26:17 AR | Qieyang Shenjie | 1:26:49 | Érica de Sena | 1:27:18 |
| 2018 | Maria Guadalupe González | 1:26:38 | Qieyang Shenjie | 1:27:06 | Yang Jiayu | 1:27:22 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Medal table team events
- Events
| Event | Editions |
|---|---|
| Lugano Throphy | 18 |
| Men's 20 km | 13 |
| Men's 40 km | 13 |
| Total | 44 |
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (21 nations) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
Records
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | 1:18:15 hrs | Paquillo Fernández | |
May 10, 2008 | 2008 Cheboksary, |
[3] |
| 50 km | 3:34:14 hrs | Denis Nizhegorodov | |
May 11, 2008 | 2008 Cheboksary, |
[3] |
| 10 km (Junior Event) | 39:40 min | Gao Wenkui | |
May 3, 2014 | 2014 Taicang, |
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | 1:25:42 hrs | Olga Kaniskina | |
May 11, 2008 | 2008 Cheboksary, |
[3] |
| 10 km (Junior Event) | 42:44 min | Tatyana Kalmykova | |
May 10, 2008 | 2008 Cheboksary, |
[3] |
Defunct events
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 5 km | 22:51 min | Marion Fawkes | |
September 29/30, 1979 | 1979 Eschborn, |
[3] |
| Women's 10 km | 41:52 min | Irina Stankina | |
April 19, 1997 | 1997 Poděbrady,  |
[3] |
Doping
The competition conducts doping tests on participating athletes and several have been disqualified from the races as a result. Ukraine's Olga Leonenko became the first doping disqualification, having originally finished seventh in 1995. Daniel Plaza became the first man in 1997 and was again disqualified in 1999. Nine years passed without incident then in 2008 two Russians were excluded Viktor Burayev and Vladimir Kanaykin – the latter was the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the cup.[5]
In 2010 fourth place Erik Tysse was removed. Four athletes were disqualified for doping at the 2012 edition: silver medallist Igor Yerokhin was the most prominent, followed by fifth place Sergey Morozov, then Turkish walkers Recep Çelik and Handan Koçyiğit Cavdar.[5] Yuriy Andronov became the fifth Russian to be caught doping at the event in 2014.[6]
Outside of the event, several medallists have been later disqualified for doping, including women's winners Olga Kaniskina and Elena Lashmanova,[7] and men's runners-up Valeriy Borchin and Alex Schwazer.[8]
See also
References
- "TAICANG 2018 - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- "IAAF provisionally suspends Russian Member Federation ARAF". iaaf.org. 13 November 2015.
- IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - SARANSK 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved August 23, 2013
- "IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - TAICANG 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- Doping Sanctions: Positive cases in athletics - Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of November 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-12-20.
- Wilderjune, Charly (2015-06-16). Where Racewalking Is King, the Antidoping Officials Are Busy. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- Lane, Samantha (2015-01-21). Jared Tallent furious doping Russians get to keep Olympic gold. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
External links
- Official competition webpage
- gbrathletics.com
- IAAF World Race Walking Cup 1961-2006 Facts & Figures
- IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - TAICANG 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES
