2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
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The men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 August.[1][2][3]
| Men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 53 from 29 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:40:32 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[4]
| World record |  Yohann Diniz (FRA) |
3:32:33 | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August 2014 |
| Championship record |  Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
3:36:03 | Saint-Denis, France | 23 August 2003 |
| World Leading |  Matej Tóth (SVK) |
3:34:38 | Dudince, Slovakia | 21 March 2015 |
| African Record |  Marc Mundell (RSA) |
3:55:32 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 |
| Asian Record |  Yu Chaohong (CHN) |
3:36:06 | Nanjing, China | 22 October 2005 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Erick Barrondo (GUA) |
3:41:09 | Dudince, Slovakia | 23 March 2013 |
| South American Record |  James Rendón (COL) |
3:47:41 | Valley Cottage, United States | 14 September 2014 |
| European Record | Yohann Diniz (FRA) |
3:32:33 | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August 2014 |
| Oceanian record |  Nathan Deakes (AUS) |
3:35:47 | Geelong, Australia | 2 December 2006 |
| The following records were established during the competition: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South American Record |  Andrés Chocho (ECU) |
3:46:00 | Beijing, China | 29 August 2015 |
Qualification standards
| Time[5] |
|---|
| 4:06:00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2015 | 07:30 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)
Results
The race was started at 07:30.[6]
| KEY: | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
