Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held through the streets of Athens with the start and finish at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 27. The race had started in the virtually empty Olympic Stadium with fifty-four walkers lining up the field. The Chinese trio of Han Yucheng, Yu Chaohong, and Alatan Gadasu hurtled away from the pack to take the front as they left the stadium. In the early laps, Han made a tactical move to
2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk The Men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 17 July. 17 July 2011 / 8:00 Intermediate times:<br> 2km: 8:53 Veli-Matti Partanen <br> 4km: 17:25 Veli-Matti Partanen <br> 6km: 26:02 Veli-Matti Partanen <br> 8km: 34:25 Veli-Matti Partanen <br> 10km: 42:54 Veli-Matti Partanen <br> 12km: 51:27 Máté Helebrandt <br> 14km: 59:57 Máté Helebrandt <br> 16km: 1:08:15 Petr Bogatyrev <br> 18km: 1:16:18 Petr Bogatyrev <br> According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 9 countries participated in the