Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk disqualification with Dunfee being awarded third place and the bronze medal. That decision was then appealed by Japan Association of Athletics Federations and was reversed. , the world and Olympic records stood as follows: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held on 19 August. Matej Tóth, winner of the 2015 World Championships from Slovakia won the gold medal, reigning Olympic champion Jared Tallent from Australia finished second and Japanese walker Hirooki Arai took the bronze. The winning time was
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk primary opposition. Outside of the Russians, 2009 medallists Olive Loughnane and Liu Hong were the other major medal contenders. Other entrants were Qieyang Shenjie, Li Yanfei, Beatriz Pascual, Kumi Otoshi and Vera Santos – all of whom were among the fastest walkers that year. 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk ] The Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held on a loop course starting and finishing at Gukchae - bosang Memorial Park on August 31. Olga Kaniskina of Russia looked to continue a series of major victories which had