2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season) 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk The men's 50 kilometre walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 21, 2009 on the streets of Berlin, Germany. The event started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate. Prior to the competition, previous winners did not appear to be medal prospects: the defending world champion Nathan Deakes missed the competition due to injury, and the reigning Olympic champion Alex Schwazer had failed to finish his sole 50 km
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk The men's 10 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920 and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. Twenty-three race walkers from 13 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. The semifinals were held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920. Semifinal 1 This heat was one lap short, so the distance of this race was only 9600 metres. Semifinal 2 The final