2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk explained

Event:	Men's 20 kilometres walk
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held on the streets of Barcelona on 27 July.

The race was originally won by Russian race walker Stanislav Emelyanov, who in 2014 was banned due to irregularities in his biological passport, and stripped of the gold medal.^{[1] [2]}

Italian Alex Schwazer was promoted to gold, with fourth-placed Rob Heffernan promoted to the bronze medal position.

Medalists

Gold	Alex Schwazer Italy (ITA)
Silver	João Vieira Portugal (POR)
Bronze	Robert Heffernan Ireland (IRL)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record		1:17:16	Saransk, Russia	29 September 2007
European record		1:17:16	Saransk, Russia	29 September 2007
Championship record		1:18:37	Munich, Germany	6 August 2002
World Leading		1:18:24		14 March 2010
European Leading		1:18:24	Lugano, Switzerland	14 March 2010

Results

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:20:10	Doping
			1:20:38
			1:20:49	SB
			1:21:00
			1:22:12	SB
			1:22:20	SB
			1:22:20
			1:22:24	SB
			1:22:35
9			1:22:40
10			1:22:43	SB
11			1:22:45
12			1:24:12
13			1:24:28
14			1:24:51
15			1:25:01
16			1:25:12
17			1:25:36
18			1:25:50
19			1:26:05
20			1:27:07
21			1:27:12
22			1:30:50	SB

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under IAAF Rules as at: 28.07.14. 28 July 2014. IAAF. 31 July 2014.
2. Web site: Heffernan set to claim retrospective bronze from 2010 Euros. 31 July 2014. Irish Examiner. 31 July 2014.