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]
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 |
References
- ^ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Start list
- ^ "REPORT: MEN'S 50KM RACE WALK – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Records & Lists – Race Walk". IAAF. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
- ^ Final results