World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. It was formerly known as the Lugano Cup after the city that hosted the first event, then became the IAAF World Race Walking Cup until 2016. In 2004, a junior division was added, consisting of men and women aged under 20. Since 2008 it has been a constituent meeting of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge.
| World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships IAAF World Race Walking Cup | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Racewalking competitions |
| Date(s) | various |
| Frequency | biannual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Organised by | IAAF |
From 1975 to 1997 was awarded Lugano Trophy for combined team (20K + 50K). Since 1993 the medals have been awarded for the single events of the 20K and 50K teams, therefore in the 1993, 1995 and 1997 editions three team medals were assigned, from 1999 the combined was abolished and the team medals remained two until the present day.[1]
Host cities
| Year | City | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Lugano | Switzerland |
| 1963 | Varese | Italy |
| 1965 | Pescara | Italy |
| 1967 | Bad Saarow | East Germany |
| 1970 | Eschborn | West Germany |
| 1973 | Lugano | Switzerland |
| 1975 | Grand-Quevilly | France |
| 1977 | Milton Keynes | United Kingdom |
| 1979 | Eschborn | West Germany |
| 1981 | Valencia | Spain |
| 1983 | Bergen | Norway |
| 1985 | St John's, Isle of Man | Isle of Man |
| 1987 | New York City | United States |
| 1989 | L'Hospitalet | Spain |
| 1991 | San Jose | United States |
| 1993 | Monterrey | Mexico |
| 1995 | Beijing | China |
| 1997 | Poděbrady | Czech Republic |
| 1999 | Mézidon-Canon | France |
| 2002 | Turin | Italy |
| 2004 | Naumburg | Germany |
| 2006 | La Coruña | Spain |
| 2008 | Cheboksary | Russia |
| 2010 | Chihuahua | Mexico |
| 2012 | Saransk | Russia |
| 2014 | Taicang | China |
| 2016 | Rome | Italy |
| 2018 | Taicang | China |
| 2022 | Minsk | Belarus |
The 2016 Cup was due to be held in Cheboksary, Russia. However the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions. This event was relocated.[2]
The 2020 Championships, planned in Minsk, Belarus, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Medal summary
20 kilometres
50 kilometres
†: In 2008, Vladimir Kanaykin from 
Russia was initially 2nd and silver medallist in 3:36:55, but disqualified because of doping violations.[4]
‡: In 2012, Igor Erokhin from Russia was initially 2nd and silver medallist in 3:38:10, but disqualified because of doping violations.
Lugano Throphy
Team ranking that combining results of 20 km and 50 km.[5]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  United Kingdom 53 |  Sweden 53 |  Italy 28 |
| 1963 | United Kingdom 93 |  Hungary 64 | Sweden 63 |
| 1965 |  East Germany 117 | United Kingdom 87 | Hungary 64 |
| 1967 | East Germany 128 |  Soviet Union 107 | United Kingdom 104 |
| 1970 | East Germany 134 | Soviet Union 125 |  West Germany 88 |
| 1973 | East Germany 139 | Soviet Union 134 | Italy 104 |
| 1975 | Soviet Union 117 | East Germany 105 | West Germany 102 |
| 1977 |  Mexico 185 | East Germany 180 | Italy 160 |
| 1979 | Mexico 240 | Soviet Union 235 | East Germany 201 |
| 1981 | Italy 227 | Soviet Union 227 | Mexico 221 |
| 1983 | Soviet Union 231 | Italy 189 | Mexico 146 |
| 1985 | East Germany 234 | Soviet Union 234 | Italy 233 |
| 1987 | Soviet Union 607 | Italy 569 | East Germany 518 |
| 1989 | Soviet Union 585 | Italy 534 |  France 516 |
| 1991 | Italy 517 | Germany 491 | Mexico 487 |
| 1993 | Mexico 540 |  Spain 491 | Italy 487 |
| 1995 | Mexico 846 | Italy 815 |  China 805 |
| 1997 | Russia 865 | Mexico 802 |  Belarus 801 |
Teams 20 km
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Mexico 265 | Italy 244 | Spain 240 |
| 1995 | China 436 | Italy 422 | Mexico 420 |
| 1997 | Russia 431 | Belarus 413 | Mexico 403 |
| 1999 | Russia 19 | Mexico 28 | China 29 |
| 2002 | Russia 24 | Belarus 28 | Italy 34 |
| 2004 | China 18 |  Ecuador 35 | Italy 35 |
| 2006 | Spain 33 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia 37 | Russia 37 |
| 2008 | Russia 11 | Spain 22 | Australia 47 |
| 2010 | China 9 | Russia 25 | Mexico 41 |
| 2012 | Russia 10 | China 19 |  Ukraine 22 |
| 2014 | Ukraine 18 | China 23 |  Japan 35 |
| 2016 | China 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada 27 | Ecuador 41 |
| 2018 | Japan 12 | Italy 29 | China 42 |
Teams 50 km
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Mexico 275 | Spain 251 | France 245 |
| 1995 | Mexico 426 | Russia 419 | Spain 413 |
| 1997 | Russia 434 |  Slovakia 415 | Spain 407 |
| 1999 | Russia 14 | Spain 26 | Germany 55 |
| 2002 | Russia 7 | France 59 | China 78 |
| 2004 | Russia 8 | China 14 | Spain 23 |
| 2006 | Spain 20 |  Poland 38 | China 39 |
| 2008 | Italy 28 | Mexico 29 | Spain 30 |
| 2010 | China 21 | Mexico 22 | Russia 38 |
| 2012 | Russia 22 | China 33 | Ukraine 37 |
| 2014 | Russia 7 | Ukraine 22 | China 37 |
| 2016 | Italy 14 | Ukraine 25 | Spain 30 |
| 2018 | Japan 10 | Ukraine 29 | Poland 37 |
5 kilometres
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975† | Margareta Simu Sweden | 23:41 | Siv Gustavsson Sweden | 24:33 | Britt Holmquist Sweden | 24:45 |
| 1977† | Siv Gustavsson Sweden | 23:19 | Carol Tyson United Kingdom | 23:46 | Margareta Simu Sweden | 24:12 |
| 1979 | Marion Fawkes United Kingdom | 22:51 | Carol Tyson United Kingdom | 22:59 | Thorill Gylder Norway | 23:08 |
| 1981 | Siv Gustavsson Sweden | 22:57 | Aleksandra Derevinskaya Soviet Union | 23:18 | Lyudmila Khrushcheva Soviet Union | 23:26 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
† Invitational, non-cup event.
10 kilometres
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Xu Yongjiu China | 45:14 | Natalya Sharipova Soviet Union | 45:26 | Sue Cook Australia | 45:27 |
| 1985 | Yan Hong China | 46:22 | Guan Ping China | 46:23 | Olga Krishtop Soviet Union Aleksandra Grigoryeva Soviet Union | 46:24 |
| 1987 | Olga Krishtop Soviet Union | 43:22 | Irina Strakhova Soviet Union | 43:35 | Jin Bingjie China | 43:45 |
| 1989 | Beate Anders East Germany | 43:08 | Kerry Saxby Australia | 43:12 | Ileana Salvador Italy | 43:12 |
| 1991 | Irina Strakhova Soviet Union | 43:55 | Graciela Mendoza Mexico | 44:09 | Yelena Sayko Soviet Union | 44:11 |
| 1993 | Wang Yan China | 45:10 | Sari Essayah Finland | 45:18 | Yelena Nikolayeva Russia | 45:22 |
| 1995 | Gao Hongmiao China | 42:19 | Yelena Nikolayeva Russia | 42:32 | Liu Hongyu China | 42:49 |
| 1997 | Irina Stankina Russia | 41:52 | Olimpiada Ivanova Russia | 41:59 | Gu Yan China | 42:15 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
20 kilometres
Medal table team events
- Events
| Event | Editions |
|---|---|
| Lugano Throphy | 18 |
| Men's 20 km | 13 |
| Men's 40 km | 13 |
| Total | 44 |
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | East Germany (GDR) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (21 nations) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
Records
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | 1:18:15 hrs | Paquillo Fernández | Spain |
May 10, 2008 | 2008 Cheboksary, Russia |
[4] |
| 50 km | 3:34:14 hrs | Denis Nizhegorodov | Russia |
May 11, 2008 | 2008 Cheboksary, Russia |
[4] |
| 10 km (Junior Event) | 39:40 min | Gao Wenkui | China |
May 3, 2014 | 2014 Taicang, China |
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | 1:25:42 hrs | Olga Kaniskina | Russia |
May 11, 2008 | 2008 Cheboksary, Russia |
[4] |
| 10 km (Junior Event) | 42:44 min | Tatyana Kalmykova | Russia |
May 10, 2008 | 2008 Cheboksary, Russia |
[4] |
Defunct events
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 5 km | 22:51 min | Marion Fawkes | United Kingdom |
September 29/30, 1979 | 1979 Eschborn, West Germany |
[4] |
| Women's 10 km | 41:52 min | Irina Stankina | Russia |
April 19, 1997 | 1997 Poděbrady,  Czech Republic |
[4] |
Doping
The competition conducts doping tests on participating athletes and several have been disqualified from the races as a result. Ukraine's Olga Leonenko became the first doping disqualification, having originally finished seventh in 1995. Daniel Plaza became the first man in 1997 and was again disqualified in 1999. Nine years passed without incident then in 2008 two Russians were excluded Viktor Burayev and Vladimir Kanaykin – the latter was the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the cup.[6]
In 2010 fourth place Erik Tysse was removed. Four athletes were disqualified for doping at the 2012 edition: silver medallist Igor Yerokhin was the most prominent, followed by fifth place Sergey Morozov, then Turkish walkers Recep Çelik and Handan Koçyiğit Cavdar.[6] Yuriy Andronov became the fifth Russian to be caught doping at the event in 2014.[7]
Outside of the event, several medallists have been later disqualified for doping, including women's winners Olga Kaniskina and Elena Lashmanova,[8] and men's runners-up Valeriy Borchin and Alex Schwazer.[9]
See also
References
- "TAICANG 2018 - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- "IAAF provisionally suspends Russian Member Federation ARAF". iaaf.org. 13 November 2015.
- "World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Minsk postponed". World Athletics. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - SARANSK 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved August 23, 2013
- "IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - TAICANG 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- Doping Sanctions: Positive cases in athletics - Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of November 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-12-20.
- Wilderjune, Charly (2015-06-16). Where Racewalking Is King, the Antidoping Officials Are Busy. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- Lane, Samantha (2015-01-21). Jared Tallent furious doping Russians get to keep Olympic gold. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
External links
- Official competition webpage
- gbrathletics.com
- IAAF World Race Walking Cup 1961-2006 Facts & Figures
- IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - TAICANG 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES
