2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk
Introduction The '''Women's 20 km Walk''' event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 16, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate.Undefeated since May 2007, the Olympic and World champion Olga Kaniskina was a clear favourite. Russian champion and second fastest of the year Vera Sokolova was predicted as a possible medallist, as were Sabine Krantz and Kjersti Platzer who had both won on the racewalking circuit prior to the competition. Amongst the other fastest athletes before the championships were Russians Anisya Kirdyapkina and Larisa Emelyanova, while Olympic medallist Elisa Rigaudo and Universiade medallist Masumi Fuchise were suggested as other contenders for the podium.Competing on the course along the Unter den Linden boulevard, German Sabine Krantz led early on, but dropped out halfway into the race, and Norwegian Platzer was disqualified with five kilometres to go. Kaniskina emerged as the clear winner, becoming the first woman to win the racewalking gold in consecutive championships. Forty-nine seconds behind her was the surprise silver medallist Olive Loughnane, who won Ireland's first championship medal since 2003, and her first ever medal at a major championships. Liu Hong took the bronze, while Russian teenager Kirdyapkina took fourth place.Kaniskina's victory completed a Russian men's and women's 20 km double with Valeriy Borchin, and she received a winner's prize of $60,000 for her achievement. Her win highlighted her success in an event in which she had won an Olympic gold, two World Championships titles, and a gold in the World Cup in just three years.On January 15, 2015, Kaniskina's results were disqualified for doping violations. Most of the athletes coached by Viktor Chegin have received similar bans. On July 6, 2016, Loughnane will receive the gold medal in a full ceremony at the 2016 European Athletics Championships.
Medalists '''Gold''''''Silver''''''Bronze'''Olive Loughnane''''Liu Hong''''Anisya Kirdyapkina''''
Records '''World record''''''1:25:41'''Helsinki, Finland7 August 2005'''Championship record''''''1:25:41'''Helsinki, Finland7 August 2005'''World leading''''''1:24:56'''Adler, Russia28 February 2009'''African record''''''1:36:18'''Mézidon-Canon, France2 May 1999'''Asian record''''''1:26:22'''Guangzhou, China19 November 2001'''North American record''''''1:30:03'''Mézidon-Canon, France2 May 1999'''South American record''''''1:31:25'''Lima, Peru7 May 2005'''European record''''''1:25:41'''Helsinki, Finland7 August 2005'''Oceanian record''''''1:27:44'''Naumburg, Germany2 May 2004
Qualification standards A timeB time 1:33:30 1:38:00
Schedule  Date Time RoundAugust 16, 2009  '''12:00'''   '''Final'''
Results Olga Kaniskina defended her 20 km walk World Championships title but was later disqualified on doping offenses Rank   Athlete  Nationality   Time  Notes  DSQ  Olga Kaniskina   1:28:09     Olive Loughnane    1:28:58  SB    Liu Hong    1:29:10  SB    Anisya Kirdyapkina    1:30:09    Vera Santos   1:30:35      Beatriz Pascual     1:30:40     Masumi Fuchise     1:31:15      Kristina Saltanovič     1:31:23  SB    Elisa Rigaudo   1:31:52   10   Susana Feitor    1:32:04   11  Inês Henriques   1:32:51   12   Kumi Otoshi   1:33:05   13   Larisa Emelyanova    1:34:31   14   Vera Sokolova     1:34:35   15  Sniazhana Yurchanka    1:34:57    16   Ana Maria Groza    1:35:19   17   Valentina Trapletti    1:35:33  SB  18   Yang Mingxia    1:35:42   19  Zuzana Schindlerová   1:35:47   20  Tania Regina Spindler   1:35:51   21  Evaggelía Xinoú   1:35:56   22   Jess Rothwell    1:36:01   23   Claudia Stef    1:36:09   24   Brigita Virbalytė    1:36:28   25   Marie Polli     1:36:44   26  Zuzana Malíková   1:37:47   27   Claire Tallent    1:38:12   28  Agnieszka Dygacz   1:38:36   29   Alessandra Picagevicz    1:38:50   30   Geovana Irusta    1:39:16   31   Chaima Trabelsi    1:39:50   32  Svetlana Tolstaya   1:40:41  SB  33   Johana Ordóñez    1:42:27   34   Anamaria Greceanu    1:43:35   35   Rachel Lavallée     1:45:45   36   Olha Yakovenko     1:45:55   37  Cristina López    1:47:33  SB     Cheryl Webb    DQ     Johanna Jackson      DQ    María Hatzipanayiotídou  DQ   Yang Yawei     DQ    Monica Svensson     DQ    Mária Gáliková     DQ    Mayumi Kawasaki     DQ     Kjersti Plätzer DQ     María Vasco      DNF     Teresa Vaill       DNF   Sabine Krantz  DNF
References ;General* Women's 20 km walk results ( Archived 2009-09-08). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.;Specific