¶2009 WC: w20kWalk: Olga Kaniskina (Russia) 1:28:09

[bhall]

THE FORMCHART
1. Olga Kaniskina (Russia) ..............1:24:56 (’09)
2. Kjersti Plätzer (Norway) ...............1:27:07 (’08)
3. Sabine Krantz (Germany) ............1:27:56 (’04)
4. Elisa Rigaudo (Italy) .....................1:27:12 (’08)
5. Vera Santos (Portugal) .................1:28:14 (’08)
6. Maria Vasco (Spain) ......................1:27:25 (’08)
7. Vera Sokolova (Russia) ................1:25:26 (’09)
8. Hong Liu (China) ..........................1:27:17 (’08)
9. Olive Loughnane (Ireland) ...........1:27:45 (’08)
10. Kristina Saltanovič (Lithuania) ..1:30:44 (’02)

[Bruno]

Hey! What about Kirdyapkina?! Hope she gets a medal to prove you wrong!

[Tiago]

Kaniskina rules.

[3a]

I acn't watch. Round 5 minutes to go, Loughnanne of Ireland just bursts into 2nd place but gets a warning....hang on in there, but for God's sake no DQ! :!:

Platzer surprisingly DQ'd and it's Hong of China in bronze with a warning.

[Powell]

That was a very predictable easy win by Kaniskina, and a surprising 2-3.

Susana Feitor, in her record 10th WCh finished 10th.

[Tiago]

Double world champion,olympic champion....kaniskina apart from the rest.

The second russian have only 20 years,fourth place i think she will be a fav
for 2012.

[Pego]

I saw at least 5 women collapsing in the end. Why do they have such a grueling race at noon?

[Tiago]

Not Kaniskina.

She is the best russian athlete,better than Isinbayeva.

[Rineanna]

Olive Loughnane wins Ireland's first World Champs medal since Gillian O'Sullivan in 2003, who won....silver in the w20km!

[gh]

I saw at least 5 women collapsing in the end. Why do they have such a grueling race at noon?

Cuz 99 times out of a 100 the weather wouldn't be remotely like this? (was about 86 when the race ended; it were toasty out tehre)

[LopenUupunut]

And this, of course, is the argument for moving the WC permanently to colder climates

[Mighty Favog]

Not Kaniskina.

She is the best russian athlete,better than Isinbayeva.

Kanaskina was my Russian pick in the IAAF fantasy game over Isi. However, I must admit it was because her final was first and gave me adequate time to switch to another Russian if she faltered.

Anyway, 100 points in the bank.

[Powell]

I saw at least 5 women collapsing in the end. Why do they have such a grueling race at noon?

Cuz 99 times out of a 100 the weather wouldn't be remotely like this? (was about 86 when the race ended; it were toasty out tehre)

86 degrees is above average, but nowhere near as unusual in this climate as you make it sound.

[dakota]

Are the Germans handing out SQUARE medals? What's up with that?

[AS]

Are the Germans handing out SQUARE medals? What's up with that?

Look like rectangles to me...