1997 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships

Host City Poděbrady
Country CZE
Held 19 – 20 April 1997
Competitors 35
Countries 9

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 3
20 km Walk Team Men — Medal 9 3
50 km Walk Men — Medal 3 3
50 km Walk Team Men — Medal 9 3
Combined Walk Team Men — Medal 18 3
10 km Walk Women — Medal 3 2
10 km Walk Team Women — Medal 9 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Russia RUS 5 2 1 8
2 Spain ESP 1 0 1 2
3 Ecuador ECU 1 0 0 1
4 Mexico MEX 0 2 1 3
5 Belarus BLR 0 1 1 2
6 Italy ITA 0 1 0 1
= Slovakia SVK 0 1 0 1
8 China CHN 0 0 2 2
9 Finland FIN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
20 km Walk, Men Jefferson Pérez ECU Daniel García MEX Ilya Markov RUS
20 km Walk Team, Men Russia RUS Belarus BLR Mexico MEX
50 km Walk, Men Jesús Ángel García ESP Oleg Ishutkin RUS Valentin Kononen FIN
50 km Walk Team, Men Russia RUS Slovakia SVK Spain ESP
Combined Walk Team, Men Russia RUS Mexico MEX Belarus BLR
10 km Walk, Women Irina Stankina RUS Olimpiada Ivanova RUS Gu Yan CHN
10 km Walk Team, Women Russia RUS Italy ITA China CHN