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HOW TO JUDGE RACE WALKING
by Jeff Salvage & Gary Westerfield


 

08/12/2015   2014: One year of race walking in the world






We were in the mid-nineties when a famous international statistic on race walking, unfortunately passed away, used to say that "while the athletic power of a Country is measured by its 4x400 relay, the same power in race walking is measured on the number of athletes present in the first 100 of the world lists”.

 

The reader may or may not agree with this statement that was made by Palle Lassen, for many years Chairman of the IAAF Walking Committee from 1972 to 1990, but in any case after publishing the individual lists for men and women and in the different categories, we have spent a bit of our time to this exercise, which now offer to the reader.

 

In our humble opinion, with some small doubt in some small situations, the lists, both globally both at Area level, reflect the forces involved.

 

Here is short Area level analysis.

 

 

Europe

 

Twenty-four are Countries (in 2014: 23) that have some of the athletes present in the first 100 of the world lists with a total of 310 athletes (in 2014: 352).

Undoubted leader is Russia despite all the problems with 89 athletes.

 

The results of 2014, put in second place at the European level with surprise Italy with 29 athletes, in front of  Spain (28) and Ukraine (22).

 

And it is between the second and third position that we have some small doubt. In fact, if we compare the performances and medals obtained during 2015, we would feel to prefer Spain on Italy.

 

Follow the other Countries such as the following table.

 

 

 

Country
20Km M
20Km W
50Km M
20Km M-U23
20Km W-U23
Total Senior
10000m M U20
10000m W U20
Total U20
Total
Russia
10
15
6
12
11
54
19
16
35
89
Italy
5
5
5
5
4
24
2
3
5
29
Spain
4
6
3
4
3
20
4
4
8
28
Ukraine
4
4
7
2
3
20
 
2
2
22
Belarus
2
4
 
1
4
11
1
4
5
16
Poland
 
5
6
 
2
13
1
3
4
17
Portugal
2
4
1
2
2
11
1
2
3
14
France
4
1
1
2
1
9
3
1
4
13
Germany
5
 
2
3
1
11
1
 
1
12
Slovakia
1
2
3
2
1
9
1
 
1
10
Finland
 
 
3
 
1
4
1
2
3
7
Grat Britain
1
1
1
 
1
4
3
1
4
8
Romania
 
 
1
 
3
4
1
1
2
6
Greece
1
2
1
1
1
6
1
 
1
7
Hungary
1
1
1
 
1
4
1
1
2
6
Lithuania
1
2
1
1
 
5
 
2
2
7
Turkey
 
 
 
1
 
1
3
 
3
4
Czech Rep.
 
1
1
 
1
3
 
1
1
4
Serbia
 
 
2
 
 
2
 
1
1
3
Ireland
1
 
2
 
 
3
 
 
0
3
Norway
1
 
1
 
 
2
 
 
0
2
Sweden
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
0
2
Latvia
 
 
 
 
 
0
1
 
1
1
Total
47
53
48
36
40
222
44
44
88
310

 

 

Asia

 

Five Countries are represented  (in 2014: 6) with a total of 271 athletes (in 2014: 235).

Again it is undoubted leadership of China with 179 athletes well, but not a leader in all categories.

In fact in 20km men to lead the standings, for only one athlete, is the emerging Japan, with 53 athletes overall.

 

In third place India.

 

Follow, as per following table, Korea, Kazakhstan and China Taipei.

 

 

 

Country
20Km M
20Km W
50Km M
20Km M-U23
20Km W-U23
Total Senior
10000m M U20
10000m W U20
Total U20
Total
China
12
24
15
23
30
104
38
37
74
179
Japan
13
4
11
19
8
55
11
9
20
75
India
4
1
2
 
1
8
 
1
1
9
Korea
1
3
1
1
1
7
 
 
0
7
Kazakistan
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
0
2
Taipei
 
 
 
 
1
1
 
 
0
1
Total
32
32
29
43
41
177
48
47
95
271

 

 

Africa

Three Countries are represented (in 2014: 4) with a total of 6 athletes (in 2014: 6).

 

 

The technical level and chrono of race walking in Africa is yet to be discovered.

 

 

Country
20Km M
20Km W
50Km M
20Km M-U23
20Km W-U23
Total Senior
10000m M U20
10000m W U20
Total U20
Total
South Africa
1
 
1
 
1
3
 
 
0
3
Kenia
1
 
 
 
1
2
 
 
0
2
Ethiopia
 
 
 
 
1
1
 
 
0
1
Total
2
 
1
 
3
6
 
 
0
6

 

 

Oceania

 

Two are the Countries represented for a total of 17 athletes (in 2014: 19).

There is no doubt on the leadership of Australia which includes 14 of the 17 athletes of the Area.

 

 

 

Country
20Km M
20Km W
50Km M
20Km M-U23
20Km W-U23
Total Senior
10000m M U20
10000m W U20
Total U20
Total
Australia
3
3
2
 
3
11
 
3
3
14
New Zealand
1
1
1
 
 
3
 
 
0
3
Total
4
4
3
 
3
14
 
3
3
17

 

 

 

 

NACAC (North America, Central America and Caribbean)

 

FIVE Countries are represented (IN 2014: 4) for a total of 44 athletes (in 2014: 39).

Undisputed leader is Mexico, for its history, for his results and for the number of athletes entered in all categories, with a total of 22 athletes.

 

Second place to Guatemala (10 athletes), and then the third to Canada.

Interesting the confirmation of the Central American Country in full development under the leadership of Bohdan Bulakowski.

 

 

Country
20Km M
20Km W
50Km M
20Km M-U23
20Km W-U23
Total Senior
10000m M U20
10000m W U20
Total U20
Total
Mexico
4
2
6
6
4
22
 
 
0
22
Guatemala
2
1
3
2
2
10
 
 
0
10
Canada
3
1
2
1
 
7
 
 
0
7
USA
 
1
 
1
 
2
1
 
1
3
Portorico
 
 
 
2
 
2
 
 
0
2
Total
9
5
11
12
6
43
1
 
1
44

 

 

Sud America (Consudatle)

 

Sevencountries are represented (in 2014: 6) for a total of 50 athletes (in 2014: 43).

The leadership of 2014 is up to Colombia with 19 athletes,.

 

Followed by Ecuador (11 athletes) and Brazil.

 

 

Country
20Km M
20Km W
50Km M
20Km M-U23
20Km W-U23
Total Senior
10000m M U20
10000m W U20
Total U20
Total
Colombia
4
2
3
4
2
15
2
2
4
19
Ecuador
2
1
3
2
1
9
1
1
2
11
Peru
 
1
 
 
2
3
2
1
3
6
Bolivia
 
1
 
1
2
4
 
2
2
6
Brazil
1
1
1
1
 
4
 
 
0
4
Chile
 
 
1
 
 
1
1
 
1
2
Venezuela
1
 
 
1
 
2
 
 
0
2
Total
8
6
8
9
7
38
6
6
12
50

 

 

 

 

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