Biographies 20 Kilometres
Men
Name Country
Birthdate Personal Best (-year)
A'HERN
Nick  6-1-69
1:19:33-93
Biographical Summary
7 WJC 10,000W 88; 4 GWG 20k 90; 15 WCP 20k 91; 20
WCH 20k 91; 22 OLY 20k 92; 13 WCP 20k 93; 24 WCH
20k 93; 1 COM 30k 94; 15 WCP 20k 95; 11 WCH 20k
95; 4 OLY 20k 96. 1 Australian 5000W 96. Was
National level soccer player. Owner/manager of
hairdressing salon. Superstition-Shaves legs
before races. Father John was an international
footballer. Brother Timothy a successful
triathlete. In 97: 1 Australian 20k; 7 Aztec Cup
20k.
YU Guohui
 30-4-77 1:19:38-96
21 OLY 20k 96. 2 Chinese 20k 96. Holds world
junior 20k best. In 97: 1 Chinese 20k.
PEREZ
Jefferson  1-1-74 1:20:07-96
1 WJC 10,000W 92; 5 Ibero-American Champs 20k 94;
3 Pan-American Cup 20k 94; 1 South American Cup
20k 94/95; 1 PAM 20k 95; 33 WCH 20k 95; 1 OLY 96,
became the youngest ever Olympic Walking Champion
& Ecuador's first Olympic Champion. Noted
technician. Walked 300M from Quito to his home
town of Cuenca to honour Christ. Awarded $22,000
after Olympic win and pictured on postage stamps.
In 97: 1 South American Cup 20k; 1 Aztec Cup 20k.
IHLY
Robert  5-5-63 1:19:59-92 50k pb:
3:58.07-94.
9 ECH 20k 90; 6 WCH 20k 91; 7 EIC 5000W 92; 11
OLY 20k 92; 8 WCP 20k 93; 7 WCH 20k 93; dnf ECH
50k 94; 17 OLY 20k 96. 1 German 20k 93/96; 1
German 50k 94. Engineer. Born-USSR. Moved to
Germany 88.
DIDONI
Michele  7-3-74 1:19:59-95
Youngest ever male world walk champion. 3 EJC
10,000W 91; 1 EJC 10,000W 93; 4 EIC 5000W 94; 10
ECH 20k 94; 5 WCP 20k 95; 1 WCH 20k 95; 1
International Military 20k 95; 34 OLY 20k 96. In
97: 2 Italian 50k (d‚but, 3:58:44); dnf
Aztec Cup 20k; 1 Italian 20k trial.
SEGURA
Bernardo  11-2-70 1:17:26-94
World track record holder. 8 WSG 20k 91; 3 WSG
20k 93; dq WCH 20k 93; 1 Goodwill Games 20k 94. 1
Pan-American Cup 20k 94 (in Atlanta); 3 WCP 20k
95; dnf WCH 20k 95; 3 OLY 20k 96. 4 brothers, 3
sisters. Younger brother-Jorge, won 1994 World
Junior 10,000W & 1995 Central American 20k.
In 97: 2 Aztec Cup 20k.
KORZENIOWSKI
Robert  30-7-68 1:19:14-92
50k pb: 3:42:40-96.World track 5000W record
holder. 4 ECH 20k 90; 7 WCP 20k 91; 1 WSG 20k
91/93; dnf WCH 50k 91 (10 20k); dq OLY 50k 92
(dnf 20k); 2 WIC 5000W 93; 4 WCP 20k 93; dq WCH
50k 93; 5 ECH 50k 94 (dq 20k); 9 WCP 20k 95; 2
WCH 95; 2 International Military 20k 95; 1 ECP
20k 96; 1 OLY 50k 96 (8 20k). 1 Polish 20k
94/95/96; Polish record holder 20k/50k. PE
Teacher. In 97: 1 Finnish 20k.
MARKOV
Ilya  19-6-72 1:18:48-96
1 WJC 10,000W 90; 1 EJC 10,000W 91; 18 ECH 20k
94; 30 WCP 20k 95; 4 WCH 20k 95; 3 International
Military 20k 95; 2 OLY 20k 96. 2 Russian 20k
94/95/96.
SHCHENNIKOV
Mikhail 24-12-67 1:18:33-93
50k pb: 3:43:46-96. 1 EJC 10,000W 85; 1 WJC
10,000W 86; 6 OLY 20k 88; dnf ECH 20k 90; 1 WCP
20k 91; 2 WCH 20k 91; 12 OLY 20k 92; 5 WCP 20k
93; dq WCH 20k 93; 1 EIC 5000W 94; 1 ECH 20k 94.
2 WCP 20k 95; 6 WCH 20k 95; 2 OLY 50k 96 (7 20k).
1 Russian 20k 96. 4x World Indoor 5000W Champ
(87/89/91/93). World indoor 5000 record holder
18:07.08-95. Won 1996 Olympic silver in only his
second ever 50k walk. In 97: 2 Aztec Cup 50k.
KOLL R.
Igor  25-6-65 1:18:41-96
13 WCH 20k 91; 19 OLY 20k 92; 9 WCP 20k 93; 8 WCH
20k 93; 7 ECH 20k 94; 19 WCP 20k 95; 8 WCH 20k
95; dq OLY 20k 96. 1 Slovak 20k 94/95.
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