Biographies 50
Kilometres Men
Name Country
Birthdate Personal Best (-year)
ZHAO
Yongsheng  16-4-72 3:41:20-95
20k pb: 1:20:06-94. 2 Fana 50k 94 (behind former
world record of Ren‚ Pillar); dnf Asian
Games 50k 94. 1 Chinese 50k 94/96; 1 WCP 50k 95;
dnf WCH 50k 95 (went out fast, caught halfway.
Eventually collapsed with dehydration); dq OLY 50
96. World's fastest at 50k in 1995. 1 Chinese 50k
96/97. In 97: 1 Chinese 50k; dnf Aztec Cup 50k.
HOLUSA
Milos  2-5-65 3:49:07-96
24 WCH 50k 93; 16 ECH 50k 94; 36 WCP 50k 95; 19
WCH 50k 95; 27 OLY 50k 96. 1 Czech 50k 96.
GARCIA
Jesus Angel  17-10-69 3:41:28-94
20k pb: 1:24:11-92. 5 WSG 20k 91; 10 OLY 50k 92;
2 WCP 50k 93; 1 WCH 50k 93; 4 ECH 50k 94; 2 WCP
50k 95; 5 WCH 50k 95; 1 ECP 50k 96; dnf OLY 50k
96 (had a lead of 35 seconds at 10k). Full
name-Jes£s Angel Garc¡a Bragado. Born-Madrid.
In 97: 1 Spanish 50k.
KONONEN
Valentin  7-3-69 3:42:02-93
20k pb: 1:20:56-95. 6 ECH 50k 90; 5 WCH 50k 91; 7
OLY 50k 92; 6 WCP 50k 93; 2 WCH 50k 93; 1 Nordic
20k 94; 7 ECH 50k 94; 3 WCP 50k 95; 1 WCH 50k95;
7 OLY 50k 96. Started walking at age 12. 4x
Finnish 20k Champion (91/92/94/95). 1 Finnish 50k
94. Brother is ballet dancer for Finnish National
Opera. In 97: 2 Finnish 20k.
PILLER René
 23-4-65 3:41:29-94
World 50k track record holder. 20k pb:
1:22:15.0-92. 12 ECH 50k 90; 8 WCH 50k 91; 15 OLY
50k 92; 12 WCP 50k 93; 6 WCH 50k 93; dq ECH 50k
94; 7 WCP 50k 95; 8 WCH 50k 95; 19 OLY 50k 96. 1
French 50k 94/95.
DI MEZZA
Arturo  16-7-69 3:44:52-96
20k pb: 1:22:06-95. 23 WCP 20k 93; 13 WCH 20k 93;
14 ECH 94; dnf WCH 20k 95; 7 WCH 50k 95; 3 WSG
20k 95; dnf WCP 20k 95; 2 ECP 50k 96; 4 OLY 50k
96. Six-minute improvement in Gothenburg 1995
From-Naples. In 97: dnf Italian 50k; dnf Aztec
Cup 50k.
PERRICELLI
Giovanni 25-8-67 3:43:55-94
Italian record holder. 11 OLY 50k 88; 7 ECH 50k
90; 5 WCP 50k 91; dnf WCH 50k 91; dnf OLY 50k 92;
10 WCP 20k 93; 13 WCH 50k 93; 3 ECH 50k 94 (6
20k); 23 WCP 20k 95; 2 WCH 50k 95; 2 WSG 20k 95;
11 ECP 20k 96; 13 OLY 50k 96 (16 50k). 5x Italian
50k Champion (87/89/91/92/97). In 97: 1 Italian
50k; dnf Aztec Cup 50k.
ZAMUDIO
Ignacio  15-5-71 3:46:07-96
4 WJC 10,000W 90; 9 WCH 20k 93; 6 OLY 50k 96. In
97: 6 Aztec Cup 50k.
PLOTNIKOV
Andrey  12-8-67 3:40:07-90
35 WCP 50k 93; 29 WCP 50k 95; dnf OLY 50k 96. 1
Russian 50k 96. Member of Vladimir Army Club. In
97: 3 Russian Winter 35k; dnf Aztec Cup 50k.
SKURYGIN
German 15-9-63 3:44:33-96
22 WCH 50k 93; 6 ECH 50k 94; 18 WCP 50k 95. 1
Russian 50k 94. In 97: 2 Russian Winter 35k; 7
Aztec Cup 50k.
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