The event was marred by the disqualification of all three Russian
athletes due to doping violations.
Including the "winner" Kirdyapkin.
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Men's 50km Walk.
2012 London Games.
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| X Sergey KIRDYAPKIN **** |
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RUS |
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3:35.59 |
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1. Jared TALLANT
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AUS |
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3:36.53 |
P.B.(Olympic record)
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2. Tianfeng SI
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CHN |
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3:37.16 |
P.B. |
3. Robert HEFFERNAN
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IRL |
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3:37.54 |
National Record |
X Igor EROKHIN ****
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RUS |
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3:37.54 |
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X Sergey BAKULIN ****
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RUS |
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3:38.55 |
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4. Jianbo LI
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CHN |
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3:39.01 |
P.B. |
5 Matej TOTH
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SVK |
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3:41.24 |
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Kirdyapkin received a doping ban following the Olympics. In a wide-ranging investigation of Russian
race walking involving some 30 athletes coached by Viktor Chegin and the Russian
anti-doping agency RUSADA,