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Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruña de Marcha

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Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruña de Marcha
Yao Zhu battles with Luis Fernando López in the final stretch of the 2010 edition
LocationSpain A Coruña, Spain
Event typeRacewalking
World Athletics Cat.A (World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold)
Distance20 km walk (1987–present)
Established1987

The Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruña de Marcha, also known as the Cantones De La Coruña or the Gran Premio de Marcha Cantones de la Coruña-Sergio Vazquez, is an annual Racewalking competition held in A Coruña, Spain. As of 2024, it is a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold level meeting – the highest-level circuit of international race walking competitions.[1]

The meeting is organized by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation, and it is typically held in early June or late May.

History

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The race was first held on 16 May 1987, after being planned for about a year prior, with the help of the Xunta de Galicia.[2] With the exception of 2020, it has been held annually since, and it has been a part of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge (now called the World Athletics Race Walking Tour) since 2005 playing host to competitors from 63 countries.[2] Since 2001, both men and women typically walk the 20 km distance, with some exceptions.

The course has also hosted various international championships, beginning in 1996 when it was the host of the 1996 European Race Walking Cup. In 2006, it hosted the 2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, and in 2011 it served as the IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final.[2]

One world record has been set at the Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruña de Marcha. In 2015, Liu Hong of China walked a time of 1:24:38 for the 20 km walk, breaking Elmira Alembekova's record from earlier that year. It would not be broken until 2021, when Yang Jiayu walked 1:23:49 at another competition.[3]

In 2019, the meeting received a World Athletics Heritage plaque for its contributions to the sport of athletics.[4]

Winners

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Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha senior race winners
Ed. Date Men's 20 km walk Women's 20 km walk R
Winner Time Winner Time
1st 16 May 1987  Maurizio Damilano (ITA) 40:19 (10 km)  María Reyes Sobrino (ESP) 21:25 (5 km) [5][6]
2nd 5 Jun 1988  Giovanni De Benedictis (ITA) 1:22:37  Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) 22:31 (5 km) [5][6]
3rd 3 Jun 1989  Ernesto Canto (MEX) 38:51 (10 km)  Erica Alfridi (ITA) 21:41 (5 km) [5][7][6]
4th 12 May 1990  Andrey Perlov (RUS) 39:14 (10 km)  Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) 20:46 (5 km) [5][6]
5th 13 Apr 1991  Daniel Plaza (ESP) 1:22:53  Victoria Oprea (ROM) 45:56 (10 km) [5][6]
6th 6 Jun 1992  Mikhail Shchennikov (URS) 1:18:54  Madelein Svensson (SWE) 43:28 (10 km) [5][6]
7th 15 May 1993  Valentí Massana (ESP) 1:20:50  Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 43:11 (10 km) [5][6]
8th 21 May 1994  Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS) 1:20:34  Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 43:09 (10 km) [5][6]
9th 20 May 1995  Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS) 1:20:34  Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 43:22 (10 km) [5][6]
10th[a] 20 Apr 1996  Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 1:21:46  Annarita Sidoti (ITA) 43:26 (10 km) [5][6]
11th 17 May 1997  Ilya Markov (RUS) 1:21:27  Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 42:12 (10 km) [5][6]
12th 16 May 1998  Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 1:19:40  Annarita Sidoti (ITA) 43:31 (10 km) [5][6]
13th 15 May 1999  Paquillo Fernández (ESP) 1:21:55  Claudia Ștef (ROM) 43:04 (10 km) [5][6]
14th 20 May 2000  Michele Didoni (ITA) 1:22:45  Claudia Ștef (ROM) 44:35 (10 km) [5][6]
15th 9 Jun 2001  David Márquez (ESP) 1:22:54  Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 1:31:22 [5][6]
16th 16 Mar 2002  Mikel Odriozola (ESP) 3:47:55 (50 km)  María Vasco (ESP) 1:28:47 [5][6]
17th 7 Jun 2003  Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 1:19:56  Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 1:27:25 [5][6]
18th 5 Jun 2004  Paquillo Fernández (ESP) 1:19:19  Claudia Ștef (ROM) 1:27:41 [5][6]
19th 4 Jun 2005  Paquillo Fernández (ESP) 1:17:52  Cristina López (ESA) 1:30:08 [5][6]
20th[b] 13-14 May 2006  Paquillo Fernández (ESP) 1:18:31  Ryta Turava (BLR) 1:26:27 [5][6]
21st 2 Jun 2007  Paquillo Fernández (ESP) 1:18:31  Ryta Turava (BLR) 1:28:44 [5][6]
22nd 7 Jun 2008  Erik Tysse (NOR) 1:19:21  Kjersti Plätzer (NOR) 1:29:38 [5][6]
23rd 20 Jun 2009  Chu Yafei (CHN) 1:19:51  Sabine Krantz (GER) 1:30:20 [5][6]
24th 19 Jun 2010  Chu Yafei (CHN) 1:21:11  Beatriz Pascual (ESP) 1:28:05 [5][6]
25th[c] 17 Sep 2011  Valeriy Borchin (RUS) 38:43 (10 km)  Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 42:39 (10 km) [5][7][8]
26th 9 Jun 2012  Li Jianbo (CHN) 1:20:55  Liu Hong (CHN) 1:27:32 [5][7][9]
27th 1 Jun 2013  Jared Tallent (AUS) 1:21:21  Inês Henriques (POR) 1:29:30 [5][7][10]
28th 31 May 2014  Érick Barrondo (GUA) 1:21:14  Liu Hong (CHN) 1:27:39 [5][7][11]
29th 6 Jun 2015  Wang Zhen (CHN) 1:18:00  Liu Hong (CHN) 1:24:28 WR [5][7][12]
30th 28 May 2016  Wang Zhen (CHN) 1:20:17  Qieyang Shijie (CHN) 1:28:30 [5][7][13]
31st 3 Jun 2017  Álvaro Martín (ESP) 1:19:57  Érica de Sena (BRA) 1:29:16 [5][7][14]
32nd 2 Jun 2018  Éider Arévalo (COL) 1:19:14  Qieyang Shijie (CHN) 1:26:28 [5][7][15]
33rd 8 Jun 2019  Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) 1:17:41  Glenda Morejón (ECU) 1:25:29 AR [5][7][16]
34th 5 Jun 2021  Diego García (ESP) 1:19:44  Sandra Arenas (COL) 1:28:24 [5][7][17]
35th 28 May 2022  Álvaro Martín (ESP) 1:19:58  Qieyang Shijie (CHN) 1:27:50 [18]
36th 3 Jun 2023  Caio Bonfim (BRA) 1:18:29  Kimberly García (PER) 1:26:40 [19]
37th 18 May 2024  Toshikazu Yamanishi (JAP) 1:17:47  Kimberly García (PER) 1:26:41 [20]

Notes

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  1. ^ A men's 50 km walk was also held, won by García Bragado of Spain in 3:51:01.
  2. ^ A men's 50 km was also held, won by Denis Nizhegorodov of Russia in 3:38:02.
  3. ^ Served as the 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Historia | Gran Premio de Cantones". www.cantones.gal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  3. ^ "Yang smashes world 20km race walk record with 1:23:49 | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  4. ^ "Gran Premio de Marcha Cantones de la Coruña-Sergio Vazquez | List of Plaques | Heritage | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "Palmarés | Gran Premio de Cantones". www.cantones.gal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-10.
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