# Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruña de Marcha

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

## History

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

## Winners

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