# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The Men's 20 km Walk at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Saturday August 4, 2001, with the start at 15:50h.

## Medalists

| Gold | Roman Rasskazov Russia (RUS) |
| Silver | Ilya Markov Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Viktor Burayev Russia (RUS) |

## Abbreviations

* All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Julio René Martínez (GUA) | 1:17.46 | May 8, 1999 | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany |
| World Record | Roman Rasskazov (RUS) | 1:17.46 | May 19, 2000 | Moscow, Russia |
| Event Record | Maurizio Damilano (ITA) | 1:19.37 | August 24, 1991 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Season Best | Dmitriy Yesipchuk (RUS) | 1:18:05 | March 4, 2001 | Adler, Russia |

## Startlist

| № | Athlete | Season Best | Personal Best |
| 668 | Sabir Sharuyayev (KAZ) | 1:24:33 | 1:24:33 |
| 788 | Alejandro López (MEX) | 1:20:49 | 1:17:56 |
| 964 | Viktor Burayev (RUS) | 1:18:06 | 1:18:06 |
| 256 | Miloš Holuša (CZE) | 1:22:27 | 1:21:58 |
| 979 | Ilya Markov (RUS) | 1:19:36 | 1:18:30 |
| 661 | Satoshi Yanagisawa (JPN) | 1:21:20 | 1:19:29 |
| 463 | Andreas Erm (GER) | 1:19:32 | 1:18:42 |
| 931 | Silviu Casandra (ROM) | 1:22:34 | 1:21:35 |
| 39 | Nathan Deakes (AUS) | 1:18:14 | 1:18:14 |
| 153 | Tim Berrett (CAN) | 1:23:46 | 1:21:46 |
| 797 | Joel Sánchez (MEX) | | 1:19:00 |
| 304 | David Márquez (ESP) | 1:21:09 | 1:21:09 |
| 200 | Li Zewen (CHN) | 1:21:10 | 1:18:32 |
| 114 | Ivan Trotskiy (BLR) | 1:21:43 | 1:19:48 |
| 744 | Gintaras Andriuškevicius (LTU) | 1:22:09 | 1:22:09 |
| 963 | Vladimir Andreyev (RUS) | 1:20:14 | 1:18:16 |
| 878 | Rami Abdelhabi Al-Deeb (PLE) | | 1:31:22 |
| 389 | Anthony Gillet (FRA) | 1:22:16 | 1:21:26 |
| 110 | Artur Meleshkevich (BLR) | | 1:19:15 |
| 559 | Robert Heffernan (IRL) | 1:21:11 | 1:21:11 |
| 584 | Lorenzo Civallero (ITA) | 1:22:10 | 1:22:10 |
| 261 | Jiří Malysa (CZE) | 1:20:21 | 1:19:18 |
| 172 | Arturo Huerta (CAN) | 1:29:09 | 1:21:03 |
| 514 | Luis Fernando García (GUA) | 1:23:04 | 1:21:52 |
| 921 | João Vieira (POR) | 1:22:52 | 1:20:59 |
| 1108 | Hatem Ghoula (TUN) | 1:21:41 | 1:19:02 |
| 477 | André Höhne (GER) | 1:22:49 | 1:22:05 |
| 1199 | Timothy Seaman (USA) | 1:26:15 | 1:23:42 |
| 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) | 1:19:53 | 1:19:36 |
| 112 | Yevgeniy Misyulya (BLR) | 1:19:45 | 1:18:18 |
| 281 | Jefferson Pérez (ECU) | | 1:18:24 |
| 590 | Alessandro Gandellini (ITA) | 1:21:42 | 1:20:28 |
| 787 | Noe Hernández (MEX) | | 1:19:03 |
| 746 | Daugvinas Zujus (LTU) | 1:22:35 | 1:22:35 |
| 297 | Paquillo Fernández (ESP) | 1:19:47 | 1:18:56 |
| 698 | Shin Il-Yong (KOR) | 1:22:35 | 1:22:35 |
| 984 | Roman Rasskazov (RUS) | 1:20:30 | 1:17:46 |

## Intermediates

| Rank | Number | Athlete | Time |
| 5 KILOMETRES ||||
| 1 | 979 | Ilya Markov (RUS) | 20:40 |
| 2 | 963 | Vladimir Andreyev (RUS) | 20:41 |
| 3 | 261 | Jiří Malysa (CZE) | 20:41 |
| 4 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) | 20:41 |
| 5 | 787 | Noé Hernández (MEX) | 20:42 |
| 10 KILOMETRES ||||
| 1 | 963 | Vladimir Andreyev (RUS) | 41:05 |
| 2 | 979 | Ilya Markov (RUS) | 41:05 |
| 3 | 297 | Paquillo Fernández (ESP) | 41:05 |
| 4 | 787 | Noé Hernández (MEX) | 41:05 |
| 5 | 719 | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) | 41:05 |
| 15 KILOMETRES ||||
| 1 | 979 | Ilya Markov (RUS) | 1:01:17 |
| 2 | 39 | Nathan Deakes (AUS) | 1:01:17 |
| 3 | 297 | Paquillo Fernández (ESP) | 1:01:18 |
| 4 | 112 | Yevgeniy Misyulya (BLR) | 1:01:18 |
| 5 | 964 | Viktor Burayev (RUS) | 1:01:18 |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
| | Roman Rasskazov (RUS) | 1:20:31 | SB |
| | Ilya Markov (RUS) | 1:20:33 | |
| | Viktor Burayev (RUS) | 1:20:36 | |
| 4 | Nathan Deakes (AUS) | 1:20:55 | |
| 5 | David Márquez (ESP) | 1:21:09 | PB |
| 6 | Joel Sánchez (MEX) | 1:22:05 | |
| 7 | Satoshi Yanagisawa (JPN) | 1:22:11 | |
| 8 | Jefferson Pérez (ECU) | 1:22:20 | |
| 9 | Jiří Malysa (CZE) | 1:22:42 | |
| 10 | Hatem Ghoula (TUN) | 1:23:14 | |
| 11 | Alejandro López (MEX) | 1:23:20 | |
| 12 | Alessandro Gandellini (ITA) | 1:24:05 | |
| 13 | Li Zewen (CHN) | 1:24:29 | |
| 14 | Robert Heffernan (IRL) | 1:25:02 | |
| 15 | Ivan Trotski (BLR) | 1:25:02 | |
| 16 | Lorenzo Civallero (ITA) | 1:25:28 | |
| 17 | Miloš Holuša (CZE) | 1:25:37 | |
| 18 | Luis Fernando García (GUA) | 1:26:47 | |
| 19 | Shin Il-Yong (KOR) | 1:27:47 | |
| 20 | Gintaras Andriuškevicius (LTU) | 1:27:53 | |
| 21 | Arturo Huerta (CAN) | 1:29:27 | |
| 22 | Silviu Casandra (ROM) | 1:29:49 | |
| 23 | Anthony Gillet (FRA) | 1:31:24 | |
| 24 | Sabir Sharuyayev (KAZ) | 1:32:03 | |
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) ||||
| — | Tim Berrett (CAN) | DSQ | |
| — | Vladimir Andreyev (RUS) | DSQ | |
| — | Rami Abdelhabi Al-Deeb (PLE) | DSQ | |
| — | Artur Meleshkevich (BLR) | DSQ | |
| — | João Vieira (POR) | DSQ | |
| — | Timothy Seaman (USA) | DSQ | |
| — | Yevgeniy Misyulya (BLR) | DSQ | |
| — | Noé Hernández (MEX) | DSQ | |
| — | Daugvinas Zujus (LTU) | DSQ | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) ||||
| — | Andreas Erm (GER) | DNF | |
| — | André Höhne (GER) | DNF | |
| — | Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) | DNF | |
| — | Paquillo Fernández (ESP) | DNF | |