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Monica Svensson
Monica Svensson (born December 26, 1978) is a retired race walking, race walker from Sweden. She represented her native country at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, where she ended up in 27th place in the women's 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk, 20 km walk event. She was credited with the world best time in 50 kilometres race walk, 50 km walk before the event got official recognition. Achievements References

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Race Walking
Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully assess that this is maintained throughout the race. However, if there is an argument between referee, a replay video must be reviewed to judge accordingly. Typically held on either roads or running tracks, common distances range from up to 100 kilometres (62.1 mi). The current race walking contests at the Summer Olympics are the 20 kilometres race walk (men and women) and the marathon race walk mixed relay, the latter of which debuted at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 50 kilometres race walk (men only) was discontinued after the 2020 Summer Olympics. The biennial World Athletics Championships also features both 20 and 50 kilometer events, the 50 km walk for women being contested until 2019. The 50 km race walk was replaced by the 35 ...
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Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with  million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and  million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ...
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1978 Births
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 13 – Former American Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Democrat, dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at the age of 66. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ...
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2009 World Championships In Athletics – Women's 20 Kilometres Walk
The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held throughout the city of Berlin on August 16, beginning and ending at the Brandenburg Gate. Undefeated since May 2007, the Olympic and World champion Olga Kaniskina was a clear favourite. Russian champion and second fastest of the year Vera Sokolova was predicted as a possible medallist, as were Sabine Krantz and Kjersti Platzer who had both won on the racewalking Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ... circuit prior to the competition. Amongst the other fastest athletes before the championships were Russians Anisya Kirdyapkina and Larisa Emelyanova, while Olympic medallist Elisa Rigaudo and Universiade medallist Masumi Fuchise were suggested as other contenders for the podium. Competi ...
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Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ...
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2009 World Championships In Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15 to 23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate. Organization Bidding process Berlin was announced the winning bidder by the IAAF on 6 December 2004 beating out bids from Split (Croatia), Valencia (Spain), Brisbane (Australia), Brussels (Belgium), Delhi (India), Casablanca (Morocco) and Daegu (South Korea). The city of Berlin and the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (German Athletics Association) are responsible for the organisation of the event. The Berlin Organising Committee 2009 GmbH, a corporation established by the DLV in 2005, will supervise the operative organisation of the competition. Costs Building upon Germany's history of successful athletics events, including the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, the 1936 and 1972 Summer ...
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Cheboksary
Cheboksary is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia. It is a port on the Volga River. Geography The city is located in the Volga Upland region and stands on the shore of the Cheboksary Reservoir. Its area is .Resolution #2083 The satellite city of Novocheboksarsk is located about east of Cheboksary. History Cheboksary was first mentioned in written sources in 1469, but according to archaeological excavations, the area had been populated much earlier. The site hosted a Bulgarian city of Veda Suvar, which appeared after Mongols Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria, defeated major Volga Bulgarian cities in the 13th century. During Khanate period the town is believed by some to have had a Turkic language, Turkic (probably, Tatar language, Tatar) name Çabaqsar and that the current Russian and English names originate from it. However, in maps by European travelers it was marked as Cibocar (Pizzigano, 1367), Veda-Suar (Fra Mauro, 1459). Shupashkar, the Chuvash name literally means the "f ...
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2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
The 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 10 and 11 May 2008 in the streets of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given for the IAAF. Complete results were published. Medallists Results Men's 20 km †: Viktor Burayev from was initially 24th (1:22:29), but disqualified because of doping violations. Team (20 km Men) Men's 50 km †: Vladimir Kanaykin from was initially 2nd and silver medallist in 3:36:55, but disqualified because of doping violations. Team (50 km Men) Men's 10 km (Junior) Team (10 km Men Junior) Women's 20 km Team (20km Women) Women's 10 km Junior Team (10km Women Junior) Participation The participation of 430 athletes (276 men/154 women) from 53 countries is reported. * (1/-) * (8/7) * (2/-) * (13/8) * (-/2) * (6/2) * (-/1) * (1/-) * (10/4) * (6/3) * (1/-) * (5/2) * (10/4) * (3/3) * (3/-) * (3/2) * (5/-) * (12/6) * (8/4) * (3/4) * (4/1) * (9/6) * ...
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A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province of A Coruña, having also served as political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982. A Coruña is located on a promontory in the Golfo Ártabro, a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the main industrial and financial centre of northern Galicia, and holds the headquarters of the Universidade da Coruña. A Coruña is the Spanish city featuring the tallest mean-height of buildings, also featuring a population density of of built land area. Name Origin There is no clear evidence as to what the name derives from. It seems to be from ''Crunia'', of unknown origin and meaning, documented for the first time at the time of Ferdinand II of Leó ...
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2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
he 2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 13 and 14 May 2006 in the streets of A Coruña, Spain. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given for the IAAF. Complete results were published. Medallists Results Men's 20 km Team (20 km Men) Men's 50 km Team (50 km Men) Men's 10 km (Junior) Team (10 km Men Junior) Women's 20 km Team (20km Women) Women's 10 km Junior Team (10km Women Junior) Participation The participation of 393 athletes (257 men/136 women) from 58 countries is reported. * (1/-) * (11/8) * (7/6) * (1/-) * (-/1) * (1/-) * (2/-) * (2/1) * (1/-) * (12/6) * (4/4) * (2/-) * (2/1) * (1/-) * (1/1) * (8/4) * (-/1) * (2/2) * (4/3) * (3/1) * (3/2) * (13/2) * (4/2) * (5/4) * (4/1) * (8/7) * (3/2) * (13/7) * (3/1) * (1/1) * (4/1) * (7/4) * (2/-) * (2/1) * (12/1) * (1/-) * (1/-) * (2/-) * (1/-) * (10/3) * (8/6) * (3/1) * (2/-) * (-/4) * (13/8) * (1/-) * (2/4) * (3/2) * (5/-) * (13/6) * (-/1) * (4/1) * (6 ...
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2005 World Championships In Athletics – Women's 20 Kilometres Walk
The Women's 20 km race walk event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 7 in the streets of Helsinki with the start at 11:35h local time, and the goal line situated in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Russia's Olimpiada Ivanova won the race in a world record time of 1:25:41 hours. Medalists Abbreviations *''All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds'' Intermediates Finishing times # Olimpiada Ivanova, Russia 1:25:41 (WR) # Ryta Turava, Belarus 1:27:05 (NR) # Susana Feitor, Portugal 1:28:44 (SB) # María Vasco, Spain 1:28:51 (SB) # Barbora Dibelková, Czech Republic 1:29:05 (NR) # Athina Papayianni, Greece 1:29:21 (SB) # Elisa Rigaudo, Italy 1:29:52 # Claudia Stef, Romania 1:30:07 # Song Hongjuan, China 1:30:32 # Yuliya Voyevodina, Russia 1:30:34 # Melanie Seeger, Germany 1:31:00 # Kristina Saltanovic, Lithuania 1:31:23 (SB) # Elena Ginko, Belarus 1:31:36 # Ana Maria Groza, Romania 1:31:48 (SB) # Vera Santos, Portugal 1 ...
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