1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 1st |
Date | 15–16 October |
Host city | Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland ![]() |
Events | 2 |
Participation | 24 athletes from 4 nations |
The 1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, on October 15–16, 1961. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy.
Complete results were published.[1]
Medallists[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men | ||||||
20 km walk | ![]() | 1:30:55 | ![]() | 1:32:12 | ![]() | 1:34:02 |
50 km walk | ![]() | 4:25:38 | ![]() | 4:30:35 | ![]() | 4:36:48 |
Men (Team) | ||||||
Team | ![]() | 53 pts | ![]() | 53 pts | ![]() | 28 pts |
Results[edit]
Men's 20 km[edit]
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Ken Matthews | ![]() | 1:30:55 |
![]() | Lennart Back | ![]() | 1:32:12 |
![]() | George Williams | ![]() | 1:34:02 |
4 | John Ljunggren | ![]() | 1:34:22 |
5 | Erik Söderlund | ![]() | 1:35:17 |
6 | Tibor Balajcza | ![]() | 1:36:17 |
7 | Bob Clark | ![]() | 1:36:52 |
8 | Giuseppe Dordoni | ![]() | 1:37:17 |
9 | Antal Kiss | ![]() | 1:37:39 |
10 | István Göri | ![]() | 1:39:06 |
11 | Gianni Corsaro | ![]() | 1:42:46 |
— | Stefano Serchinich | ![]() | DNF |
Men's 50 km[edit]
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Abdon Pamich | ![]() | 4:25:38 |
![]() | Don Thompson | ![]() | 4:30:35 |
![]() | Åke Söderlund | ![]() | 4:36:48 |
4 | Ray Middleton | ![]() | 4:39:24 |
5 | Ingvar Green | ![]() | 4:42:27 |
6 | Evert Leonardsson | ![]() | 4:43:25 |
7 | István Havasi | ![]() | 4:46:59 |
8 | Luigi De Rosso | ![]() | 4:49:22 |
9 | Charley Fogg | ![]() | 4:49:22 |
10 | Antonio De Gaetano | ![]() | 5:05:02 |
11 | Géza Szabó | ![]() | 5:12:57 |
12 | Béla Dinesz | ![]() | 5:13:03 |
Team[edit]
From this edition up to 1997, the team ranking was named Lugano Trophy and combined the results of the 20km and 50km races..[2]
Place | Country | Points |
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![]() | ![]() | 53 pts |
![]() | ![]() | 53 pts |
![]() | ![]() | 28 pts |
4 | ![]() | 23 pts |
Participation[edit]
Hungary (6)
Italy (6)
Sweden (6)
United Kingdom (6)
Qualifying rounds[edit]
From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds with the winners proceeding to the final.
Zone 1[edit]London, United Kingdom, August 12
†: Combined East and West German Team. | Zone 2[edit]København, Denmark, August 26/27
| Zone 3[edit]
| Zone 4[edit]Cancelled
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References[edit]
- ^ IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - SARANSK 2012 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved July 29, 2013
- ^ "IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP - TAICANG 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 5 August 2017.