Race results & historic
World rankings
Date of birth 07-12-1965 |
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As holder of a fabulous world record on the 100 km race walk and setting the 3 best world performances on the 100 km race walk, Viktor Ginko from Belarus is by a large margin the best race walker in this demanding discipline of athletics.
pos. name distance time average year location
1. GINKO Viktor 100 km 8 h 38' 07" 11,580 km/h 2002 Scanzorosciate (I)
2. GINKO Viktor 100 km 8 h 43' 30" 11,461 km/h 2000 "
3. GINKO Viktor 100 km 8 h 44' 28" 11,440 km/h 2003 "
4. LIEPINS Modris 100 km 8 h 48' 28" 11,354 km/h 2001 "
5. MOULINET Bertrand 100 km 8 h 50' 21" 11,313 km/h 2013 Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes (F)
6. RODIONOV Alexeï 100 km 8 h 54' 35" 11,224 km/h 1998 Scanzorosciate (I)
7. KIEFFER Pascal 100 km 8 h 55' 12" 11,211 km/h 1992 Besançon (F)
8. POPOVICH Vitaliy 100 km 8 h 55' 40" 11,201 km/h 1999 Scanzorosciate (I)
9. KIEFFER Pascal 100 km 8 h 57' 29" 11,163 km/h 1995 Perpignan (F)
10. LELIÈVRE Gérard 100 km 8 h 58' 12" 11,148 km/h 1984 Laval (F)
URL World ranking 100 km Race walk M/W: https://www.belgianwalkingassociation.com/en/world-ranking-100-km-race-walk-men-and-women
Viktor Ginko is an athlete with an international charisma who has broken barriers in race walking.
barrier_1: Race walk 50 km/ 4 h
24 performances under 4 hours over 50 km ► best performance 3 h 42' 20" 13,493 km/h
barrier_2: Race walk 100 km/ 9 h
3 performances under 9 hours over 100 km ► best performance 8 h 38' 07" 11,580 km/h (= current world record !)
♦ 1 x Military champion 50 km of the USSR (1990)
♦ 3 x National champion 50 km of Belarus
♦ 1 x winner of the 50 km Race walk in Podebrady (CZ)
♦ 1 x winner of the 50 km Race walk in Lugano (CH)
♦ 3 x winner of the 50 km Race walk in Naumburg (D)
♦ 1 x winner of the 100 km Race walk in Lugano (CH)
♦ 5 x winner of the 100 km Race walk in Scanzorosciate (I)
♦ 1 x winner of the Tour of Romanie (CH)
Total number of international victories: 12
My top three memories in my career that are indelible in my mind are in descending order:
♦ Setting an absolute world record in the 100 km Race walk at Scanzorosciate (I) in 2002:
100 km 8 h 38' 07" 11,580 km/h
♦ My exceptional performance at the Olympic Games in Atlanta (USA):
50 km 3 h 45' 27" 5th place 1996
♦ My victory in the 50 km International Race walking competition in Naumburg (D) 1996, awarded with a very scharp time:
50 km 3 h 42' 52" 13,461 km/h
♦ 5 km road 19' 52" 15,101 km/h 2003 Hildesheim (D)
♦ 10 km road 40' 48" 14,706 km/h 2003 Hildesheim (D)
♦ 20 km road 1 h 20' 03" 14,991 km/h 1993 Livorno (I)
♦ 30 km road 2 h 05' 36" 14,331 km/h 1993 Adler (RUS)
♦ 35 km road 2 h 31' 46" 13,837 km/h 1993 Eschborn (D)
♦ 50 km road 3 h 42' 20" 13,493 km/h 1995 Palma de Mallorca (E)
♦ 100 km road 8 h 38' 07" 11,580 km/h 2002 Scanzorosciate (I) ► WR
Discipline | Distance | Time | Average | Year | Location | Description |
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50 km route | 50,000 km | 03 h 40' 46" | 13,589 km/h | 1992 | Moscow (RUS) | Championships CIS ► 5th place |
50 km route | 50,000 km | 03 h 42' 20" | 13,493 km/h | 1995 | Palma de Mallorca (E) | International Race walking competition ► 2nd place |
50 km route | 50,000 km | 03 h 42' 52" | 13,461 km/h | 1996 | Naumburg (D) | International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race |
Discipline | Distance | Time | Average | Year | Location | Description |
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100 km route | 100,000 km | 08 h 38' 07" | 11,580 km/h | 2002 | Scanzorosciate (I) | Current World record 100 km Race walk M/W set by Viktor Ginko from Belarus at the 2002 International Race walking meeting in Scanzorosciate (Italy) |
100 km route | 100,000 km | 08 h 43' 30" | 11,461 km/h | 2000 | Scanzorosciate (I) | International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race |
100 km route | 100,000 km | 08 h 44' 28" | 11,440 km/h | 2003 | Scanzorosciate (I) | International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race |