Vasile Firea
Vasile Firea (21 August 1908 – 1991) was a Romanian racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References 1908 births 1991 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Romanian male racewalkers Olympic athletes for Romania Place of birth missing {{Romania-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Racewalking
Racewalking, or race walking, 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. Referee, Race judges carefully assess that this is maintained throughout the race. Typically held on either roads or running tracks, common distances range from up to 100 kilometres race walk, 100 kilometres (62.1 mi). There are two racewalking distances contested at the Summer Olympics: the 20 kilometres race walk (men and women) and 50 kilometres race walk (men only). Both are held as road events. The biennial World Athletics Championships also featured these two events, in addition to a 50 km walk for women, until 2019 World Athletics Championships, 2019. The 50km race walk was replaced by the 35 kilometres race walk as standard championship discipline in 2022 World Athletics Championships, 2022. The IAAF World Race Walking Cup, first held in 1961, is a ...
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