The 1975
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
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was held in
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,
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, on October 11–12, 1975. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy. For the first time, there was a women's 5 km race held as invitation event.
Complete results were published.
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Medallists
†: Invitation event.
Results
Men's 20 km
Men's 50 km
Team (men)
The team rankings, named
Lugano Trophy, combined the 20km and 50km events team results.
Women's 5 km†
†: Invitation event.
Team (women)†
†: Invitation event.
Participation
The participation of 109 athletes (71 men/38 women) from 14 countries is reported.
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* (8/-)
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Qualifying rounds
From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds for the men's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, the German Democratic Republic
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proceeded directly to the final.
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Zone 2
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See also
* 1975 Race Walking Year Ranking
References
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World Race Walking Cup
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World Race Walking Cup
The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. ...