This page lists the World Best Year Performance in
1999
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in both the men's and the women's
race walking distances: 20 km and 50 km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the
1999 World Athletics Championships
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in
Seville, Spain. Guatemala's
Julio René Martínez
Julio René Martínez Sicán (born 27 September 1973) is a Guatemalan race walker.
Personal bests
*20 km: 1:17:46 hrs – Eisenhüttenstadt, 8 May 1999
*50 km: 3:56:19 hrs – Naumburg
Naumburg () is a town in (and the administra ...
broke the world record in the men's 20 km, clocking 1:17:46 on May 8, 1999, in
Eisenhüttenstadt,
Germany
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.
Abbreviations
*''All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds''
Men's 20 km
Records
1999 World Year Ranking
Men's 50 km
Records
1999 World Year Ranking
Women's 20 km
Records
1999 World Year Ranking
See also
*
1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
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References
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{{Footer WBYP Race Walk Women
1999
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Race Walking Year Ranking, 1999