The men's 20 kilometres walk at the
2010 European Athletics Championships
The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Cat ...
was held on the streets of
Barcelona
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on 27 July.
The race was originally won by Russian race walker
Stanislav Emelyanov
Stanislav Valeryevich Emelyanov (russian: Станислав Валерьевич Емельянов; born 23 October 1990) is a former Russian race walker.
Doping
Bio passport ban
IAAF announced 28 July 2014 that Emelyanov was sanctioned fo ...
, who in 2014 was banned due to irregularities in his
biological passport
An athlete biological passport is an individual electronic record for professional athletes, in which profiles of biological markers of doping and results of doping tests are collated over a period of time. Doping violations can be detected by n ...
, and stripped of the gold medal.
Italian
Alex Schwazer
Alex Schwazer, OMRI (born 26 December 1984), is an Italian race walker. He was the 2008 Olympic 50k walk champion. He retired during the 2012 Olympics after being disqualified for doping offences.
Biography
Schwazer was born in Sterzing, Sou ...
was promoted to gold, with fourth-placed
Rob Heffernan
Robert Heffernan (born 28 February 1978) is an Irish race walker.
Career
At the 2000 Olympics he finished in 28th place, and at the 2004 Olympics he was disqualified, both in the 20 km race walking discipline.
At the 2008 Olympic Games ...
promoted to the bronze medal position.
Medalists
Records
Schedule
Results
Final
References
Results
{{DEFAULTSORT:2010 European Athletics Championships - Men's 20 Kilometres Walk
Walk 20 km
Racewalking at the European Athletics Championships