The ninth edition of the

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was held on the roads of

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on 21 May 2011. The event was jointly organised by the Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (Portuguese Athletics Federation) and the

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. A total of 222 athletes from 26 countries participated in the competition.Final entries confirmed for Olhão 2011
.

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. Retrieved on 2011-05-30. Olhão won the nomination as the host city in November 2009, seeing off a rival bid from Spain's

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. Although this was Portugal's first time hosting a

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event of this size, it became another high profile

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competition to be staged in the

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region, after the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships,

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and several editions of the European Champion Clubs Cup. The city itself has, since 2001, played host to the annual Meeting de Marcha Atlética da Cidade de Olhão racewalking meeting, which has featured on the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge series. As in previous years, the competition featured five races: two 20 km walk competitions for men and women, a 50 km men's walk, and junior walks for men and women of 10 km each. The course was a looped circuit on the roads next to Olhão's marina on the seafront of the

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and

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were the dominant teams at the competition, taking three and two team titles respectively. Italian men took a sweep of the top three in the 20 km race while Russia's junior men completed a 1–2 finish to gain a perfect team score.2011 European Race Walking Cup
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-05-30.

Medallists

Men

Women

Results

Complete results were published.

Men's 20 km

Team (20 km Men)

Men's 50 km

Team (50 km Men)

Men's 10 km (Junior)

Team (10 km Junior Men)

Women's 20 km

Team (20 km Women)

Women's 10 km Junior

Team (10 km Junior Women)

Participation

The participation of 218 athletes (134 men/84 women) from 25 countries is reported. * (7) * (6) * (1) * (3) * (8) * (13) * (7) * (8) * (10) * (18) * (8) * (7) * (1) * (15) * (14) * (4) * (18) * (3) * (8) * (18) * (5) * (3) * (7) * (17) * (10)

References

;Results

Olhao2011. Retrieved on 2011-05-30.

External links

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