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Race walker Dennis Jackson wins Dunnington Fayre 10k From York Press

0York CIU member Dennis Jackson outpaced strong – and younger – opposition to win race walking’s Dunnington Fayre 10k.The 65-year-old finished in 56 minutes and 51 seconds. His son, Graham, a fellow York CIU member, was fifth, in one hour and 12 seconds.The popular event attracted a 20-strong field, with competitors travelling from as far [...]

Greene and Williams untroubled in 400m hurdles heats | Athletics Weekly

Johanna Jackson was aiming for a top ten finish and the UK record-holder performed up to her expectations, finishing tenth in 1:33:33. via Greene and Williams untroubled in 400m hurdles heats | Athletics Weekly.

Athletics-European championships women’s 20km walk result – Yahoo! Eurosport

Athletics-European championships women’s 20km walk result Wed, 28 Jul 09:24:00 2010 European athletics championships women’s 20km walk result in Barcelona on Wednesday 1. Olga Kaniskina (Russia) 1:27:44 2. Anisya Kirdyapkina (Russia) 1:28:55 3. Vera Sokolova (Russia) 1:29:32 4. Melanie Seeger (Germany) 1:29:43 5. Beatriz Pascual (Spain) 1:29:52 6. Vera Santos (Portugal) 1:30:52 7. Kristina Saltanovic [...]

BBC – Essex Olympian tips London 2012 to produce future stars

Essex Olympian tips London 2012 to produce future stars Eric competed in the 1956 Melbourne Games and then Rome four years later A two-time Olympian from Essex hopes the London Olympics will inspire a whole new generation of sport stars. Eric Hall from Layer Bretton competed in the 1956 and 1960 games in the 50k [...]

JACKSON STEPPING TO SUCCESS | Sporting Life | Tour de France, European Athletics Championships

By Chris Hammer – Johanna Jackson is confident the European Championships and Commonwealth Games will be significant stepping stones in putting her on course for a medal at London 2012. Britain’s number one female race walker naturally harbours dreams of success at a home Olympics and based on her current progression over 20 kilometres, she [...]

Spanish Federation lowered by one year the sanction to the walker Francisco Javier Fernández

The competition committee and jurisdiction of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation, has notified the walker Francisco Javier Fernandez reduction of two to one year after the enactment of federal license suspension for racing may return to the February 11, 2011. This was reported by the athlete’s communication department, adding that the reduction of the penalty has been [...]

OFFICIAL WEBSITE 20th EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS BARCELONA 2010 | Day by Day

The Marathon and Race Walk circuits of the European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010 have been measured and definitely approved after a long procedure of seven hours (started on Sunday, 6 a.m.). Apart from French expert Jean-Marie Grall, the Spaniards Jordi Reinoso and Fermín Perez have certified the track. The three IAAF officials have been accompanied [...]

News – Nunn wins 20K race walk at USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

John Nunn won the 20-kilometer race walk on June 27 at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.Nunn, 32, a race walker in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program who trains in San Diego, won the race in 1 hour, 29 minutes and 21.60 seconds. Defending champion Tim Seaman [...]

Parish Walk 2010

For me, the walk went better than expected! Having never walked beyond about 45 miles, it really was unknown territory. I set off at a reasonably fast pace and was surprised in the early and mid stages how I was maintaining my pace and feeling fresh. It wasn’t until I reached Lezayre that I really [...]

Maria Michta Wins US Racewalk Championship

Maria Michta continues to make strides in the racewalk event. This past weekend, she won the USA Outdoor Track and Field 20K racewalk National Championship in Des Moines, IA with a time of 1:39:46.12.Michta, who graduated from Sachem High School in 2004, finished nearly four minutes ahead of Joanne Dow, who finished second in 1:43:18.14. Teresa Vaill, who holds [...]