Robert Heffernan ( born February 28, 1978 , Cork , Ireland ) is an Irish athlete . 2013 world champion walking 50 kilometers . Participant of the 4 Olympic Games from 2000 to 2012 [1] . Married to athlete Marian Heffernan , three children.
 Robert Heffernan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Heffernan at the 2013 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date and place of birth | February 28, 1978 ( 41) Cork | |||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 171 cm | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | 2000 - n. at. | |||||||||||||||||||
| IAAF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal Walking Records | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 000 m | 38: 27.57 (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 km | 39:15 (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km | 1:19:22 (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 50 km | 3:37:54 (NR , 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||
| International medals | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Major Competition Results
| Performances | |||||
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| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Discipline | Time |
| 2000 | European Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt , Germany | The 18th | 20 kilometers | 1:22:43 |
| Summer olympic games | Sydney Australia | 28th | 20 kilometers | 1:26:04 | |
| 2001 | European Walking Cup | Dudince , Slovakia | 17th | 20 kilometers | 1:23:57 |
| World Athletics Championships | Edmonton canada | 14th | 20 kilometers | 1:25:02 | |
| 2002 | European Athletics Championship | Munich , Germany | 8th | 20 kilometers | 1:21:10 |
| 2004 | Summer olympic games | Athens , Greece | - | 20 kilometers | DSQ |
| 2005 | World Athletics Championships | Helsinki , Finland | - | 20 kilometers | DSQ |
| 2007 | World Athletics Championships | Osaka , Japan | 6th | 20 kilometers | 1:23:42 |
| 2008 | Summer olympic games | Beijing China | 8th | 20 kilometers | 1:20:36 |
| 2009 | European Walking Cup | Metz , France | 4th | 20 kilometers | 1:25:21 |
| World Athletics Championships | Berlin , Germany | 15th | 20 kilometers | 1:22:09 | |
| 2010 | European Athletics Championship | Barcelona , Spain | 3rd | 20 kilometers | 1:21:00 |
| 4th | 50 kilometers | 3:45:30 | |||
| 2012 | Summer olympic games | London , UK | 9th | 20 kilometers | 1:20:18 |
| 3rd | 50 kilometers | 3:37:54 | |||
| 2013 | World Athletics Championships | Moscow , Russia | 1st | 50 kilometers | 3:37:56 |
Notes
Links
- IAAF Profile
- Robert Heffernan - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com