The finale of the 5th Lugano Cup - the World Race Walking Cup was held October 10-11, 1970 in Eschborn ( Germany ). Men's teams fought for the Lugano Cup, which was awarded to the best team based on the results of calls at 20 and 50 km.
| 1970 Race Walking World Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Host city |  Eschborn ( Germany ) |
| Member countries | 8 (final) |
| Of the participants | 60 |
| Medals | 3 |
| Opening | October 10, 1970 |
| Closing | October 11, 1970 |
| date of | |
The three strongest teams of the previous Cup draw, as well as representatives of non-European countries, received direct admission to the final. The remaining places were played in the preliminary round of competitions, which took place in various cities in August 1970.
60 walkers from 8 countries of the world took to the start.
Each team could put up to four athletes in each of the calls. In the offset of the Lugano Cup, each team had the best two results at distances of 20 and 50 km for men (points were awarded to athletes depending on the place taken).
Representatives of the GDR won both runs, which predetermined their third consecutive victory in the team event. One of the leaders of the East German national team, Christoph Hyun , also won a distance of 50 km for the third time.
Content
- 1 preliminary round
- 2 Schedule
- 3 Medalists
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Preliminary Round
The preliminary round competitions were held in August 1970 in two cities: Danish Odense and Hungarian Dunaujvaros . In the finals were two of the best teams from each tournament.
GDR, USSR, Great Britain, USA and India were exempted from participation in the preliminary round. All these countries received direct tickets to the finals.
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Germany | 98 |
| 2 | Sweden | 87 |
| 3 | France | 69 |
| four | Norway | 38 |
| 5 | Denmark | 29th |
| 6 | Belgium | 22 |
| A place | Team | Glasses |
|---|---|---|
| one | Italy | 44 |
| 2 | Hungary | 40 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 39 |
| four | Switzerland | 19 |
Schedule
| date of | Sunset |
|---|---|
| October 10, 1970 | 20 km men |
| October 11, 1970 | 50 km men |
Medalists
Abbreviations: WR - world record | AR - record of the continent | NR - national record | CR - competition record
Participants whose result did not count towards the team are shown in italics.
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 20 km | Hans Georg Rayman | Vladimir Golubnichy the USSR | 1: 27.22 | Peter Frenkel | ||
| 50 km | Christoph Hoehn | Veniamin Soldatenko the USSR | 4: 09.52 | Burkhard Loischke | ||
| Lugano Cup (20 + 50 km) | GDR Hans Georg Rayman Peter Frenkel Christoph Hoehn Burkhard Loischke Gerhard Sperling Siegfried Zschigner Peter Zeltser Winfried Skotnicki | 134 points | the USSR Vladimir Golubnichy Nikolay Smaga Veniamin Soldatenko Evgeny Lyungin Gennady Agapov Otto Barch | 125 points | Germany Wilfried Vesch Bernhard Nermerich Herbert Mayer Horst-Rudiger Magnor Heinz Mayr Gerd Jester Bernd Cannenberg Gerhard Weidner | 88 points |
Literature
- Athletics. Reference / Compiled by R. V. Orlov . - M .: "Physical Culture and Sports", 1983. - 392 p.
Links
- Mark Butler. IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Rome 2016 - Facts & Figures (English) (PDF). IAAF . - IAAF Handbook with History and Statistics of the World Cups in Race Walking (1961β2014). Date of treatment February 18, 2018. Archived February 18, 2018.
- Dominique Guebey. RΓ©sultats MONDE / WORLD 1970 (Fr.) . www.dg77.net (12 janvier 2016). - Results of the race walking competition in 1970. Date of treatment March 3, 2018. Archived March 3, 2018.