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Olympic Games
Korzeniowski's rare distinction
By Our Special Correspondent
ATHENS,
AUG. 27.
Robert Korzeniowski of Poland achieved a rare distinction this morning performing a hat-trick of gold medal triumphs when he won the 50km walk in a time of 3:38:46s which was outside the Olympic mark of 3:38:29 set by Russia's Vyacheslav Ivanenko in Seoul, 1998.
There was barely anyone to watch his feat at a near-deserted Olympic stadium.
The greatest walker in history, Korzeniowski covered the last third of the race in hot and humid conditions on his own to cross the line in three hours 38 minutes 46 seconds.
Silver went to exhausted World record-holder Denis Nizhegorodov of Russia (3:42:50s), who looked as if he was about to collapse as he finished just over four minutes back, and bronze to another Russian, Aleksey Voyevodin (3:43:34s).
The 36-year-old Korzeniowski, who is also a triple world champion, had already carved his name in walking history four years ago by winning the 20-50km double.
No other man, indeed, has ever won the Olympic 50km race twice.
Korzeniowaski maintained a steady pace almost throughout the distance except in the first 20 km. when Nizhegordov led.
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