Ginko Viktor

Personal information

Дата рождения   07-12-1965
Birthplace   Vitebsk (BY)
Nationality   Belarus

Viktor Ginko: the greatest 100 km race walker in history !

As holder of a fabulous world record on the 100 km race walk and setting the 3 best world performances on the 100 km race walk, Viktor Ginko from Belarus is by a large margin the best race walker in this demanding discipline of athletics. 

Top 10 Best world performances 100 km race walk M/W 

Rank Name Distance Time Speed Year Location
1 GINKO Viktor 100 km 8 h 38' 07" 11.580 km/h 2002 Scanzorosciate (I)
2 GINKO Viktor 100 km 8 h 43' 30" 11.461 km/h 2000 Scanzorosciate (I)
3 GINKO Viktor 100 km 8 h 44' 28" 11.440 km/h 2003 Scanzorosciate (I)
4 LIEPINS Modris 100 km 8 h 48' 28" 11.354 km/h 2001 Scanzorosciate (I)
5 MOULINET Bertrand 100 km 8 h 50' 21" 11.313 km/h 2013 Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes (F)
6 RODIONOV Alexeï 100 km 8 h 54' 35" 11.224 km/h 1998 Scanzorosciate (I)
7 KIEFFER Pascal 100 km 8 h 55' 12" 11.211 km/h 1992 Besançon (F)
8 POPOVICH Vitaliy 100 km 8 h 55' 40" 11.201 km/h 1999 Scanzorosciate (I)
9 KIEFFER Pascal 100 km 8 h 57' 29" 11.163 km/h 1995 Perpignan (F)
10 LELIÈVRE Gérard 100 km 8 h 58' 12" 11.148 km/h 1984 Laval (F)


URL World ranking 100 km Race walk M/W: https://www.belgianwalkingassociation.com/en/world-ranking-100-km-race-walk-men-and-women

Merits

Barriers race walking

Viktor Ginko is an athlete with an international charisma who has broken barriers in race walking.

barrier_1: Race walk 50 km/ 4 h

24 performances under 4 hours over 50 km ► best performance  3 h 42' 20"  13,493 km/h

barrier_2: Race walk 100 km/ 9 h    

3 performances under 9 hours over 100 km ► best performance  8 h 38' 07"  11,580 km/h (= current world record !) 

Titles

♦ 1 x Military champion 50 km of the USSR (1990)
♦ 3 x National champion 50 km of Belarus

International victories

♦ 1 x winner of the 50 km Race walk in Podebrady (CZ)
♦ 1 x winner of the 50 km Race walk in Lugano (CH)
♦ 3 x winner of the 50 km Race walk in Naumburg (D)
♦ 1 x winner of the 100 km Race walk in Lugano (CH)
♦ 5 x winner of the 100 km Race walk in Scanzorosciate (I)
♦ 1 x winner of the Tour of Romanie (CH)

Total number of international victories: 12

Best memories

My top three memories in my career that are indelible in my mind are in descending order:

♦ Setting an absolute world record in the 100 km Race walk at Scanzorosciate (I) in 2002: 
                        
                                      100 km   8 h 38' 07"   11,580 km/h   

♦ My exceptional performance at the Olympic Games in Atlanta (USA):  

                     50 km   3 h 45' 27"   5th place   1996 

♦ My victory in the 50 km International Race walking competition in Naumburg (D) 1996, awarded with a very scharp time:

                                                                         50 km 3 h 42' 52"   13,461 km/h

Personal bests

♦     5 km road         19' 52"   15,101 km/h    2003   Hildesheim (D)
♦   10 km road         40' 48"   14,706 km/h    2003   Hildesheim (D) 
♦   20 km road   1 h 20' 03"   14,991 km/h    1993   Livorno (I) 
♦   30 km road   2 h 05' 36"   14,331 km/h    1993   Adler (RUS)
♦   35 km road   2 h 31' 46"   13,837 km/h    1993   Eschborn (D)
♦   50 km road   3 h 42' 20"   13,493 km/h    1995   Palma de Mallorca (E) 
♦ 100 km road   8 h 38' 07"   11,580 km/h    2002   Scanzorosciate (I) ► WR 

Palmares

Discipline Distance время Average Year Место Description
50 km route 50.000 03 h 40' 46" 13.589 1992 Moscow (RUS) Championships CIS ► 5th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 42' 20" 13.493 1995 Palma de Mallorca (E) International Race walking competition ► 2nd place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 42' 52" 13.461 1996 Naumburg (D) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 03 h 43' 15" 13.438 1999 Mézidon-Canon (F) IAAF World Race walking Cup ► 7th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 44' 45" 13.348 1997 Naumburg (D) International Race walking competition ► 4th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 45' 27" 13.307 1996 Atlanta (USA) Olympic Games 1996 ► 5th place [my 2nd best memory in my career]
50 km route 50.000 03 h 45' 34" 13.300 1994 Poděbrady (CZ) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 03 h 45' 48" 13.286 1995 Beijing (CN) IAAF World Race walking Cup ► 6th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 47' 53" 13.165 2000 Naumburg (D) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 03 h 48' 27" 13.132 1998 Dudince (SK) EAA European Race walking Cup ► 8th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 48' 37" 13.122 1990 Ogre (LV) International Race walking competition ► 3th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 48' 42" 13.118 1992 Minsk (BY) National Championships Belarus ► 1st place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 03 h 48' 55" 13.105 1999 Naumburg (D) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 03 h 49' 23" 13.079 1997 Poděbrady (CZ) IAAF World Race walking Cup ► 12th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 50' 28" 13.017 2001 Naumburg (D) International Race walking competition ► 3th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 50' 35" 13.010 1990 Kaliningrad (RUS) Military Championships USSR ► 1th place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 03 h 50' 58" 12.989 1991 Kiev (UA) Spartakiade ► 4th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 50' 59" 12.988 2001 Dudince (SK) EAA European Race walking Cup ► 7th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 52' 16" 12.916 1990 Novopolock (BY) USSR Cup ► 2nd place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 53' 41" 12.838 1993 Stuttgart (D) IAAF World Championships ► 11th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 55' 22" 12.746 2005 Miskolc (H) EAA European Race walking Cup ► 12th place
50 km route 50.000 03 h 56' 24" 12.690 1995 Vitebsk (BY) National Race walking competition Belarus ► 1st place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 03 h 56' 46" 12.671 2004 Brest (BY) National Championships Belarus ► 1st place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 03 h 57' 31" 12.631 2002 Torino (I) IAAF World Race walking Cup ► 18th place
50 km route 50.000 04 h 02' 30" 12.371 1993 Novopolock (BY) National Championships Belarus ► 1st place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 04 h 06' 36" 12.165 2003 Lugano (CH) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
50 km route 50.000 04 h 08' 30" 12.072 1988 Odessa (UA) Military Championships USSR ► 4th place
50 km route 50.000 04 h 11' 15" 11.940 2006 Tlalnepantla (MEX) International Race walking competition ► 9th place
50 km route 50.000 04 h 27' 30" 11.215 2008 Scanzorosciate (I) International Race walking competition ► 5th place
50 km route 50.000 05 h 06' 15" 9.796 2010 Yverdon-les-Bains (CH) International Race walking competition ► 4th place
suite du palmarès ...
 
Discipline Distance время Average Year Место Description
100 km route 100.000 08 h 38' 07" 11.580 2002 Scanzorosciate (I) Current World record 100 km Race walk M/W set by Viktor Ginko from Belarus at the 2002 International Race walking meeting in Scanzorosciate (Italy)
100 km route 100.000 08 h 43' 30" 11.461 2000 Scanzorosciate (I) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
100 km route 100.000 08 h 44' 28" 11.440 2003 Scanzorosciate (I) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
100 km route 100.000 09 h 06' 15" 10.984 1992 Lugano (CH) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
100 km route 100.000 09 h 08' 49" 10.933 2005 Scanzorosciate (I) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
100 km route 100.000 09 h 12' 04" 10.868 2004 Scanzorosciate (I) International Race walking competition ► 2nd place
100 km route 100.000 09 h 13' 40" 10.837 2001 Scanzorosciate (I) International Race walking competition ► 2nd place
100 km route 100.000 09 h 17' 06" 10.770 2006 Scanzorosciate (I) International Race walking competition ► 1st place / Winner of the race
suite du palmarès ...

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