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Great Olympic moments: Sydney 2000 Men's 20km Race Walk

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#### Sydney 2000 Men's 20km Race Walk

The high point of Robert Korzeniowski career came at Sydney 2000 and it all started in the men's 20km race walk. Usually a 50km specialist (the Polish athlete had won gold at Atlanta 1996 in the event) but he also had the speed to compete with the best in the 20km. However, in a field that featured reigning world recorder holder Julio René Martínez of Guatemala, Korzeniowski began his journey into the record books.

Robert Korzeniowski wins the Gold for Poland, Noe Hernandez the Silver for Mexico and Vladimir Andreyev the Bronze for Russia in the men's 20km race walk at the Sydney Summer Olympic Games in 2000

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General view of the action from the Men's 20km Race Walk at the at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

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Great Olympic moments: Sydney 2000 Men's 20km Race Walk

Sydney 2000 Men's 20km Race Walk

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