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race walker

  • a word derived from race walking.
    race walking
    noun
    the sport of rapid, continuous-foot-contact walking, requiring that the trailing foot not be lifted until the other meets the ground and the knee locks momentarily, and executed in an upright, rhythmic stride with the arms usually held bent and high and pumped close to the body.

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Meanwhile, Spanish race walker Jesus Angel Garcia became the first person to appear in eight Olympics without ever earning a medal.

From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2021

Friendly tip from 50-kilometer Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee when the marathoners take the stage: Don’t look at it.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2021

Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee, who was fourth in the 50-km event at the 2016 Games, applauded his country’s move.

From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2020

More precisely, I lumbered, jogged, waddled and generally humiliated my way around a track as I tried — and failed — to keep up with the world’s most exceptional race walker.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2019

Later, on the Copacabana, British race walker Tom Bosworth asked boyfriend Harry Dineley if he would do the same.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2016

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