Monica Svensson

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Monica Svensson (born December 26, 1978) is a retired race walker from Sweden. She represented her native country at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, where she ended up in 27th place in the women's 20 km walk event. She was credited with the world best time in 50 km walk before the event got official recognition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.peace-sport.org/athletics-henriques-sets-first-womens-50km-race-walk-record/|title=ATHLETICS: HENRIQUES SETS FIRST WOMEN'S 50KM RACE WALK RECORD|website=www.peace-sport.org|language=en|access-date=2017-01-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/ines-henriques-50km-race-walk-world-record|title=HENRIQUES SETS INAUGURAL WOMEN'S 50KM RACE WALK WORLD RECORD|website=www.iaaf.org|language=en|access-date=2017-01-15}}

Achievements

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1999

|World Race Walking Cup

|Mézidon-Canon

|71st

|20 km

2002

|World Race Walking Cup

|Turin

|49th

|20 km

2003

|World Championships

|Paris

|27th

|20 km

2004

|World Race Walking Cup

|Naumburg

|—

|DSQ

2005

|World Championships

|Helsinki

|32nd

|20 km

2006

|World Race Walking Cup

|A Coruña

|—

|DNF

2008

|World Race Walking Cup

|Cheboksary

|33rd

|20 km

2009

|World Championships

|Berlin

|—

|DSQ

References

  • {{World Athletics}}

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Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:Swedish female race walkers

Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden

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