Athletics World Championships 1999 at Sevilla (spa) Men: 50 km Walk August 25: 1. Ivano Brugnetti (ita) 3h47:54 2. Nikolay Matyukhin (rus) 3h48:18 3. Curt Clausen (usa) 3h50:55 4. Valentí Massana (spa) 3h51:55 5. Robert Ihly (ger) 3h53:47 6. Arturo di Mezza (ita) 3h53:50 7. Craig Barrett (nzl) 3h54:38 8. Yang Yongjian (chn) 3h55:23 -. German Skurygin (rus) disqualified * * German Skurygin (rus) disqualified for a doping offense (actual 1st in 3h44:23)