{{short description|French racewalker}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image= Yohann Diniz Zurich 2014.jpg | image_size= 240px | caption= Diniz at the [[2014 European Athletics Championships]] in [[Zürich]] | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1978|1|1|df=y}} | birth_place= [[Épernay]], France | height= 1.85 m | weight= 70 kg | country= {{FRA}} | sport = Athletics | event= [[50 kilometres race walk|50km Race Walk]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 London]]|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50 km walk]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 Osaka]]|50 km walk}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|2006 Gothenburg]]|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50 km walk]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|2010 Barcelona]]|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50 km walk]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2014 European Athletics Championships|2014 Zürich]]|[[2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50 km walk]]}} }} '''Yohann Diniz''' (born 1 January 1978) is a French [[race walking|race walker]]. He is the current [[List of world records in athletics|world-record holder]] for the [[Men's 50 kilometres walk world record progression|50 km race]], with a time of 3:32:33, and for the 50,000 metres track walk, with a time of 3:35:27.
==Career== He won the gold medal in the 50 km race at the [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|2006 European Championships]] in a personal best time of 3:41:39 hours. He then repeated the feat at the [[2010 European Championships in Athletics|2010 European Championships]] in a personal best time of 3:40:37 hours.
In 2007 Diniz won the [[European Race Walking Cup]] at [[Royal Leamington Spa]] with a [[French records in athletics|French record]] time of 1:18.58 hours. He then won the silver medal in the 50 km race at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|2007 World Championships]].
At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]] on an extremely humid day, Diniz was forced to withdraw from the 50 km walking race after about 30 km from the starting line because of pain in the stomach and thigh.
In 2009, he achieved the world's best performance for the 50 km walk – 3hr 38 min 45 sec. He set a [[list of world records in athletics|world record]] time of 3:35:27 in the 50,000 metres track walk in March 2011, defeating [[Thierry Toutain]]'s previous world mark, set in 2000, by more than five minutes.<ref>Warburton, Paul (2011-03-12). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/rolling-stones-and-champagne-accompany-world Rolling Stones and champagne accompany World 50,000m race walk track record for Diniz]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.</ref>
At [[2011 IAAF World Championships]] in [[Daegu]], Diniz was disqualified from the 50 km walk for three red cards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fr.sports.yahoo.com/news/diniz-poisse-134137770.html|title=Diniz, la poisse!|publisher=Sport24|access-date=11 August 2011}}</ref>
Diniz improved his 20 km walk time to 1:17:43 hours at the [[Memorial Mario Albisetti]] in March 2012, placing second behind [[Alex Schwazer]].<ref>Sampaolo, Diego (2012-03-19). [http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WRC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=64407 Schwazer clocks sensational 1:17:30 in Lugano] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621155926/http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WRC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=64407 |date=June 21, 2012 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.</ref>
At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], Diniz was disqualified from the 50 km walk immediately after his arrival at the finish line in eighth position for taking a bottle of water at the 38th kilometer mark outside a zone provided for water replenishments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fr.sports.yahoo.com/news/diniz-poisse-134137770.html|title=Diniz, la poisse!|publisher=Sport24|access-date=11 August 2011}}</ref>
At the [[2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|2014 European Athletics Championships]], Diniz set a new world record for the 50 km walk in [[Men's 50 kilometres walk world record progression|3:32:33]], 1 minute 41 seconds faster than the previous record despite stopping to ask for a Portuguese flag – in homage to his late Portuguese grandmother – to wave a few hundred metres from the finishing line.<ref>[http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2014/08/15/yohann-diniz-race-walk-world-record-track-and-field-european-championships/ Yohann Diniz stops to celebrate before breaking 50km race walk world record], NBC</ref>
At the 2015 French national walk championships in [[Arles]], on 8 March 2015, Diniz set a new world record for the 20 km walk in [[Men's 20 kilometres walk world record progression|1:17:02]]. His record only lasted a week. Before it could be officially ratified, it was surpassed by [[Yusuke Suzuki (racewalker)|Yusuke Suzuki]].
In July 2015, Diniz announced his withdrawal from the upcoming [[2015 World Championships in Athletics]] because of persistent pain in his [[inguinal ligament]] that would result in him undergoing an [[surgery|operation]] soon.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Yohann-diniz-declare-forfait/575688|title=Yohann Diniz déclare forfait|publisher=L'Équipe|date=20 July 2015}}</ref>
At the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] he led the race, but due to gastrointestinal issues, he fainted multiple times midrace. Nevertheless, he was able to recover and finished in 8th place, six minutes behind the winner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/french-race-walker-yohann-diniz-pooped-pants-article-1.2758019|title=It looks like French race walker Yohann Diniz pooped his pants mid-race at the Olympics|date=19 August 2016 |publisher=Daily News Sports|access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://esporte.ig.com.br/olimpiadas/2016-08-19/marcha-atletica-borrou-as-calcas.html|title=Com dor de barriga, francês da marcha atlética "borra as calças" durante a prova|publisher=iG|access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref>
In 2017 he finally won the [[2017 IAAF World Championships]] in the 50 km walk in London with the second-ever best time on the distance (the best one is also his) : 3 hours 33 minutes and 11 seconds, finishing 8 minutes ahead of the two Japanese competitors who earned the silver and bronze medals. {{citation needed|date=November 2017}} [[File:Flamme olympique reims 1525986.JPG|thumb|[[2024 Summer Olympics torch relay]]]] In 2019, he competed in the [[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|men's 50 kilometres walk]] at the [[2019 World Athletics Championships]] held in Doha, Qatar.<ref name="men_50km_walk_final_world_athletics_championships_2019">{{Cite web|title=Men's 50 kilometres walk – Final|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-50KR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724170347/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-50KR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=24 July 2020|website=2019 World Athletics Championships}}</ref> He did not finish his race.<ref name="men_50km_walk_final_world_athletics_championships_2019"/>
==Performance at major championships== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="7"|Representing {{FRA}} |- |2003 |[[2003 European Race Walking Cup|European Race Walking Cup]] |[[Cheboksary]], Russia |40th |20 km |[[2003 European Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|1:31:45]] |- |2004 |[[2004 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|IAAF World Race Walking Cup]] | [[Naumburg]], Germany |40th |20 km |[[2004 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|1:24:28]] |- |rowspan=3|2005 |[[2005 European Race Walking Cup|European Race Walking Cup]] |[[Miskolc]], Hungary |4th |50 km |[[2005 European Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 50 km|3:45:17]] |- |[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]] |[[Almería]], Spain | – |20 km |[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games – Results#20 kilometers walk|DQ]] |- |[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] | [[Helsinki]], Finland | – |50 km |[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|{{Tooltip|DQ|Disqualified}}]] |- |2006 |[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] | [[Gothenburg]], Sweden |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |50 km |[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:41:39]] PB |- |rowspan=2|2007 |[[2007 European Race Walking Cup|European Race Walking Cup]] |[[Royal Leamington Spa]], England |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |20 km |[[2007 European Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|1:18.58]] '''[[French records in athletics#Men|NR]]''' |- |[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Osaka]], Japan |bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd''' |50 km |[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:44:22]] |- |2008 |[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] | [[Beijing]], China | – |50 km |[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|{{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}]] |- |rowspan=2|2009 |[[2009 European Race Walking Cup|European Race Walking Cup]] |[[Metz, France]] |8th |20 km |[[2009 European Race Walking Cup#20 km walk|1:26:59]] |- |[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Berlin]], Germany |12th |50 km |[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:49:03]] |- |rowspan=2|2010 |[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |[[Barcelona]], Spain |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |50 km |[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:40:37]] PB |- |[[2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup|IAAF World Championships]] |[[Chihuahua City|Chihuahua]], Mexico | – |20 km |[[2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 20 km|{{Tooltip|DNF|Did not finish}}]] |- |2011 |[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Daegu]], South Korea | – |50 km |[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|{{Tooltip|DQ|Disqualified}}]] |- |2012 |[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |London, England | – |50 km |[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|{{Tooltip|DQ|Disqualified}}]] |- |rowspan=2|2013 |[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Moscow]], Russia |10th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/50-kilometres-race-walk/final/result|title=RESULTS 14TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RUSSIA MOSKVA (LUZHNIKI), RUSSIA 10 AUG 2013 - 18 AUG 2013|publisher=IAAF|access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> |50 km |[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:45:18]] |- |[[2013 European Race Walking Cup|European Race Walking Cup]] |[[Dudince]], Slovakia |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |50 km |[[2013 European Race Walking Cup#Men.27s 50 km|3:41:07]] |- |2014 |[[2014 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |[[Zürich]], Switzerland |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |50 km |[[2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:32:33]] '''[[List of world records in athletics|WR]]''' |- |rowspan=3|2015 |French national Championships |[[Arles]], France |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |20 km |1:17:02 |- |rowspan=2|[[2015 European Race Walking Cup|European Race Walking Cup]] |rowspan=2|[[Murcia]], Spain |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |20 km |[[2015 European Race Walking Cup#Men's 20km|1:20:37]] |- |5th |Team - 20 km |58 pts |- |2017 |[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships in Athletics]] | [[London]], England |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |50 km |[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|3:33:12]] |}
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