Racewalking - Language

Racewalk - Walking as spoken around the world.

Language

Translation

Afrikaans

Snelstap

From Lionel Lawson of South Africa

Australia

Ray Swalkin

Sort of like Dave McGovern's e-mail address: "RayZwocker" From Ron Bone

Catalonian

Marcha

The native tongue in Barcelona. From Allen James

Chinese

Jing Zou

Meaning "competition walk". From Jeff Cassin

Czech

Chodza

Might be some funky Czech accents on those letters, but I am not sure. From Jeff Cassin

Danish

Kapgang

like Norwegian, except one p instead of 2. From Jeff Cassin

Dutch

Snelwandelen

From Xavier Neys

Estonian

Kiirkaimine or Voistluskaimine

Literally "speed walking" or less commonly Voistluskaimine = "competitive walking" From Mickey Kalm

English

Race Walking

Race walking is known by may forms in english. All a combination, or alone of race and walk. Racewalking, Racewalk, Walk. The Olympics lists the events as simply "Walk". Many people that I pass in training say. "Hey, look at the speed walker.". Rarely "Hey, look at the race walker". Hey, I'm a walker. Just an extermely fast walker.

French

Marche Olympique, Marche Athlétique

From Jean-Francois Aumais and Xavier Neys

German

Gehen or Snell Gehen

In German, it is "Gehen." In none of the languages that I am aware of do they use the word "race." It is called "sports walking," "athletic walking," or, just plain "running." From Bill Penner From "Mail Stella Cashman"

Hebrew

halicha m'hira

Fast walk. From Per Hollander

Hungarian

Gyaloglàs

So I was at a race this weekend, and I bugged the Poles and Hungarians until they provided translations. From Jeff Cassin

Italian

Marcia

From Dirk Wagner

Korean

kuk e kyung gi

Pronounced the way it is written. From Jim Mann

Norwegian

Gang Kappgang

The short form is the "normal" form used by walkers themselves and in result lists, press (on those rare occasions where the walk event is mentioned) etc. The second, longer, form stresses the competitive part of racewalking with "tävling" meaning competition or "kapp" meaning it's racing... From Bengt Bengtsson

Pig Latin

Acewalkingray, Aceray Alkingway

Enough said! From The Three Stooges

Canada

Racewalking, Ah!

Polish

Chód

So I was at a race this weekend, and I bugged the Poles and Hungarians until they provided translations. From Jeff Cassin

Russian

Sportivnaia Khodba

In Russian, it is "sportivnaia khodba" (sports walking). In none of the languages that I am aware of do they use the word "race." It is called "sports walking," "athletic walking," or, just plain "running." From Bill Penner

Spanish

Marcha Atletica, Caminata, Caminar De Athletica

In Spanish Racewalking is named "Marcha atletica" or simply "Marcha" (as most TV commentators do). From Oscar Lodeiro Hermida

The Pan Athlete (Spanish magazine) shows Race Walk as MARCHA although my poster from the World Cup of Walking from Monterray, Mexico shows CAMINATA.

In Brazilian Portuguese: Marcha Atletica From "Mail Stella Cashman"

Caminar De Athletica , not sure of the spelling. It's translated to athletic walking in spanish. From Jeff Salvage

Spanish

Caminata, Caminar De Athletica

I have been told that Caminata is used in Mexico only. It means "long walk" From Jeff Cassin

Swedish

GÛng TävlingsgÛng

The short form is the "normal" form used by walkers themselves and in result lists, press (on those rare occasions where the walk event is mentioned) etc. The second, longer, form stresses the competitive part of racewalking with "tävling" meaning competition or "kapp" meaning it's racing... From Bengt Bengtsson

Thailand

Duun Rlow

Pronounced dun as in d then uu sounds like room and the r rolling into l and then ow. From Jim Mann

Zulu

Hamba Gahle

Or as they say in South Africa. "Hamba Gahle (Zulu for 'Go well' or 'walk well') From Lionel Lawson

Source

Raceawalking, Race Walking

The Swedish Chef of The Muppets Fame

Recooelkeeng, Rece-a Velkeeng

Elmer Fudd

Wacewawking, Wace Wawking

Morse code

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Underwater

Ruhbacuhbewuhbalkuhbing, Ruhbacuhbe Wuhbalkuhbing