Axel Noack

Axel Noack (born 23 September 1961 in Görlitz) is a German former race walker. On 21 June 1987 in Chemnitz he achieved a new world best time in 20 km walk with 1'19:12 hours.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing East Germany
1985	World Race Walking Cup	St John's, Isle of Man	3rd	50 km
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	—	20 km	DSQ
1987	World Race Walking Cup	New York City, United States	6th	20 km
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	—	20 km	DSQ
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	8th	20 km
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	3rd	5000 m
Representing Germany
1991	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, United States	9th	20 km
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	20 km
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	20th	20 km
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	4th	50 km
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th	50 km
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th	50 km
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	12th	50 km
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	16th	50 km
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	—	50 km	DSQ
2000	European Race Walking Cup	Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	—	50 km	DNF

References

• Axel Noack profile at IAAF

Records
Preceded by Carlos Mercenario	Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder 21 June 1987 – 30 July 1988	Succeeded by Mikhail Shchennikov