Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
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Men's 20 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Beijing Olympic Stadium |
Dates | August 16 |
Competitors | 51 from 30 nations |
Winning time | 1:19:01 |
Medalists | |
The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] The qualifying standards were 1:23:00 (A standard) and 1:24:30 (B standard).[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | Russia Sergey Morozov (RUS) | 1:16:43 | Saransk, Russia | 8 June 2008 |
Olympic record | File:Flag of Poland.svg Robert Korzeniowski (POL) | 1:18:59 | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
PB = Personal Best, SB = Season Best
Intermediates
s.t. - same time.
References
- ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "Iaaf.org - Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-16-2008 - 20 Kilometres Race Walk M Final". Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-16