Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 20 kilometres walk
| Women's 20 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
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| Dates | 21 August 2008 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 30 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:26:31 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The women's 20 km walk event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1] The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 (A standard) and 1:38.00 (B standard).[2]
Records
Prior to this event, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) | 1:25:41 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
| Olympic record |  Wang Liping (CHN) | 1:29:05 | Sydney, Australia | 28 September 2000 |
Schedule
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 21 August 2008 | 09:00 | Final |
Results
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OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best (= - Equaled), SB - Season Best
Intermediates
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km | 1. Olga Kaniskina | Russia | 17:00 |
| 2. María Vasco |  Spain | +0:27 | |
| 3. Vera Santos |  Portugal | s.t. | |
| 4. Ryta Turava |  Belarus | s.t. | |
| 5. Elisa Rigaudo |  Italy | s.t. | |
| 8 km | 1. Olga Kaniskina | Russia | 34:09 |
| 2. Kjersti Plätzer |  Norway | +0:41 | |
| 3. Ryta Turava | Belarus | s.t. | |
| 4. Tatyana Kalmykova | Russia | +0:42 | |
| 5. Beatriz Pascual | Spain | s.t. | |
| 12 km | 1. Olga Kaniskina | Russia | 51:19 |
| 2. Ryta Turava | Belarus | +0:41 | |
| 3. Kjersti Plätzer | Norway | +0:49 | |
| 4. María Vasco | Spain | s.t. | |
| 5. Tatyana Kalmykova | Russia | +0:56 | |
| 16 km | 1. Olga Kaniskina | Russia | 1:08:31 |
| 2. Ryta Turava | Belarus | +0:59 | |
| 3. Kjersti Plätzer | Norway | +1:09 | |
| 4. María Vasco | Spain | s.t. | |
| 5. Hong Liu | China | +1:20 | |
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.
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