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
Dates 21 August 2008
Competitors 48 from 30 nations
Winning time 1:26:31 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Olga Kaniskina  Russia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Kjersti Plätzer  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Elisa Rigaudo  Italy

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)1:25:41Helsinki, Finland7 August 2005
Olympic record Wang Liping (CHN)1:29:05Sydney, Australia28 September 2000

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 21 August 200809:00Final

Results

RankAthleteCountryNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Olga Kaniskina Russia1:26:31OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Kjersti Plätzer Norway1:27:07NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Elisa Rigaudo Italy1:27:12PB
4Liu Hong China1:27:17PB
5María Vasco Spain1:27:25NR
6Beatriz Pascual Spain1:27:44PB
7Olive Loughnane Ireland1:27:45PB
8Ana Cabecinha Portugal1:27:46NR
9Vera Santos Portugal1:28:14PB
10Ryta Turava Belarus1:28:26SB
11Tatyana Sibileva Russia1:28:28
12Shi Na China1:29:08SB
13Mayumi Kawasaki Japan1:29:43
14Sabine Zimmer Germany1:30:19
15Sonata Milušauskaité Lithuania1:30:26NR
16Vira Zozulya Ukraine1:30:31
17María José Poves Spain1:30:52
18Kristina Saltanovic Lithuania1:31:03SB
19Jane Saville Australia1:31:17
20Sylwia Korzeniowska Poland1:31:19
21Johanna Jackson Great Britain1:31:33NR
22Melanie Seeger Germany1:31:56
23Ana Maria Groza Romania1:32:16
24Evaggelía Xinoú Greece1:32:19PB
25Sachiko Konishi Japan1:32:21
26Zuzana Schindlerová Czech Republic1:32:57PB
27Claire Woods Australia1:33:02=PB
28Kim Mi-Jung South Korea1:33:55
29Svetlana Tolstaya Kazakhstan1:34:03SB
30Joanne Dow United States1:34:15SB
31Zuzana Malíková Slovakia1:34:33SB
32Sniazhana Yurchanka Belarus1:35:33
33Nadiya Prokopuk Ukraine1:35:50
34Sandra Zapata Colombia1:36:18
35Johana Ordóñez Ecuador1:36:26
36Tania Regina Spindler Brazil1:36:46
37Verónica Colindres El Salvador1:36:52SB
38Edina Füsti Hungary1:37:03
39Kellie Wapshott Australia1:37:59
40Déspina Zapounídou Greece1:39:11
41Jolanta Dukure Latvia1:41:03
42Evelyn Núñez Guatemala1:44:13
Tatyana Kalmykova RussiaDQ
Yang Mingxia ChinaDQ
Elena Ginko BelarusDQ
Athanasía Tsoumeléka Greece1:27:54DSQ
Yuan Yufang MalaysiaDNF
Susana Feitor PortugalDNF

OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best (= - Equaled), SB - Season Best

Intermediates

IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
4 km1. Olga Kaniskina Russia17:00
2. María Vasco Spain+0:27
3. Vera Santos Portugals.t.
4. Ryta Turava Belaruss.t.
5. Elisa Rigaudo Italys.t.
8 km1. Olga Kaniskina Russia34:09
2. Kjersti Plätzer Norway+0:41
3. Ryta Turava Belaruss.t.
4. Tatyana Kalmykova Russia+0:42
5. Beatriz Pascual Spains.t.
12 km1. Olga Kaniskina Russia51:19
2. Ryta Turava Belarus+0:41
3. Kjersti Plätzer Norway+0:49
4. María Vasco Spains.t.
5. Tatyana Kalmykova Russia+0:56
16 km1. Olga Kaniskina Russia1:08:31
2. Ryta Turava Belarus+0:59
3. Kjersti Plätzer Norway+1:09
4. María Vasco Spains.t.
5. Hong Liu China+1:20

s.t. - same time.

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. ↑ "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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