Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

Men's 20 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing Olympic Stadium
DatesAugust 16
Competitors51 from 30 nations
Winning time1:19:01
Medalists
Valeriy Borchin  Russia
Jefferson Perez  Ecuador
Jared Tallent  Australia
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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 Sergey Morozov (RUS)1:16:43Saransk, Russia8 June 2008
Olympic record Robert Korzeniowski (POL)1:18:59Sydney, Australia22 September 2000

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes[3]
Valeriy Borchin Russia 1:19:01
Jefferson Pérez Ecuador 1:19:15 SB
Jared Tallent Australia 1:19:42
4 Wang Hao China 1:19:47 PB
5 Ivano Brugnetti Italy 1:19:51 SB
6 Luke Adams Australia 1:19:57
7 Paquillo Fernández Spain 1:20:32
8 Robert Heffernan Ireland 1:20:36
9 Luis Fernando López Colombia 1:20:59 SB
10 Chu Yafei China 1:21:17
11 Yuki Yamazaki Japan 1:21:18 SB
12 Juan Manuel Molina Spain 1:21:25
13 Benjamin Sánchez Spain 1:21:38
14 José Alessandro Bagio Brazil 1:21:43 SB
15 Eder Sánchez Mexico 1:21:53
16 Koichiro Morioka Japan 1:21:57
17 Ilya Markov Russia 1:22:02
18 Giorgio Rubino Italy 1:22:11
19 David Kimutai Kenya 1:22:21 SB
20 Rolando Saquipay Ecuador 1:22:32
21 Erik Tysse Norway 1:22:43
22 Ivan Trotski Belarus 1:22:55
23 Kim Hyun-Sub South Korea 1:22:57
24 Andriy Kovenko Ukraine 1:22:59
25 André Höhne Germany 1:23:13
26 Matej Tóth Slovakia 1:23:17
27 Hatem Ghoula Tunisia 1:23:44
28 Dzianis Simanovich Belarus 1:23:53
29 Rafał Augustyn Poland 1:24:25
30 Dong Jimin China 1:24:34
31 James Rendón Colombia 1:24:41
32 João Vieira Portugal 1:25:05
33 Park Chil-Sung South Korea 1:25:07
34 Hassanine Sebei Tunisia 1:25:23
35 Marius Žiukas Lithuania 1:25:36
36 David Mejia Mexico 1:26:45
37 Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi Italy 1:26:53
38 Andrés Chocho Ecuador 1:27:09
39 Allan Segura Costa Rica 1:27:10
40 Juan Manuel Cano Argentina 1:27:17
41 Predrag Filipovic Serbia 1:28:15
42 Rustam Kuvatov Kazakhstan 1:28:25
43 Kevin Eastler United States 1:28:44
44 Siarhei Charnou Belarus 1:29:38
45 Sérgio Vieira Portugal 1:29:51
46 Jakub Jelonek Poland 1:30:37
47 Fedosei Ciumacenco Moldova 1:31:37
48 Mohamed Ameur Algeria 1:32:21
49 Recep Çelik Turkey 1:32:54
Chris Erickson Australia DQ
Takayuki Tanii Japan DQ

PB = Personal Best, SB = Season Best

Intermediates
IntermediateAthleteCountryMark
4 km1. Rustam Kuvatov Kazakhstan16:20
2. Paquillo Fernández Spain+0:03
3. Ivano Brugnetti Italys.t.
4. Luke Adams Australias.t.
5. Luis Fernando López Colombias.t.
8 km1. Ivano Brugnetti Italy32:38
2. Paquillo Fernández Spain+0:01
3. Luke Adams Australias.t.
4. Yafei Chu Chinas.t.
5. Eder Sánchez Mexicos.t.
12 km1. Ivano Brugnetti Italy48:36
2. Paquillo Fernández Spains.t.
3. Luis Fernando López Colombia+0:01
4. Robert Heffernan Irelands.t.
5. Jefferson Pérez Ecuadors.t.
16 km1. Valeriy Borchin Russia1:04:05
2. Jefferson Pérez Ecuadors.t.
3. Jared Tallent Australia+0:02
4. Ivano Brugnetti Italy+0:03
5. Paquillo Fernández Spain+0:07

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.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 2008-08-16


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