Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at Currumbin Beachfront on 8 April 2018.[1]

Men's 20 kilometres walk
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueSouthport Broadwater Parklands
Dates8 April 2018
Competitors15 from 8 nations
Winning time1:19:34 GR
Medalists
    Australia
    England
    Kenya

Irfan Kolothum Thodi was later removed from the Games after a needle was found in his apartment, which was in contravention of Games policy.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]

World record  Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) 1:16:36 Nomi, Japan 15 March 2015[4]
Games record  Nathan Deakes (AUS) 1:19:55 Melbourne, Australia 20 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Sunday 8 April 20187:00Race

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

The results were as follows:[3]

RankOrderNameResultNotesRace violations
10 Dane Bird-Smith (AUS)1:19:34GR
8 Tom Bosworth (ENG)1:19:38NR[UK]~
12 Samuel Gathimba (KEN)1:19:51~~
415 Benjamin Thorne (CAN)1:20:49SB~
54 Quentin Rew (NZL)1:21:47SB~
63 Manish Singh (IND)1:22:22R 125.5~~
72 Callum Wilkinson (ENG)1:22:35~~
89 Evan Dunfee (CAN)1:23:26SB>
91 Lebogang Shange (RSA)1:23:27
107 Michael Hosking (AUS)1:25:35~
1113 Rhydian Cowley (AUS)1:26:12~~
125 Simon Wachira (KEN)1:26:33~
136 Irfan Kolothum Thodi (IND)1:27:34
1411 Wayne Snyman (RSA)1:28:09
1514 Jérôme Caprice (MRI)1:33:12
Notes

References

  1. "Result - Men's 20km Race Walk Final". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. Commonwealth Games: Two Indians sent home for violating 'no-needles' policy. BBC Sport (2018-04-13). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. Athletics | Men's 20km Race Walk - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 108. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "Suzuki breaks 20km race walk world record". IAAF. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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