2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

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Women's 20 kilometres walk
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue Japoma Stadium
Location Douala, Cameroon
Dates25 June
Competitors9 from 5 nations
Winning time1:37:46
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
  2022
2026  

The women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 June in Douala, Cameroon. [1] [2]

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Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record [3] Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Lashmanova  (RUS)1:23:39 Cheboksary, Russia 9 June 2018
African record [4] Flag of Kenya.svg  Grace Wanjiru  (KEN)1:30:40 Nairobi, Kenya 6 June 2018
Championship record 1:30:43 Durban, South Africa 26 June 2016
World leading [5] Flag of Russia.svg  Elvira Chepareva  (RUS)1:24:31 Sochi, Russia 27 February 2024
African leading [6] Flag of Algeria.svg  Souad Azzi  (ALG)1:37:15 Algiers, Algeria 13 April 2024

Results

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Sintayehu Masire Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:37:46
Silver medal icon.svg Souad Azzi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1:40:36
Bronze medal icon.svg Margret Gati Chacha Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:41:19
4 Wubalem Shugute Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:42:41
5 Marissa Swanepoel Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:46:25
6 Jessica Groenewald Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:48:58
7 Melissa Touloum Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1:48:58
8 Hamadou Takio Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1:59:49
Alem Tafes Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia DNF

See also

References

  1. Official results
  2. Results at World Athletics
  3. "20 Kilometres Race Walk women - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  4. "20 Kilometres Race Walk women - African record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  5. "20 Kilometres Race Walk women - 2024 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  6. "20 Kilometres Race Walk women - 2024 African leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.