Men's 20 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Seoul Olympic Stadium (start and finish) | |||||||||
Dates | September 23 | |||||||||
Competitors | 53 from 28 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:19:57 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1988 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 |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
The Men's 20 km Race Walk event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 53 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while one walker did not finish the race. The race was held on Friday September 23, 1988. [1]
Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 1:19.08 | July 30, 1988 | ![]() |
Olympic Record | ![]() | 1:23.13 | August 3, 1984 | ![]() |
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
Olympic Record | ![]() | 1:19.57 | September 23, 1988 | ![]() |