Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

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Men's 20 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Centennial Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 26
Competitors53 from 32 nations
Winning time1:20:07
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jefferson Pérez
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador
Silver medal icon.svg Ilya Markov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Bernardo Segura
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
  1992
2000  

These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]

Igor Kollár garnered a "huge lead" over the pack, but he was disqualified as the judges deemed that he held two feet off the ground. Kollár claimed that the judges only disqualified him because he was so far ahead and they wanted a closer finish, a claim disputed by his coach. [2]

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bo Lingtang  (CHN)1:18:04April 7, 1994 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, PR China
Olympic Record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jozef Pribilinec  (TCH)1:19:57September 23, 1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea

Results

RankAthleteNationTimeTime behindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jefferson Pérez Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1:20:07
Silver medal icon.svg Ilya Markov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:20:16+0:09
Bronze medal icon.svg Bernardo Segura Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:20:23+0:16
4 Nick A'Hern Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:20:31+0:24
5 Rishat Shafikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:20:41+0:34
6 Aigars Fadejevs Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 1:20:47+0:39
7 Mikhail Shchennikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:21:09+1:02
8 Robert Korzeniowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:21:13+1:06
9 Yevgeniy Misyulya Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:21:16+1:09
10 Thierry Toutain Flag of France.svg  France 1:21:56+1:49
11 Daniel Plaza Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:22:05+1:58
12 Mikhail Khmelnitskiy Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:22:17+2:10
13 Sándor Urbanik Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:22:18+2:11
14 Denis Langlois Flag of France.svg  France 1:23:08+3:01
15 Nischan Daimer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:23:23+3:16
16 Giovanni Perricelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:23:41+3:34
17 Robert Ihly Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:23:47+3:39
18 Valeriy Borisov Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 1:23:52+3:44
19 Daniel García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:24:10+4:03
20 Valentí Massana Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:24:14+4:07
21 Yu Guohui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:24:30+4:23
22 Daisuke Ikeshima Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:24:54+4:47
23 David Kimutai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:25:01+4:54
24 Andreas Erm Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:25:08+5:01
25 Jiří Malysa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:25:13+5:06
26 Sérgio Galdino Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:25:14+5:07
27 Giovanni De Benedictis Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:25:22+5:15
28 Li Zewen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:25:28+5:21
29 Claus Jørgensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:25:28+5:21
30 Jan Staaf Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:25:30+5:23
31 José Urbano Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1:25:32+5:25
32 Scott Nelson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:25:50+5:43
33 Hatem Ghoula Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1:25:52+5:45
34 Michele Didoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:26:02+5:55
35 Jean-Olivier Brosseau Flag of France.svg  France 1:26:29+6:22
36 Martin St. Pierre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:26:37+6:30
37 Mohieddine Beni Daoud Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1:27:15+7:08
38 Róbert Valíček Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1:27:27+7:20
39 Fernando Vázquez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:27:35+7:28
40 Justus Kavulanya Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:27:49+7:42
41 Fedosei Ciumacenco Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova 1:27:57+7:50
42 Arturo Huerta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:28:23+8:16
43 Luis Fernando García Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1:28:28+8:21
44 Valdas Kazlauskas Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 1:28:33+8:26
45 Costică Bălan Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:28:36+8:29
46 Pavol Blažek Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1:29:41+9:34
47 Dion Russell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:30:04+9:07
48 Tomáš Kratochvíl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:30:11+10:04
49 Cláudio Bertolino Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:31:04+10:57
50 Curt Clausen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:31:30+11:23
51 Jimmy McDonald Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 1:32:11+12:04
52 Hubert Sonnek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:32:42+12:35
53 Htay Myint Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar 1:42:28+22:21
Héctor Moreno Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DNF
Igor Kollár Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia DSQ
Li Mingcai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DSQ
Julio René Martínez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DSQ
Roberto Oscal Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DSQ
Miguel Rodríguez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DSQ
Julius Sawe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DSQ
Moussa Aouanouk Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria DNS

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